Family Reflections: A Promising Therapeutic Program Designed to Treat Severely Alienated Children and Their Family System
@article{Reay2015FamilyRA,
title={Family Reflections: A Promising Therapeutic Program Designed to Treat Severely Alienated Children and Their Family System},
author={Kathleen M. Reay},
journal={The American Journal of Family Therapy},
year={2015},
volume={43},
pages={197 - 207}
}Parental alienation is a form of child psychological abuse and traditional therapeutic approaches do not work with these types of cases. [] Key Method This program was piloted in 2012 with 22 children in 12 families. Evaluations at the end of the retreat and at 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 12-month follow-ups demonstrate a 95% success rate in re-establishing and maintaining a relationship between children and once-rejected parents.
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