Can school force you to go to therapy?

If you have a mental health issue that interferes with your ability to perform academically, the school can legally demand that you get treatment for it, because otherwise you will not be able to pass your classes.

What happens if reunification therapy doesn’t work?

If the reunification fails, it is because one or both parents are not dedicated to the process. In this case, the judge or magistrate may have to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or sanction the non-cooperative parent.

How to cure parental alienation?

The list of remedies is clear:

1. Temporary Restraining Order.
2. Parental Alienation Forensic Psychological and Custody Examination.
3. Parental Alienation Therapeutic Intervention.
4. Parental Alienation Child Custody Removal.
5. Court Ordered Parental Alienation Syndrome Individual Counseling and Therapeutic Contacts.

Is it legal to force someone to go to therapy?

Often, there is not much that you can do. An adult is allowed to make his own decisions regarding medical treatments. Usually, you can’t force someone to go to therapy or get psychiatric treatment.

When is reunification therapy not recommended?

There are some untreatable cases of parent-child contact problems that are not suitable for reunification therapy. These cases include factors such as domestic violence, severe mental health problems, intractable substance abuse, child abuse, severe/pathological alienation, and vulnerabilities in the child.

Can a child refuse reunification therapy?

Yes, the child has “rights” — but one of those is to have a healthy relationship with two parents, if that is possible. The expert who lectured, reviewing the literature and studies, indicated that in virtually every case of estangement, the children affected are generally benefited by reunification.

Should we congratulate avoidantly attached teens for starting counseling?

However, in the early stages of building therapeutic alliances with avoidantly attached teens, we need to turn the volume down. With this in mind, don’t congratulate avoidantly attached teens for starting counseling, especially if doing so is simply their least bad choice, and don’t declare your office a safe space.

How can I help prevent human trafficking in my community?

Encourage your local schools or school district to include human trafficking in their curricula and to develop protocols for identifying and reporting a suspected case of human trafficking or responding to a potential victim.

What is avoidant attachment in children?

Young children who develop an avoidant attachment style predictably have caregivers who are emotionally unavailable and ignore the child’s needs. These caregivers may reject the child when hurt or sick, typically encourage premature independence, and sometimes are overtly neglectful.

Why don’t teenage clients want counseling?

However, many teenage clients simply aren’t interested in counseling, let alone creating connection or building rapport with some strange adult. This is especially true when it comes to avoidantly attached teens such as Ben. Building effective therapeutic alliances with these youth can seem daunting to even the most seasoned counselor.