Current Treatment Protocols for Adult Survivors of Severe Parental
Alienation A Scoping Review Alyse Price Tobler August 17 2022 final
Abstract
This study aimed to review the academic peer-reviewed and grey
literature pertaining to current treatment protocols for mental health
practitioners working therapeutically with adult survivors of severe
parental alienation. The academic databases searched were Medline (Web
of Science), PsycNET (APA), and Psychiatry Online. Grey literature
searches were conducted through Google, professional websites, published
books and Facebook. No peer-reviewed articles matching the inclusion
criteria were located. However, four pertinent grey literature resources
were discovered. It was found that there is a dearth of ethical
standards and professional practice guidelines that include a
comprehensive treatment protocol for mental health practitioners who
work with adult survivors of severe parental alienation and more
research needs to be undertaken. Also, to
understand the degree, acuity, complexity, and severity of the
developmental and ongoing acute trauma of severe parental alienation, a
treatment protocol must be developed as well as a gold standard for
competence, training, and ongoing professional development for mental
health practitioners working with adult survivors.