Erasing Family Documentary with Resist/Refuse (Alienation) Commentary from Bill Eddy
Dramatic scenes from the documentary Erasing Family by filmmaker Ginger Gentile, with detailed commentary from Bill Eddy on how to handle resistance and refusal cases: authentic testimony from children and parents, the brain science behind the erasure of a parent, and what can be done to prevent and manage it.
Your instructor
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, High Conflict Institute
500,000+
professionals trained worldwide
Hearing the children changes how you practice.
This is one of HCI's most engaging courses: real scenes of families living through alienation, each followed by commentary on what professionals should notice and do. It covers how children are traumatized by conflict, how professionals should talk to children and to parents, confirmation bias and why courts look to assign blame, social media's role, research on prevalence and effects, and what to do when a child says "I don't want to see you."
Outcomes you'll bring back from Erasing Family Documentary.
- Recognize parental alienation dynamics and their historical context.
- Understand how children are traumatized by parental conflict.
- Talk to children the way professionals should, and coach parents to do the same.
- Respond when a child says "I don't want to see you" or "I hate you."
- Guard against confirmation bias, in yourself and in the court process.
- Weigh the research on prevalence and effects of alienation.
- Understand how social media hurts and helps parents of alienated children.
- Know the paths forward, from mediation to New Ways training for clients.
Who Erasing Family Documentary is built for.
Attorneys
Scene-by-scene guidance for representing parents in resist-refuse cases.
Judges
Why courts look to assign blame, and how confirmation bias distorts these cases.
Therapists
The child's experience, rendered vividly, with clinical commentary.
Mediators
Where mediation fits when one parent wants to keep going to court.
Parents & Grandparents
Authentic stories from families who lived it, and guidance for yours.
All Family Law Professionals
The missing pieces in the world of erased families, filled in.
How Erasing Family Documentary is delivered.
A 3-hour on-demand video: an introduction from director Ginger Gentile, documentary scenes with authentic testimony, and Bill Eddy's commentary after each scenario.
- 3-hour video — Documentary scenes paired with detailed professional commentary.
- PowerPoint PDF — Downloadable slides to keep as a reference.
- Certificate of Completion — 3 hours documented.
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and is an international expert on managing disputes involving people with high-conflict personalities. He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books, manuals, and workbooks, co-host of the podcast It's All Your Fault!, and writes a Psychology Today blog with millions of views.
Before co-founding HCI, Bill was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist with twelve years of experience. He has served on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, taught as a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia, and trained professionals in over 35 U.S. states and 13 countries.
His commentary is paired with the work of Ginger Gentile, director of the Erasing Family documentary and HCI's New Ways for Families Coach. Named an Architect of Change by Maria Shriver for her work reuniting families, Ginger coaches parents through the New Ways for Families online course.
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