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Learning Objectives
Define and understand the concept of parental estrangement and its distinguishing features as well as recognizable clinical signs and symptoms.
List the emotional and psychological effects of estrangement on both parents and adult children.
Identify the common factors that contribute to parental estrangement, including relational dynamics, past trauma, personality disorders, parental alienation, family pressure, as well as societal/political or cultural influences.
Demonstrate the ability to assess the dynamics of estrangement during clinical sessions, including the level of emotional distress, patterns of behavior, boundary setting and underlying causes from a trauma-informed perspective.
Explain how to facilitate clinical sessions around reconciliation, development of realistic expectations, healthy boundaries, and coping mechanisms.