Family Separation
@FamSepClinic
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Specialising in childhood relational trauma and children’s rejecting behaviours in the context of divorce or separation.
London
Joined February 2013
A child's vehement rejection of a parent is not a 'contact problem' but a child protection issue. Listen to Josh talking about the abuse he suffered and the complexities of recovering from the psychological and relational harm he experienced, here
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RT @woodall_nick: The work we do with children focuses on healing the relational trauma they have suffered, in the care of a parent with ha…
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Focussed on responding to the trauma of being the parent in the rejected position, our *Lighthouse keeping: Survivor support group*, delivered on Zoom in 6 x two-hour sessions, opens up again from 28 January. More details and booking here:
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Dutch court endorses FSC therapeutic plan. Successful relationship recovery work by the Family Separation Clinic with two children removed from harming father to live with their mother in the Netherlands #FamilyLaw #Familycourts
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@JoshFG With respect, it is not absurd to recognise the fundamental developmental benefit to children of maintaining relationships with all key attachment figures where it is not contrary to their wider welfare best interests. It is for the court to determine the child's best interests.
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RT @woodall_nick: The Sara Sharif case reminds us that the outright rejection of a parent by a child is a significant red flag for abuse th…
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The second session, for those in UK, Europe, USA and Canada time zones, begins later today
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RT @woodall_nick: When we’re looking for research into the experiences of children who have been psychologically harmed by a parent, it’s i…
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Ethical approval for research into the experiences of children moved by the #FamilyCourts after findings of emotional harm, has now been received. The study is being carried out by a major UK university and is due to report in 2025 #FamilyLaw. Read more:
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Josh was protected from a psychologically and physically harmful parent through removal and transfer of residence by the #FamilyCourt, with therapeutic support from the Clinic. You can hear him talk about his experiences on our website #FamilyLaw
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RT @woodallthoughts: Two free Saturday Seminars - 14th December 2024 - come and find out how to send signals of safety & reassurance to chi…
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RT @woodallthoughts: Sweden takes the view that it is not appropriate for the Court to ban anything be it PA/DA or any other construct. It…
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Finally, we hear from Michelle Chapman-Newbigging, from Canada, who talks about the significance of therapeutic parenting and the need for self-stabilization for parents in the rejected position #FSC2024
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RT @MaaikeSchootstr: Indrukwekkend om de verhalen van de kinderen zelf te horen op het symposium #FSC2024 georganiseerd door @woodallthough…
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We now hear from Maritha Doornenbal, a Children's Guardian, and Eveline van Dorp, a Family Co-ordinator, from the Netherlands, who describe working with a case of trauma bonded children who have rejected their mother #FSC2024
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'Alex Dean', author of Choosing Yourself when your Parents Separate, tells #FSC2024 about how she was hyper-aligned to a parent who controlled all of her relationships with others and denied her the opportunity to develop her own identity.
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Josh, a now-adult alienated child, tells #FSC2024 about his mother’s diagnosis of Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another, and how she would make him physically sick to keep him with her.
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