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Questions Regarding Ronald Federici and Heather Forbes Aggression Training

Update: In an apparent response to this, the anonymous WordPress bloggers are mischaracterizing this post as a “demand” and putting forth the straw man argument that I have no right to “demand” they...

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Balkanization and the International Adoption Subspecialty: How Challenges to...

The term, balkananization, originated as a geopolitical term which refers to the fragmenting of a region into smaller regions or states that become hostile to one another.  It had its origins in the...

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About Steven Hassan

It appears that Steve Hassan’s name  has now been brought into the smear campaign against me, although whether this was done with or without his knowledge, by his supporters or by the usual people who...

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Pavel Astakhov, Russia’s Commissioner of Children’s Rights Speaks Out...

Over a year ago, Jean Mercer wrote an open letter to Pavel Astakhov, Russia’s Commissioner of Children’s Rights. Although he did not name names, as reported by Advocates for Children in Therapy, Pavel...

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Answer to Quote Quiz

Here is the answer to the quote quiz, I posted earlier. What therapy was this quote referring to? I am a sensitive observer, and my conclusion is that a vast majority of my patients get better as...

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Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD): Dispelling the Myths

Yesterday, adoptive parent Jessica Beagley was found guilty in an Alaskan court of child abuse for punishing her Russian adopted child by giving him hot sauce and forcing him to take cold showers....

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Latest Google Searches: Sorry to Disappoint You but No Defamation Here

Three people (or possibly one obsessed person searching three times) searched last night on monica pignotti defamatory blog on adopted children from Russia. The really cool feature that WordPress...

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Workshop for Parents, Teachers and Advocates on Restraint and Seclusion...

Here is a very reasonably priced pre-conference workshop that parents and others can attend, that will show them ways in which the use of restraints and seclusion can be prevented. It is aimed at...

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Carol Tavris Reviews the book Sybil Exposed

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent review by Carol Tavris of the book, Sybil Exposed by Debbie Nathan. In the comments section, predictably, a lengthy,  heated discussion has ensued which...

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Conrad Murray Found Guilty in Michael Jackson Death Trial: Lessons for Mental...

On November 7, 2011, Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s former private physician, was found guilty of Manslaughter in a Los Angeles courtroom. Since I strongly support the US justice system’s...

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