Monthly Archives: March 2018

Wendy Perry, Rod McCall, and I are in the midst of planning our trip to Washington, D.C. to deliver the Petition the American Psychological Association, bringing your voice to the APA and calling on them to become your allies in solving the pathology of “parental alienation.” We have a question for you… Do you, the … Continue reading Asking for Your Support

To my professional colleagues… The field of professional psychology surrounding high-conflict divorce is rife with professional ignorance and incompetence.  Prove me wrong.  I dare you.  I double-dog dare you.  Go ahead, prove me wrong. Because you know what?  I’m not wrong.  The field of professional psychology surrounding high-conflict divorce is rife with professional ignorance and … Continue reading Prove me wrong…

I tend to think visually and in imagery.  I see our current situation as a battle, a siege of the citadel that is the American Psychological Association. We have drawn up our forces on the plains before the citadel.  We are laying siege to the citadel of the APA.  We are reclaiming the APA as … Continue reading Siege

I am pleased and excited to announce that I will be presenting a full-day 6-hour seminar in Venice, Italy on Saturday 6/23/18. This six-hour seminar on Saturday is separate and additional to the one-hour seminar I will be presenting at the EFCAP Congress.  The EFCAP Congress runs from Wednesday through Friday, 6/20 – 6/22.  On … Continue reading Venice Seminar: Saturday 6/23/18

June 6-9, Wendy Perry, Rod McCall, and I will be traveling to Washington, D.C. to deliver the Petition to the APA: Change.org: search term “parental alienation” The Petition to the APA These are the statements I am prepared to provide to the media in my professional capacity as a clinical psychologist. According to Dr. Childress… … Continue reading Washington, DC: Media Statements by Dr. Childress

I’m going to Venice, June 20-22. My submission for a presentation to the EFCAP Congress in Venice, Italy has been accepted. EFCAP Congress  The title of my presentation is: An Attachment-Based Model of Parental Alienation: Solutions for the Family Court. There are separate discussions underway, that as long as I will be in Europe for … Continue reading Venice, Italy

We should listen to the voice of children. We should advocate for children. We should be the voice for children. We should listen to the voice of children… and… AND… children are not weapons. Children should never be used as weapons by a parent in their spousal conflict surrounding divorce. Children are never weapons. We … Continue reading The Voice of Children: We Are Not Weapons

In my role as a professional consultant in legal cases I have often been asked to review the professional reports of other assessing and treating psychologists.  In this review, I frequently find myself deeply troubled by the seemingly sub-standard and exceptionally poor professional practices of my professional colleagues in these cases. As a clinical psychologist, … Continue reading My Ethical Obligations

I’m a clinical psychologist.  A child rejecting a parent is an attachment-related pathology.  It is up to professional psychology to solve this family issue.  That’s our job.  That’s what we do. Professional psychology is failing parents.  Professional psychology is failing the courts.  Professional psychology is not solving attachment-related pathology surrounding divorce. It is up to … Continue reading Notes from Dorcy’s Class

I’m a clinical psychologist.  A child rejecting a parent is an attachment-related pathology.  It is up to professional psychology to solve this family issue.  That’s our job.  That’s what we do. Professional psychology is failing parents.  Professional psychology is failing the courts.  Professional psychology is not solving attachment-related pathology surrounding divorce. It is up to … Continue reading Notes from Dorcy’s Class