Family Reflections: A Promising Therapeutic Program Designed to Treat Severely Alienated Children and Their Family System

Parental alienation is a form of child psychological abuse and traditional therapeutic approaches do not work with these types of cases. This article provides explanation for the gross failure of traditional therapeutic approaches. The rest of the article discusses the Family Reflections Reunificati...

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Published inThe American journal of family therapy Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 197 - 207
Main Author Reay, Kathleen M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 15.03.2015
Brunner-Mazel Publishing Company
Subjects
Alienation
Emotional abuse
Family counseling
Intergenerational relationships
Parents & parenting
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Summary:Parental alienation is a form of child psychological abuse and traditional therapeutic approaches do not work with these types of cases. This article provides explanation for the gross failure of traditional therapeutic approaches. The rest of the article discusses the Family Reflections Reunification Program (FRRP), specifically designed to treat severely alienated children and their family system. 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.
ISSN:0192-6187
1521-0383
DOI:10.1080/01926187.2015.1007769