Books by PASG Members
Many PASG members are faculty members of universities in the United States and other countries. They have engaged in extensive clinical work and research regarding parental alienation. As a group, they have published hundreds of scholarly papers, book chapters, and books, some of which are listed here. The inclusion of any book on this website does not confer approval of the book or its author by the PASG Board of Directors.
Nodi e snodi nell’alienazione parentale: Nuovi strumenti psicoforensi per la tutela dei diritti dei figli
Marco Pingitore | Italian, 2021
This book (Knots and Joints in Parental Alienation: New Psychoforensic Tools for the Protection of Children’s Rights) deals with parental alienation through a new point of view: that of the child and how it perceives itself, the father, and mother in the new condition of a divided family. The book describes the phases of office consultancy with a practical guide on possible questions to ask and errors to avoid, with a focus on the most effective judicial measures to be taken to protect children. Two innovative themes are addressed by the authors: the first concerns the methodology of psychological support for parents rejected by their children; the second concerns two treatment programs for the recovery of the broken relationship between the child and the rejected parent.
Alienazione Parentale: Innovazioni Cliniche e Giuridiche
Giovanni Battista Camerini, Marco Pingitore, John Lopez | Italian, 2016
Parental alienation is one of the most debated issues in recent years in separation/divorce and child custody. This phenomenon is considered a relational problem that involves the entire triad of father-mother-child, all of whom, with their contribution, allows the establishment of a highly dysfunctional family process with a concrete risk for the involved child. The book highlights the contributions of various authors allowing for scientific and methodological comparison, even with different points of view. The experts offer practical insights on a theme that is still controversial in the courts of Italy. The authors highlight psychosocial solutions to be taken to counter parental alienation, which is now universally recognized, but still very difficult to curb because of the difficulty of implementing interventions.
Manuale di valutazione delle capacità genitoriali: APS-I, Assessment of Parental Skills Interview
Giovanni Lopez, Laura Volpini, Giovanni Battista Camerini | Italian, 2011
The evaluation of the parenting is a multidisciplinary activity, with contributions from clinical psychology, child development, neuropsychiatry, family psychology, social psychology, and forensic psychiatry. There are operational applications that can result in different levels of psychosocial intervention. The authors have developed a tool called APS-I (Assessment of Parental Skills-Interview), aimed at evaluating specific behaviors (current and “visible”) that define the basic functions related to the exercise of actual parenting. This tool serves to steer the evaluator toward the most significant areas in the interview with the parent. The answers to the questions are analyzed according to two distinct criteria: firstly, evaluating the behaviors that the parent has described; secondly, using quality parameters to explore the degree of understanding that the subject has about the importance of that area.
Figli divisi: Storie di Manipolazione Emotiva dei Denitori nei Confronti dei Figli
Amy J. L. Baker | Italian, 2010
This is the Italian version of Dr. Baker’s book, Children Divided: Stories of Emotional Manipulation of Parents Toward Their Children. The consequences of parental alienation syndrome can be long-lasting and detrimental. Baker addresses these adverse effects through a series of interviews with adult victims of PAS. These victims recall their experiences as manipulated children and give retrospective insight to the damages wrought by PAS.