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What are the 17 primary alienation strategies & the Five-Factor Model?

Dr. William Bernet & Dr. Amy Baker

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Jan 19, 2024
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Dr. William Bernet's Five-Factor Model is a method for diagnosing parental alienation (PA), a concept used to describe a situation where a child strongly rejects one parent without a legitimate reason. The model identifies five key factors that, when present together, suggest the possibility of PA:

Factor One: Contact Resistance or Refusal:

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