PETITION: It is time to stop tragic theory use in family court
To: Families, communities, citizens, parents, States, family courts , ext.
I hereby petition for an immediate federal investigation into all case's of inappropriate syndrome use (parental alienation theory, false memory theory,,ext.) where children may have been placed in harm's way with inappropriate syndrome use.
An immediate de-funding of all agency's, organization's, non-profits, and not for profit's that were derived out of inappropriate syndrome use or for inappropriate syndrome therapy aka deprogramming centers, supervised visitation centers, gals, ext.
Including a reversal of all bills and laws based on inappropriate syndrome's.
And the immediate implementation of the National safe child act by Barry Goldstein to assure no family suffer again from these tragic theory's.
It is time to stop tragic theory use in family court
http://www.causes.com/causes/659087-safe-child-act-2012/actions/1649101
I hereby petition for an immediate federal investigation into all case's of inappropriate syndrome use (parental alienation theory, false memory theory,,ext.) where children may have been placed in harm's way with inappropriate syndrome use.
An immediate de-funding of all agency's, organization's, non-profits, and not for profit's that were derived out of inappropriate syndrome use or for inappropriate syndrome therapy aka deprogramming centers, supervised visitation centers, gals, ext.
Including a reversal of all bills and laws based on inappropriate syndrome's.
And the immediate implementation of the National safe child act by Barry Goldstein to assure no family suffer again from these tragic theory's.
It is time to stop tragic theory use in family court
http://www.causes.com/causes/659087-safe-child-act-2012/actions/1649101
There are children and families that have been placed in harms way with inappropriate Syndrome use and every minute count's.
There lives have been placed in harms way by tragic theory use .
It is time to stop tragic theory use in family court please sign and spread the word for the many families affected by this thank you
Use of Inappropriate Syndrome Testimony
As early as September of 1989 Dr. Gary Melton and Susan Limber in an article entitled "Psychologists' Involvement in Cases of Child Maltreatment" [American Psychologist Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 1225-1233] commented on the inappropriate use by therapists of syndromes that are not found in the various versions of Diagnosis and Statistical Manual. There have been a proliferation of such syndromes over the last several years. At this point using syndromes which are not appropriately researched or acknowledged by the profession is below the standard of care. Among the syndromes which are controversial and which should not be represented as accepted in the therapist community are Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, Parental Alienation Syndrome, [Wiederholt v. Fischer 169 WIS 2d 524, 45 N.W. 2d 442 (1992)], False Memory Syndrome, and Malicious Mother Syndrome.
http://kspope.com/ethics/malpractice.php
Published February 23, 2007
The Truth About Parental Alienation
by Irene Weiser
The truth about parental alienation, custody and abuse.
Proponents of Parental Alienation portray parental alienation as a destructive family dynamic, usually manifesting during custody battles, in which one parent purportedly turns the child’s sentiments against the other parent. Failure to recognize and correct this dynamic by ensuring that the child has a relationship with both parents, they claim, will cause great harm to the child.
Indeed, nothing can be further from the truth. Parental Alienation is a discredited, pseudo-psychological theory whose application in custody determinations has caused great harm to children.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/the-truth-about-parental-alienation
Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Professionals Need to Know Part 1 of 2
By Erika Rivera Ragland1 & Hope Fields2
Excerpts
Conclusion
At best, PAS is a nondiagnostic “syndrome” that only explains the behavior of the child and the mother when there is a known false allegation.20 It is a courtroom diagnosis befitting adversaries involved in legal sparring. It is not capable of lending itself to hard data or inclusion in the forthcoming DSM-V.
In short, PAS is an untested theory that, unchallenged, can have far-reaching consequences for children seeking protection and legal vindication in courts of law.
Prosecutors and other child abuse professionals should educate themselves, their colleagues and clients when confronting PAS in the legal realm. Part 2 of this newsletter will address the case law on this subject. For more in-depth and comprehensive treatment of these issues, contact the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Rejects PAS
September 11, 2006
The theory positing the existence of "PAS" has been discredited by the scientific community and hence fails to meet Daubert and Frye standards and should be ruled inadmissible. Quite apart from its scientific invalidity, PAS inappropriately asks the court to assume that the children's behaviors and attitudes toward the parent who claims to be "alienated" have no grounding in reality. It also diverts attention away from the behaviors of the abusive parent, who may have directly influenced the children's responses by acting in violent, disrespectful, intimidating, humiliating and/or discrediting ways toward the children themselves, or the children's other parent.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/national-council-of-juvenile-and-family-court-judges-rejects-pas
"Using Saunders’ Report to Protect Children Excerpts section "Legal Representation,"
Department
There lives have been placed in harms way by tragic theory use .
It is time to stop tragic theory use in family court please sign and spread the word for the many families affected by this thank you
Use of Inappropriate Syndrome Testimony
As early as September of 1989 Dr. Gary Melton and Susan Limber in an article entitled "Psychologists' Involvement in Cases of Child Maltreatment" [American Psychologist Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 1225-1233] commented on the inappropriate use by therapists of syndromes that are not found in the various versions of Diagnosis and Statistical Manual. There have been a proliferation of such syndromes over the last several years. At this point using syndromes which are not appropriately researched or acknowledged by the profession is below the standard of care. Among the syndromes which are controversial and which should not be represented as accepted in the therapist community are Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, Parental Alienation Syndrome, [Wiederholt v. Fischer 169 WIS 2d 524, 45 N.W. 2d 442 (1992)], False Memory Syndrome, and Malicious Mother Syndrome.
http://kspope.com/ethics/malpractice.php
Published February 23, 2007
The Truth About Parental Alienation
by Irene Weiser
The truth about parental alienation, custody and abuse.
Proponents of Parental Alienation portray parental alienation as a destructive family dynamic, usually manifesting during custody battles, in which one parent purportedly turns the child’s sentiments against the other parent. Failure to recognize and correct this dynamic by ensuring that the child has a relationship with both parents, they claim, will cause great harm to the child.
Indeed, nothing can be further from the truth. Parental Alienation is a discredited, pseudo-psychological theory whose application in custody determinations has caused great harm to children.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/the-truth-about-parental-alienation
Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Professionals Need to Know Part 1 of 2
By Erika Rivera Ragland1 & Hope Fields2
Excerpts
Conclusion
At best, PAS is a nondiagnostic “syndrome” that only explains the behavior of the child and the mother when there is a known false allegation.20 It is a courtroom diagnosis befitting adversaries involved in legal sparring. It is not capable of lending itself to hard data or inclusion in the forthcoming DSM-V.
In short, PAS is an untested theory that, unchallenged, can have far-reaching consequences for children seeking protection and legal vindication in courts of law.
Prosecutors and other child abuse professionals should educate themselves, their colleagues and clients when confronting PAS in the legal realm. Part 2 of this newsletter will address the case law on this subject. For more in-depth and comprehensive treatment of these issues, contact the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Rejects PAS
September 11, 2006
The theory positing the existence of "PAS" has been discredited by the scientific community and hence fails to meet Daubert and Frye standards and should be ruled inadmissible. Quite apart from its scientific invalidity, PAS inappropriately asks the court to assume that the children's behaviors and attitudes toward the parent who claims to be "alienated" have no grounding in reality. It also diverts attention away from the behaviors of the abusive parent, who may have directly influenced the children's responses by acting in violent, disrespectful, intimidating, humiliating and/or discrediting ways toward the children themselves, or the children's other parent.
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/national-council-of-juvenile-and-family-court-judges-rejects-pas
"Using Saunders’ Report to Protect Children Excerpts section "Legal Representation,"
Department
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