- The editors and chapter authors argue against the unquestioning use of parental alienation concepts in child custody conflicts. As such, this is the first book to support arguments against court orders that would prohibit contact with a child and force the child into potentially harmful parental alienation treatment.
- Of interest to any professional who may encounter parental alienation: mental health professionals, children's services workers, lawyers, judges, domestic relations and child protection court staff as well as Children's Advocacy Center interviewers.
- Parents and professionals involved in parental alienation cases can find in this book the materials they need to support arguments against court orders that would prohibit contact with a child and force the child into potentially harmful parental alienation treatment. No other book provides this help, even at this time when the use of parental alienation concepts is increasing.
Jean Mercer is Professor Emerita of Psychology at Stockton University in New Jersey, USA. She is a developmental psychologist with concerns about potentially harmful therapies that are used for children, including holding therapy and other coercive methods. She has published a number of articles critiquing theory and research on parental alienation allegations in child custody cases.
Margaret Drew is an Associate Professor of Law who teaches at the University of Massachusetts School of Law, USA, and has represented domestic abuse survivors in trial and appellate courts. Professor Drew's scholarship has focused primarily on intimate partner abuse and its impact on vulnerable populations. Some areas of interest are lawyer malpractice in domestic violence cases, the vulnerability of people living with HIV, the use of Collaborative Law in domestic violence cases, and bringing a human rights framework to legal remedies for survivors of abuse.
Title: Challenging Parental Alienation: New Directions for Professionals and Parents
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ISBN: 9780367559762
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2021-12-03
Number of Pages: 270
Weight: 0.4401 kg
