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American Psychiatric
Association Considers Parental Alienation for the DSM-5
C.S.P.A.S Focuses Annual
Conference on Parental Alienation Disorder and its Hopeful
Inclusion in the DSM-5
New York, NY (June
28th 2010) –The Canadian Symposium for Parental
Alienation Syndrome,( www.cspas.ca), today announced that
their upcoming Annual Conference will take place in NYC.
The conference is titled "Parental Alienation
Syndrome: Past Present and Future". Many consider
this conference to be a landmark event in the history of
mental health, in part because the American Psychiatric
Association is now giving consideration to Parental
Alienation Disorder ( P.A.D.) for inclusion in the next
edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders, more often referred to as the DSM-5. There are
some countries around the world that already recognize
Parental Alienation as a diagnostic condition. As a recent
example of this global shift, Spain's Psychological
Association did so in 2008.
"P.A.D. is a widespread
disorder that is little understood and warrants serious
study and attention by the mental health and legal
community.", states Dr. Amy J. Baker, a highly
respected researcher in the field of parental alienation
and the author of peer reviewed articles and books on the
subject. "Inclusion of P.A.D. in the A.P.A.'s
diagnostic book will go a long way towards creating
awareness and helping children and families affected by
this disorder."
Parental Alienation Disorder
has been defined as a mental condition in which a child,
usually one whose parents are engaged in a high
conflict divorce, allies himself or herself strongly with
one parent, ( the preferred parent ), and rejects a
relationship with the other parent, ( the alienated parent
), without legitimate justification. The child's
maladaptive behavior & refusal to see one of the parents
is driven by the false belief that the alienated parent
is a dangerous or an unworthy person.
The C.S.P.A.S conference will
take place in NYC on October 2nd and 3rd at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine in the Stern Auditorium. This
conference is specifically geared towards the interests of
mental health and family law professionals, but is also
open to the general public. To register for this
conference you can visit the C.S.P.A.S. website at
www.cspas.ca
"We expect approximately
600 mental health professionals to register and
attend the conference and of course everyone has
a common interest in updating their clinical understanding
of parental alienation because of so many new patients
being referred for treatment." stated Founder of the
C.S.P.A.S. - Joseph Goldberg at a recent press conference.
In 2009 the C.S.P.A.S
conference made headlines around the globe including the
front page of the National Post Newspaper, Canada's most
widely circulated national daily publication. To register
for this groundbreaking event, or learn more about
C.S.P.A.S. please visit
www.cspas.ca or
call call 647-476-3170.
About C.S.P.A.S
Founded in 2008 by Joseph
Goldberg, The Canadian Symposium for Parental Alienation
Syndrome is an educational organization assisting mental
health professionals, family law lawyers, family mediators
and other professionals to better understand parental
alienation and parental alienation syndrome / disorder.
Their goal is to assist children and families in need of
educational information and referrals to professionals
with a specialized expertise for counseling, psychological
or psycho-educational services. Parents and professionals
in both the family law and mental health communities will
be able to locate a number of experts in parental
alienation by simply visiting their website. C.S.P.A.S
also disseminates information and literature to
professionals and to parents. They maintain a strictly
educational position and have no political affiliations.
The C.S.P.A.S. does not accept funding from any
organization affiliated with parental rights, nor do they
take a position in favor of or in opposition to equal
parenting. For more information visit
www.cspas.ca
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EPP USA INC Obtains Conference Special Pricing:
We are
urging everyone to attend and support the CSPAS Conference
on October 2 and 3rd, 2010 at the Stern Auditorium of
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC. The officers and
most of our directors will be attending. So should your
organization!
Everyone going to
the conference at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine gets a
special 25% Discount PLUS!. The cost for EPP members is
being reduced from $195.00 to only $150.00 for the 1st
ticket and take along 1 guest free! This conference on
Parental Alienation is of great importance to parents,
and all mental health professionals. The details about the
conference are on the website:
www.CSPAS.ca
Please email names, addresses and phone numbers to
contact@equalparentingparty.org after registering so
you are on the list for authorized discounts at the door.
To take
advantage of this 25% Discount click on this hyperlink:
http://cspas.ca/forms/registration_form.pdf
Print out the registration form and mail it in with your
check. All you need to do is put this code number: EPU100
on your form.
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