Beyond Divorce Casualties: Reunifying the Alienated Family

by Douglas Darnall

The companion to Darnall's bestselling Divorce Casualties , Beyond Divorce Casualties is a workbook for severely alienated children and their parents. The book describes the how and why of unification therapy, how to prepare for reunification, how to effectively work with attorneys, mediators, parent coordinators and counselors, and even how to say "goodbye" if reunification is not possible. This book also provides many real life examples of alienating behavior, exercises, and specific instructions for how to change your feelings and behavior. Importantly, the book's underlying assumption is that you have the power to change even if you have no power to change the other parent.

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Brad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for parents of young children that are contemplating divorce or recently divorced. With my older children this book did not help much. It does help the reader broaden their understanding of the depth and breadth of issues and how the parents may misunderstand (or misinterpret) the actions of others.

[Madeleine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book interesting and used some more realistic examples (than other books of similar subject matter). Though it was not specific to my own experience, it would have been more helpful if I had read this during my divorce or prior to mediation.

[Miriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource for clinicians dealing with parent alienation or for anyone going through a divorce that is dealing with parent alienation by an ex-spouse.