Aside from memberships in leading psychological science groups such as the American Psychological Association, and memberships with Parental Alienation professional groups (clinicians, judges, scientists, lawers), I continue to study and develop professional skillsets in the understanding of PA and how it affects families, and how it can be mitigated within…
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Illinois Divorce: Symptoms of Parental Alienation
This post is focusing on symptoms of Parental Alienation The first symptom of Parental Alienation is the “Campaign of Denigration”. This refers to the child’s view of the “hated” parent. It is important to understand that this is composed of two components. First, the campaign of denigration refers to the…
Illinois Divorce: Create Meaning out of Change and Crisis
The coronavirus crisis, paradoxically, may be an opportunity to find new sources of meaning. Psychological research on past financial disasters may offer guidance on how people will respond to the sudden economic calamity caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has shuttered businesses and led to massive numbers of…
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: What is Parental Alienation?
What is Parental Alienation? Bernet et al (2010) considers a primary feature of parental alienation where a child whose parents are engaged in a high conflict divorce or separation allies himself or herself strongly with one parent while rejecting the relationship with the other previously loved parent without legitimate justification.
Illinois Divorce Law: COVID-19 and Being Open for All Clients
Just a quick reminder, Law Offices of Michael F Roe LLC is open, working and servicing and managing client cases day to day! With credit to Dan Jaffe at LawLytics, here are the crucial points t be made during the COVID lockdown: 1. OUR FIRM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS 2. WE ARE…
Illinois Divorce: Children of Divorce and Mental Health
A parent need not be a psychologist to understand that the stress of pre-divorce or the divorce process can take its toll on kids emotionally and physically. Because many of my cases involve High Conflict divorces, there is often seen in the kids of these families both emotional and somatic…
Illinois Divorce: COVID-19 and Family Cases
How Will Temporary Court Closures Due to COVID-19 Affect Family Law Cases? Many clients of our firm are asking this important question: What is the immediate impact on my case if my courthouse is closed for weeks or months, starting right now? It has been only since last Friday that…
Illinois Divorce: 2020 Top Divorce Law Blogs
” Top Divorce Law Blogs We ranked the top divorce law blogs based on website authority, inbound links from other sites, and Twitter followers. The following blogs are regularly updated to provide valuable information on divorce law and insights into a career at a family law firm. ” Illinois Divorce…
Illinois Divorce: Parental Alienation and the DSM-V
I recently had an interesting discussion at one of the courthouses about Parental Alienation. The issue for the moment was whether PA was considered “real” from a clinical point of view, and whether the DSM had a diagnostic category for Parental Alienation. As any reader of Illinois Divorce Lawyer Blog…
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: Psychological Splitting in Children of Divorce
Everyday Trauma: Induced Psychological Splitting in Children of Divorce and Separation Credit: https://karenwoodall.blog Understanding the impact of divorce and separation on children takes us down new pathways of understanding of induced psychological splitting, its manifestation in families and the every trauma it causes which has been hidden in plain sight…