Parental Alienation Study Group Third International Conference

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — September 12–14, 2019

This is the preeminent annual conference that addresses the causes, assessment, prevention, and interventions for parental alienation. Mental health and legal professionals and the public are invited. Also, researchers, writers, targeted parents and grandparents, and child advocates who are interested in high-conflict families and parental alienation. Day Two of the meeting (Friday, September 13) will feature separate tracks for parents, attorneys, researchers, and practitioners.

Featured Speakers and Topics

Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D. – Parental Alienation and Science: The Big Picture
Linda Gottleib, LMFT, LCSW-R – Parental Alienation: What to do About It!
Steve Miller, M.D. – Parental Alienation Doesn’t Always Make Sense
William Bernet, M.D. – Here We Are. How Did We Get Here?
Ashish Joshi, J.D. – The Legal Landscape and Pitfalls of Alienation
Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D. – Parental Alienation in U.S. Courts: Lessons Learned
Ginger Gentile and William McGee – Parental Alienation and the Media
David Curl – Top Ten Strategies for Addressing Parental Alienation

Morning events will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Afternoon events will occur from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lunch as well as morning and afternoon beverage breaks are included in the registration fee.

For registration, visit http://www.PASG2019.com. An early bird discount is available for those who register by June 30, 2019, and use PASG2019EB (case sensitive) as a discount code.

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The Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) consists of more than 500 individuals, mostly mental health professionals, from 52 countries, including: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nor-way, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom (including England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), and the United States (including Puerto Rico).

The members of PASG agree that parental alienation should be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases – Eleventh Edition (ICD-11). PASG is an international, not-for-profit corporation. The members of PASG are interested in educating the general public, mental health clinicians, forensic practitioners, attorneys, and judges regarding parental alienation. PASG members are also interested in developing and promoting research on the causes, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of parental alienation.