I want to note this day. I want to note the contempt that forensic psychology has for these parents, and the shame this brings to all of professional psychology. I just had to write a consultant letter of support for a parent seeking a court order to obtain information about their child’s symptoms…. not the … Continue reading A Court Order? A Court Order? Contempt & Shame.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
A Dangerous Pathology
One of the things that is highlighted for me by my deidentified consultation report on data from the Parenting Practices Rating Scale and Diagnostic Checklist for Pathogenic Parenting is how exposed and vulnerable I am. In every sentence I write, I’m being very precise in how I select my words and phrases now days. Dangerous … Continue reading A Dangerous Pathology
A Dangerous Pathology
One of the things that is highlighted for me by my deidentified consultation report on data from the Parenting Practices Rating Scale and Diagnostic Checklist for Pathogenic Parenting is how exposed and vulnerable I am. In every sentence I write, I’m being very precise in how I select my words and phrases now days. Dangerous … Continue reading A Dangerous Pathology
Attachment Counter-Transference Scale
Social interactions have a feature of a call-and-response sequence. Two of the most common call-and-response sequences are for social politeness, the “thank you – you’re welcome” gracious display and the “sorry – no problem” forgiveness call-and-response. A call-and-response I recommend for targeted parents is the bonding call-and-response of “I love you – love you too.” … Continue reading Attachment Counter-Transference Scale
The Shame of the APA: Cruelty and Contempt Shown to Grieving Parents
Over 20,000 parents are asking the American Psychological Association to affirm its support for Standard 2.01a of its ethics code requiring professional competence… and they are met with silence… nothing… no dignity, no respect for their suffering… just silence, contempt, and disrespect. You don’t matter. You don’t even merit a response. Cruelty, contempt, and disrespect. … Continue reading The Shame of the APA: Cruelty and Contempt Shown to Grieving Parents
The Parenting Practices Rating Scale
The Parenting Practices Rating Scale is designed to document the clinical assessment of parenting by the targeted parent. The scale contains four primary items: 1.) Category Level of Parenting: Item 1, the Category Level of Parenting, identifies deviant-abusive parenting relative to broadly normal-range parenting. The Level of parenting is rated on a 4-point Likert scale … Continue reading The Parenting Practices Rating Scale
Maybe Them’s NOT the Facts!
I always appreciate the feedback I get to what I share. I am actually heartened by the feedback from people who are currently disgruntled and tell me that there is nothing that can be done; sorry, but “them’s the facts.”