"Caught in the Middle: The Problem of Malicious and Vindictive Parents" - Jay Thomas, Ph.D. -Robert Jay Thomas, Ph.D., is a Psychologist in private practice in Salt Lake City

I.	Is there such a thing as "Parent Alienation Syndrome" (PAS)?
	Definition of terms: What it is; what it isn't
	What is the difference from "High conflict families of divorce"?
	Concerns about the diagnosis of PAS
II.	What side of the fence may your client be on? (from Philip M. Stahl, 1999)
	Unbalanced accounts of behavior-talking in extremes and absolutes
	Merging of feelings with the children
	Denial of the right of the other parent to have a relationship with the child
	Behaviors that directly and/or indirectly thwart the relationship between the child and the other parent
	Intrusive behaviors such as frequent phone calls (2-3 per day) to the other parent's home during visits
	Encouraging the children to act as spies during visits
	Informing the children about adult issues such as child support, reasons for the divorce
	Force the children to be messengers of communications
	Derogatory and blaming statements about the other parents
	Tribal warfare in which other family members or friends get brought into
III.	The attorney as therapist? The effects of saying or doing nothing or too much the battle
IV.	Possible scenarios
	What do you do if your client is a good guy?
	What do you do if your client is a bad guy?
V.	Books for parents
	Helping children copy with divorce, Edward Teyber, 2001
	Vicki Lansky's divorce book for parent's, Vicki Lansky, 2000
	Mom's house, dad's house, Isolina Ricci, 1997
	Parenting after divorce, Philip M. Stahl, 2000
	Helping your kids cope with divorce, M. Gary Neuman, 1998
	Books when there is conflict
	Custody chaos, personal peace, Jeffrey P. Wittmann, 2001
	Divorce_ poison, Richard A. Warshak, 2001
	Divorce casualities: Protecting your children from. parental alienation, Douglas Darnall, 1998
	Joint custody with a jerk, Julie A. Ross anad Judy Corcoran, 1996