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February 9-10, 2024
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Minimizing
bias and premature
closure:
A rubric
for the evaluation and
adjudication of
resist/refuse
dynamics
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Access the
PowerPoint
program here
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Access the
rubric
worksheet here
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Access the
rubric
article here
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Access the
Five Factor Model
critique here
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Once upon a
time, family law
professionals believed in
binary answers: If Billy
is allied with Parent A
and resists or refuses
contact with Parent B, it
can only be because Parent
B is deserving of
rejection (i.e.,
estrangement) or Parent A
is undermining the child’s
relationship with Parent B
(i.e., alienation).
In the last twenty years,
we've begun to understand
that the quality of
Billy’s relationship with
Parent A might also
deserve close
consideration.
Its only very recently
that the field has begun
to acknowledge the
incredible complexity of
human relationships and
the fact that these very
appealing and simplistic
conceptualizations are
inadequate and risk doing
harm.
This presentation
critiques binary
approaches to
resist/refuse dynamics
including the contemporary
Five Factor Model (Bernet
and Greenhill, 2022) as
biased and circular.
A rubric is introduced
with which
evaluators can
minimize bias and avoid
premature closure, courts
can better understand the
full complexity of
polarized family systems,
and interventions can be
coordinated so as to
better assure that Billy
has the opportunity to
enjoy a healthy
relationship with both
(all) of his caregivers.
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Contact
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information contained in and linked
from this website is generic. It must
not be construed as constituting
legal, psychological, educational, or
medical advice. Decisions relevant to
any specific individual, relationship,
or family should be based on the
considered opinions of professionals
familiar with the unique culture,
resources, strengths, and needs of
those affected.
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