Working with Severe Parental Conflict
- 6/7 Feb and 20/21 Feb 2027
- 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturdays
- 20 Hours CPD
One of the founding concepts of systemic family therapy has been that children who become entangled in conflicts between parents/carers can have profoundly negative emotional, psychological and social outcomes. The context of severe conflict can take an extreme form where, following separation of their parents, children are not only drawn in to take sides but are actively encouraged to reject and abandon contact with the other parent. Over time the conflict between the parents becomes like an ‘addiction to the battle’ where winning becomes the main focus and the children’s needs become invisible. Alongside this, the conflict can spread to extended family, for example limiting the children’s contact with grandparents and others.
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Contributors
Prof. Rudi Dallos Developer of Attachment Narrative Therapy and a family therapist of forty years, across autism, eating disorders, trauma and high-conflict couples.
Dr Chip Chimera Former Director of CPD and Innovation at the Institute of Family Therapy, with deep experience of high-conflict families, parental alienation and court assessments.
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