Past Conferences, Workshops, & Booksignings

Copyright 1998 by Douglas Darnall, Ph.D.

 

October 15, 2002

Workshops Announcements: Specialized Training Services sponsored Dr. Darnall for two workshops, the first on October 15, 2002 in Baltimore MD and again in Manchester, NH.  Visit Specialized Training Services [1-800-848-1226] at www.specializedtraining.com

The topic was "High Conflict Divorces: Effectively Managing Parental Alienation."  

Topics included:

• The dynamics of Parent/child conflict in high conflict divorces.
  Assessing for PAS and alternative explanations for why children hate.

• Damage to children and families.

• The politics of PAS and PA.

• Symptoms of PAS, alienation and the alienating cycle.

• Assessing false allegations.
  Foundations for change: boundaries, healing, symbolic communication.

• Why traditional therapy does not work.

• A cooperative legal and therapeutic model for change.

• Intervention strategies.

• The Court's role for change: Compliance and Sanctions.

• Cognitive strategies for parent/child reunification.

• Impediments to success, groups discussion.