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Parental Alienation
Psychological research has clearly established that parental alienation is a type of child abuse, a form of abuse that may have as severe and long-lasting detrimental impacts on children as emotional or physical abuse.
Yet family law courts, therapists, and divorcing parents all need to begin doing something different to protect children and alienated parents. This example of classic court errors suggests vital changes that need to be made....
Depression, Therapy
In my posting today I am sharing a question and answer from a recent story on depression that posted on my blog at PsychologyToday.com. The question sent to me was an excellent one. I’ve tried to answer it with full candor. Just wondering what you mean Submitted by Anonymous on October 19, 2011 – 9:16am. [...]...
Therapy
Like a three ring circus, conflict resolution therapy with couples includes three arenas of interventions. In Arena A the therapist identifies and guides resolution of the issues over which couples have been experiencing tensions. Tensions can be manifest in squabbles, fights, or reluctance to address specific issues for fear that talking would lead to arguments. [...]...
Therapy
Helping Two I’s, and a We: A Conflict-Focused Framework for Integrating Individual and Couple Treatment Most therapists describe themselves as eclectic, drawing on various treatment strategies depending on the nature of the problem they confront in that session. Effective clinicians tend to develop a broad range of treatment intervention strategies plus skills for working at various levels of [...]...
Therapy
Conflict Resolution Therapy By Susan Heitler, Ph.D. The premises of Conflict Resolution Therapy, developed by psychologist Susan Heitler, Ph.D , were first laid out in full in Dr. Heitler’s 1990 book From Conflict to Resolution. This book brought conflict resolution techniques from the world of business and legal mediation into the world of psychotherapy. A subsequent audio, taped [...]...
Therapy
Conflict Resolution Treatment Combined Individual/Marital Therapy: A Conflict-Resolution Framework and Ethical Considerations Susan Heitler, Ph.D. Denver, Colorado Correspondence concerning this article should be sent to Susan Heitler, Ph.D. 4500 East 9th Avenue, Suite 660 Denver, CO 80220 Abstract This article illustrates how couple and individual treatment formats can be intertwined. A conflict resolution theoretical framework [...]...