Family Therapist- Charlie McCready

CAFCAAS stands for “Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.” It is a government organization in England that provides advice to family courts and works to promote the welfare of children involved in family court proceedings, such as divorce, child custody disputes, and other related matters. CAFCAAS officers provide independent assessments, reports, and recommendations to assist the courts in making decisions that are in the best interests of the children involved.

It’s astonishing that, in this case, a junior civil servant working in a stressful envivonment, underpaid, under-trained, and under-resourced, can make a decision that overrides expert advice from a doctor working in mental health with years of experience. On top of this, the assessment made by CAFCASS, saying there’s no sign of parental alienation, came after about four years of parental alienation. This parent had not been in this child’s life. The alienation had been intense. This is what should be investigated. But it’s not. The child says the other parent does not influence them, and CAFCASS listens to that and nothing more. It’s not questioned as to why this child is in therapy for depression and anxiety. It couldn’t be because they’ve been coerced into hating and rejecting a parent who loves them, possibly? Or that they’re under a lot of pressure at home from the alienating parent? No. It all gets blamed on the parent who is not even in their life. How convenient. They will even blame the ‘target’ parent for going to court to fight for justice as a reason the children are stressed. Yes, they are stressed, but why does this parent have to go to court to see their children? The problem is there is no measure or standardised definition of parental alienation and, therefore, no specialist training. I am sure this will change. But at the moment, the ‘target’ parent is really cast adrift. The (indoctrinated) child’s decision to cut a loving parent out of their life should be challenged. People who can make such life-changing decisions about our families should be trained to spot signs of parental alienation and have the means to address it.

#charliemccready

#parentalalienationcoach

Unknown's avatar

Author: GreatCosmicMothersUnited

I have joined with many parents affected with the surreal , yet accepted issue of child abuse via Pathogenic Parenting / Domestic abuse. As a survivor of Domestic Abuse, denial abounded that 3 sons were not affected. In my desire to be family to those who have found me lacking . As a survivor of psychiatric abuse, therapist who abused also and toxic prescribed medications took me to hell on earth with few moments of heaven. I will share my life, my experiences and my studies and research.. I will talk to small circles and I will council ; as targeted parents , grandparents , aunts , uncles etc. , are denied contact with a child for reasons that serve the abuser ...further abusing the child. I grasp the trauma and I have looked at the lost connection to a higher power.. I grasp when one is accustomed to privilege, equality can feel like discrimination.. Shame and affluence silences a lot of facts , truths that have been labeled "negative". It is about liberation of the soul from projections of a alienator , and abuser ..

Leave a comment