The resources below have substantial discussions of the Family Bridges workshop or its approach to helping severely alienated children:

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• Warshak, R. (2010). Family Bridges: Using Insights From Social Science to Reconnect Parents and Alienated Children. Family Court Review, 48(1), 48-80.

• Warshak, R. & Otis, M. (2010). Helping Children With Family Bridges: Practice, Research, and the Pursuit of Humbition. Family Court Review, 48(1), 91–97.

• Warshak, R. (2010). Alienating Audiences From Innovation: The Perils of Polemics, Ideology, and Innuendo. Family Court Review, 48(1), 153–163.

• Warshak, R. (2019). Reclaiming Parent–Child Relationships: Outcomes of Family Bridges with Alienated Children. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 60, 645–667.
  All four articles have been reprinted, with new commentary, in Warshak, R. (2026). The Psychology of Alienated Children: When Children Reject Parents, available here.​ 

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• Warshak, R. (2010, May 18). Workshop Has Scientific Support. Law Times (Canada).

• Kelly, J. B. (2010). Commentary on “Family Bridges: Using insights from social science to reconnect parents and alienated children” (Warshak, 2010). Family Court Review, 48, 81–90.

• Lorandos, D. (2020). Parental Alienation, Traditional Therapy, and Family Bridges (Part II of II).  American Journal of Family Law, 34, 9–17.

 

The following articles and book chapters have substantial discussions about the Family Bridges workshop but are not entirely focused on it:

 

• Templer, K., Matthewson, M., Haines, J., & Cox, G. (2017). Recommendations for Best Practice in Response to Parental Alienation: Findings from a Systematic Review. Journal of Family Therapy, 39, 103–122.

• Polak, S., & Moran, J. (2016). The Current Status of Outpatient and Residential Approaches to Parent–Child Contact Problems. In A. Judge and R. Deutsch (Eds.), Overcoming Parent–Child Contact Problems: Family Based Interventions for Resistance, Rejection, and Alienation. New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press.

• Warshak, R. (2012). Managing Severe Cases of Parental Alienation. In 38th Annual Advanced Family Law Course Book: Volume 3. Chapter 59. Austin, Texas, USA: State Bar of Texas Family Law Section.

• Warshak, R. (2013). Severe Cases of Parental Alienation. In D. Lorandos, R. Sauber, and W. Bernet (Eds.), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals. Springfield, Illinois, USA: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, LTD. 

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• *Warshak, R. (2015). Parental Alienation: Overview, Management, Intervention, and Practice Tips. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 28, 181-248. 

• *Warshak, R. (2015). Ten Parental Alienation Fallacies that Compromise Decisions in Court and in Therapy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(4), 235-249. 

• Warshak, R. (2016). Risks to Professionals Who Work With Troubled and Alienated Parent-Child Relationships. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 44, 111-128. 

• Warshak, R. (2018). Parental Alienation and Childhood Trauma. In 44th Annual Advanced Family Law Course Book: Volume 2. Chapter 37. Austin, Texas, USA: State Bar of Texas Family Law Section. 

• *Warshak, R. (2020). Risks and Realities of Working with Alienated Children. Family Court Review, 58, 432-455. 

• Warshak, R. (2020). Parental Alienation: How to Prevent, Manage, and Remedy It. In D. Lorandos and W. Bernet (Eds.), Parental Alienation: Science and Law. Springfield, Illinois, USA: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, LTD. 

 

      *These articles have been reprinted, with new commentary, in Warshak, R. (2026). The Psychology of Alienated Children: When Children Reject Parents, available here.​ 

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The following articles provide commentary on parental alienation in general, with some mention of Family Bridges workshops:

 

• Baker, A. (2005). The cult of parenthood: A qualitative study of parental alienation. Cultic Studies Review, 4 (1), 1-29.

• Baker, A. J. (2007). Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome. New York, New York, Unite States of America: W.W. Norton.

• Baker, A. J., & Darnall, D. (2006). Behaviors and Strategies Employed in Parental Alienation: A survey of parental experiences. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 45, 97-124.

• Baker, A. J., & Sauber, S. R. (2013). Working with Alienated Children and Families. New York, New York, United States of America: Routledge. 

• Baker, A. M. (2019). The assessment of attitudes and behaviors about physically abused children: A survey of mental health professionals. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 28, 3401-3411.

• Baker, A., Creegan, A., Quinones, A., & Rozelle, L. (2016). Foster children’s view of their birth parents: A review of the literature. Children and Youth Services Review, 67, 177-183.

• Bentley, C. & Matthewson, M. (2020). The Not-Forgotten Child: Alienated Adult Children’s Experience of Parental Alienation. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 48(5), 509-529.

• Bala, N., & Farshait, J. (2024). Children Resisting Contact & Parental Alienation: Context, Controversies, Challenges & Recent Ontario Cases.

• Bala, N., Birnbaum, R., and Farshait, J. (March 14, 2024). Parental alienation cases: challenges and realities. Law360 Canada. 

• Clawar, S. S., & Rivlin, B. V. (2013). Children Held Hostage: Identifying Brainwashed Children, Presenting a Case & Crafting Solutions 2nd Ed. American Bar Association Publishing.

• Darnall, D. (1998). What is parental alienation syndrome? In D. Darnall, Divorce Casualties: Protecting your children from parental alienation. Dallas, Texas, United States of America: Taylor Publishing Company.

• Darnall, D. (1999). Parental Alienation: Not in the Best Interest of the Child. North Dakota Law Review, 75, pp. 323-364.

• Dye, H. L. (2020). Is Emotional Abuse As Harmful as Physical and/or Sexual Abuse? Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 13, 399-407.

• Fidler, B. &. (2010). Children resisting post-separation contact with a parent: Concepts, controversies and conundrums. Family Court Review, 48(1), 10-47.

• Gardner, R. A. (2001). Interventions with the Alienator. In R. A. Gardner, Therapeutic Interventions for Children with Parental Alienation Syndrome. Cresskill, New Jersey, United States of America: Creative Therapeutics Inc.

• Gardner, R. A. (2006). Introduction. In R. A. Gardner, S. R. Sauber, & D. Lorandos, The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Conceptual, Clinical and Legal Considerations. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.

• Haines, J., Matthewson, M., & Turnbull, M. (2019). Alienated Children. In J. Haines, M. Matthewson, & M. Turnbull, Understanding and Managing Parental Alienation: A Guide to Assessment and Intervention. London: Routledge.

• Harman, J., Giancarlo, C., Lorandos, D., & Ludmer, B. (2023). Gender and child custody outcomes across 16 years of judicial decisions regarding abuse and parental alienation. Children and Youth Services Review, 155, 1–13.

• Harman, J. J., & Lorandos, D. (2021). Allegations of Family Violence in Court; How Parental Alienation Affects Judicial Outcomes. Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, 27(2), 184-208.

• Harman, J. J., & Matthewson, M. L. (2020). Parental Alienating Behaviors. In D. Lorandos, & W. Bernet, Parental Alienation: Science and Law (pp. 82-101). Springfield, Illinois, United States of America: Charles C. Thomas.

• Harman, J. J., Kruk, E., & Hines, D. A. (2018). Parental Alienating Behaviours: An Unacknowledged Form of Family Violence. Psychological Bulletin, 1275-1299.

• Harman, J. J., Matthewson, M. L., & Baker, A. J. (2021). Losses Experienced by Children Alienated from a Parent. Current Opinion in Psychology.

• Harman, J. J., Warshak, R. A., Lorandos, D., & Florian, M. J. (2022, October). Developmental Psychology and the Scientific Status of Parental Alienation. Developmental Psychology, 58(10), 1887-1911.

• Hart, S. N., Brassard, M. R., Baker, A. J., & Chiel, Z. A. (2018). Psychological Maltreatment of Children. In J. B. Klika, & J. R. Conte, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America, Sage Publications Inc.

• Hirigoyen, M. -F. (2016). L’alienation parentale comme abus de faiblesse. In R. Broca, & O. Odinetz, Separations conflictuelles et alienation parentale: Enfants en danger (pp. 102-115). Lyon: Chronique Sociale.

• Kopetski, L. M. (1998, March). Identifying Cases of Parental Alienation Syndrome – Part II. The Colorado Lawyer, 27(3), pp. 63-66.

• Lee-Maturana, S., Matthewson, M. L., & Dwan, C. (2020, August). Targeted Parents Surviving Parental Alienation; Consequences of the Alienation and Coping Strategies. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(8), 2268-2280.

• Lorandos, D., & Bernet, W. (Eds.). (2020). Parental Alienation – Science and Law. Springfield, Illinois, United States of America: Charles C Thomas.

• Lowenstein, L. (2007). Parental Alienation: How to understand and address parental alienation resulting from acrimonious divorce or separation. Dorset, England: Russell House Publisher.

• Matthewson, M. L., Bowring, J., Hickey, J., Ward, S., Diercke, P., & Van Niekerk, L. (2023). A qualitative exploration of reunification post alienation from the perspective of adult alienated children and targeted parents. Frontiers in psychology, 14, 1189840.

• Megged, A. &. (2019). Can we Force “spontaneous” reunification? Systemic therapy with parental alienation. Parental Alienation Study Group. Philadelphia.

• Miller, S, G, (2013). Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making in Cases of Child Alignment. In A. J. Baker, & S. R. Sauber, Working with Alienation Children and Families. New York, New York, United States of America: Routledge.

• Poustie, C., Matthewson, M., & Sian, B. (2018). The Forgotten Parent: The Targeted Parent Perspective of Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Issues, 39(12), 3298-3323.

• Rand, D. C. (1993). Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A Complex Type of Emotional Abuse Responsible for Some False Allegations of Child Abuse in Divorce. Institute for Psychological Therapies Journal, 5(3).

• Rand, D. C. (1997). The Spectrum of Parental Alienation Syndrome (Part I). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 15(3).

• Rand, D. C. (1997). The Spectrum of Parental Alienation Syndrome (Part II). American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 15(4).

• Rand, D., Rand, R., & Kopetski, L. (2005). The Spectrum of Parental Alienation Syndrome (Part III): The Kopetski Follow-Up Study. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 23(1).

• Rowlands, G., Warshak, R., & Harman, J. (2022). Abused and Rejected: The Link Between Intimate Partner Violence and Parental Alienation. Partner Abuse. 14. 37-58.

• Russell, Brenda, and others, 'Custody and Intervention Recommendations in Family Law Cases: A Gender-Inclusive Framework', in Brenda Russell, and John Hamel (eds), Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms (New York, 2022).

• Saini, M. (2019). Strengthening Coparenting Relationships to Improve Strained Parent-Child Relationships: A Follow-up Study of Parents’ Experiences of Attending the Overcoming Barriers Program. Family Court Review, 57(2), 217-230.

• Sharples, A., Harman, J., & Lorandos, D. (2023). Findings of Abuse in Families Affected by Parental Alienation. Journal of Family Violence.

• Varavei, H., & Harman, J. J. (2024). The illusory correlation between parental alienation and other forms of family violence. International Journal of Social Welfare, 1–13.

• Verhaar, S., Matthewson, M. L., & Bentley, C. (2022). The Impact of Parental Alienation on the Mental Health of Adults Alienated in Childhood. Children, 9, 475-490.

• von Boch-Galhau, W. (2013). Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome/Disorder. Berlin, Germany: VWB.

• von Boch-Galhau, W. (2018). Parental Alienation (Syndrome) – A serious form of psychological child abuse. Mental Health and Family Medicine, 725-739.

• Wallerstein, J. S., & Kelly, J. B. (1980). Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce. New York, New York, United States of America: Basic Books Inc.

• Warshak, Richard A. (2022). What is parental alienation: The psychology of fractured parent–child relationships. Child & Family Blog. 
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