Social Alienation and Parental Alienation In this webinar (see below) aimed at social workers, sociologists and social psychologists, I present to TASA (The Australian Sociological Association) recent sociological research situating parental alienation as a form of social alienation as a clinical, social and public health concern in families and … [Read more...]
Alienating Father Makes Mother Terrified of her Son
(Correction) Alienation made "M" terrified of her son and her alienating ex-partner. Family Violence Services and Family Law could not help "M" remediate her alienated teenage son's relationship with her. His father coerced her son into falsely claiming she violently abused him. He corrupted his relationship with his son to make his son think … [Read more...]
How Family Law Perpetuates in Alienation Abuse
Representing a parent's view about what is in their children's best interests is not about perpetuating alienation abuse. Alienating parents' behaviour may contradict their claims. Alienating parents may make you think they focus on their children's best interests. Yet, they may lead you to collaborate with parental alienation as a form of child … [Read more...]
Response to UN Special Rapporteur’s Call for Input: Custody Cases, Violence against Women and Children
False Presumptions about Violence Against Women and Parental Alienation The Special Rapporteur's Call for Input on Violence against Women and Violence Against Children is ideologically biased against parental alienation. It relies on faulty and false presumptions and denies the long-established evidence and research base for parental alienation … [Read more...]
Parental Alienation Awareness Day: Be Aware of the Social Pandemic!
Be aware! Parental alienation is a social pandemic. Thank you to Parents Beyond Breakup, for supporting Parental Alienation Awareness Day in Australia and New Zealand. We and Parents Beyond Breakup, support parents in maintaining relationships with their children through separation and divorce. Check out the interview at … [Read more...]
False Allegations in Parental Alienation Cases: Misleading Family Law
False allegations of family violence and child sexual abuse potentially mislead family violence protection services and Family Law in cases of parental alienation. They create significant child safety concerns in parental alienation cases. Alienating parents risk losing parental care and responsibility for their children when the forensic … [Read more...]
Alienation and COVID-19: Business as ‘Unusual’
You are all aware by now that an unusual state of affairs exists around the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared CORONAVIRIS (COVID-19) a pandemic and a number of countries are taking increasingly rigorous measures to limit its spread. Interdependence not Self-Interest-We all Have to Do What it Takes Here in Australia, … [Read more...]
The Schlock Horror Alienation Show-National Suicide Prevention Day
We may never really know how many people, parents, alienated children, their extended families die as a result of being subjected to alienation, especially those who die by suicide. In the last few weeks, leading up to National Suicide Prevention Day, I have become aware of several targeted parents whose alienated children have died by suicide … [Read more...]
‘The Pinball Machine’: How The ‘House’ Wins The Alienation Game
Introducing 'The Pinball Machine", a bum-on-seat autobiographical page-turner about the author, Trevor Cooper's international journey into 'the game' to save his daughter from the ravages of child psychological abuse by alienation. SPOILER ALERT: He returns from near-oblivion without her. Check it out at https://www.trevorcooperauthor.com I … [Read more...]
CRASH! Parental Alienation, Family Violence and Family Law
I was invited to present on parental alienation and family law at a local chapter of the Family Law Pathway’s Network (FLPN). You may see this presentation below: Family law professionals, ranging from legal counsel, Independent Children's Lawyers (ICL) and family consultants struggle with parental alienation as a form of family violence … [Read more...]