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It is important for a targeted parent to be able to identify competent specialists in parental alienation, in order to avoid potential mistakes by non-specialists otherwise the consequences can be disastrous.

Ressources legal

Trousse juridique

Disponible avec un reçu d’impôt, en échange d’un don minimum de 30 $ à l’organisme, la trousse juridique du CAP, créée en collaboration avec des avocats spécialisés en litige familial et en droit de la jeunesse, est un outil complet qui s’adresse aux parents, aux intervenants et aux avocats qui désirent bien représenter leur client dans le cadre d’un conflit d’aliénation parentale.

Démystifiant chacune des étapes du processus judiciaire, on y présente d’une manière accessible et détaillée :

  1. les précautions à prendre avant même de s’adresser aux tribunaux; 
  2. le choix de se faire représenter par avocat ou d’agir seul; 
  3. les procédures particulières lorsque le DPJ est impliqué au dossier; 
  4. les types de demandes et mesures qu’on peut demander avant le procès;
  5. la possibilité de recourir à un procureur à l’enfant; 
  6. le déroulement du procès, la preuve et les comportements à adopter; 
  7. la jurisprudence de la Cour du Québec en matière de protection de la jeunesse, de la Cour supérieure et de la Cour d’appel. 

On y trouve plusieurs rubriques de conseils et de stratégies gagnantes, des commentaires de parents ayant vécu l’aliénation parentale, ainsi que nos références d’experts et les ressources légales à consulter en plus des organismes de soutien légal ci-bas.

En attendant de recevoir la trousse, vous pouvez consulter toute la section solutions légales

Organismes de soutien légal

Psychological Support

  • Qualified resource directory
  • Ifacef 
    O IFACEF is a multidisciplinary team offering individual therapy, couple therapy and family therapy as well as providing psychotherapy training and supervision services to professionals who want to improve their training and refine their practice.
Family Support Organizations
  • La Maison des Parents du Québec ​Based on IFACEF resources, it offers lectures, educational workshops, school support programs, adventure camps, and provides necessary therapeutic support to the families.
  • Regroupement des familles monoparentales et recomposées de Laval
    Consolidation of single-parent and reconstituted families in Laval struggle to improve the living conditions of single-parent and reconstituted families. It offers various services to improve the lives of single-parent or co-parents. It is represented by several regional bodies in Quebec.
  • Avant tout, les enfants
    First and foremost, children are a not-for-profit organization working to address various situations facing Canada's children, focusing on prevention and education. They offer online support and prioritize the best interests of the child and family.

Why do we need an expert ?

In the context of parental alienation (PA), experts in this highly specialized field of practice must have specific knowledge to adequately assist families and avoid common mistakes that can turn into disaster, as several aspects of PA are contrary to logic. Here are three examples of common mistakes:

Mental health professionals are trained to rely on their clinical judgment and impressions when meeting and working with clients. In one PA case:

  • The targeted parent displays an anxious, restless, angry and frustrated state and has suffered  severe psychological and emotional trauma. He is in a crisis mode and does not make a good impression upon the Professional.
  • In contrast, alienating parents are likely to project an excellent first impression. They are poised, in control of their emotions and feel a great sense of victory stemming from the avowed preference of their child towards them.

Non-specialists who do not recognize this important distinction are more likely to accept the alienating parent's version of the facts particularly if it is virtually identical to that of the child.

In moderate and severe cases, alienation is usually accompanied by pathological enmeshment (i.e. of a personality disorder). Unless the psychologist has extensive expertise in this area,

  • He believes that a balanced, close and loving relationship between the child and the alienating parent exists.
  • He does not see that the child has lost his/her identity and has simply become an extension of the alienating parent.

Non-specialists who misunderstand this enmeshment may recommend that the child be entrusted to a highly deranged and abusive parent with a personality disorder who is incapable of placing his child's needs above his or her own.

Alienated children demonstrate angry, aggressive and provocative behaviors towards the targeted parent. They do not express interest in repairing the relationship with the targeted parent. A rational response to an aggressor parent would be believed. This is not the behavior of an abused child. Research and clinical literature consistently report that an abused child clings to and protects the abusive parent. They wish to repair the relationship with the aggressor parent and forgive him. He is also able to deny or minimize past abuses. In fact, only alienated children demonstrate a particular clinical picture which, in the eyes of the untrained clinician, appears to be consistent with mistreatment.

In short, there is a specific knowledge base in parental alienation, built using academic research and clinical observation, which is shared among experts working in this specialized field. However, it is not systematically made available to front line workers in the form of an accreditation or a parental alienation training program.

From the article by AJL Baker, SG Miller, JM Bone et al. "How to select an expert in parental alienation", 2015. 

Our goal is to keep a directory of qualified professionals so that you can quickly identify who is right for you.

According to the expert group "Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG)", to identify professionals with a strong expertise in parental alienation, personal experience is not sufficient. An expert should possess most of following qualifications: Read more

  • Hold a graduate degree from a recognized institution in a relevant field or discipline. PA is a complex and complicated issue that generally requires a thorough scientific understanding and professional expertise;
  • Have a thorough and substantial knowledge of the clinical literature with regard to alienation and isolation, pathological enmeshment as well as a notable knowledge and understanding of personality disorders often present in alienating parents;
  • Be an author or co-author who has published in peer-reviewed articles in the field of PA;
  • Have completed, within a reasonable period of time, a training / training program with qualified experts in this specialized field;
  • Provide training / training on parental alienation as part of continuing education programs for health and legal professionals and legislation;
  • Be recognized by the court as a qualified PA expert and other related topics;
  • Liaise with other PA professionals on an ongoing basis to exchange ideas and recent breakthroughs in the field.
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