2002

Octobre 2002

• International Conference: “ The Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) : A Challenge for Interdisciplinary Professionals In­volved in Divorce”, Frankfort,   18-19 octobre 2002
  With divorce figures on the up, there is a rise in high con­flict cases with one parent’s attempt to alienate the children from the other and to estrange one parent from the child completely. As a result, family judges, lawyers, social workers, evaluators, paedia­tricians, psychiatrists, psychologists and guardians ad litem are con­fronted with a growing challenge in dealing with such cases. Amongst the various phenomenological theories and attempts at finding solu­tions here, the American PAS concept by the child psychiatrist Prof. R. A. Gardner, M. D. has been finding increasing inter­national attention as well as criticism. This conference aims at promoting the interdisciplinary discus­sion amongst professionals about alienation in high conflict di­vorce cases. Furthermore, it attempts to extend the range of alternative decisions made in family courts. Finally, the confer­ence intends to encourage and contribute to research in the field. PROGRAMME DU COLLOQUE 

Novembre 2002

• « LE SYNDROME DE L’ALIENATION PARENTALE » présenté par Hubert VAN GHIJSEGHEM, professeur à l’Université de Montréal. Conférence et séminaire organisés à Namur, Belgique, le 5 novembre 2002, par la Mouette-Belgique, Association d’aide aux familles d’enfants maltraités et le Département de Psychologie de la Faculté de Médecine des FUNDP.