Parental Alienation: From Couch to Courtroom and Beyond

Dr. Bob Evans

This podcast will take a deep dive into the phenomenon of Parental Alienation. The literature and research will be presented and show how this form of child abuse and is a traumatic adverse childhood experience. We will discuss what Parental Alienation is, how do you know it’s happening and what can be done about it, legally as well as from a mental health perspective. Audience includes attorneys, mental health professionals and other legal professionals.

Episodes

Parental Alienation and Attachment Theory

John Bowlby's attachment theory is a vital component to the phenomenon of Parental Alienation. Attachment is a key to understanding the onset and the consequences of Parental Alienation. This is an introduction to this aspect of Parental Alienation.

Jan 8, 2022

20 min

The Lucifer Effect

This is a presentation reviewing Dr. Philip Zimbardo's book The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil and how this work is related to the phenomenon of Parental Alienation.

Dec 23, 2021

24 min

The Role of Attachment in PA cases

Attachment or bonding is a critical process for humans. It determines how we interact with the world, not only as we develop into adults, but it plays a significant role in our ability to parent later on in life.

Dec 11, 2021

16 min

Do We Believe The Children?

This episode focuses on Dr. S. Ceci's work on memory and memory contamination

Nov 24, 2021

23 min

Episode 2

discussing research on false memories

Nov 15, 2021

14 min

Intro to Parental Alienation

This first episode introduces the concept of Parental Alienation and begins to explain how the phenomenon can happen in children who previously have had a loving, attached relationship with a parent.

Oct 18, 2021

34 min