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Under the High Patronage of the Ministry of Justice of Belgium

Conference theme: Prevention

Simultaneous translation in French, Dutch, English and German

Program for Thursday, September 9, 2021

8h30 : Conference song – Emma BALE

 

INTRODUCTION

8h40: Welcome from the Presidents of the conference
            Olivier VANHAELEN and Marie-France CARLIER

8h50: Welcome from Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne

9h00: “The word of families” – Olga ODINETZ, France

I. SCOPE OF PREVENTION

9h25: “Parenting Commitment” – Ursula KODJOE , Germany

10h05: “Making history now” – Nick CHILD, Scotland

10h25: “Better than a Cure” –  David CURL, Australia 

 

10h45 -11h05   Coffee break

 

11h05:  “Shared parenting: a golden way to prevent parental alienation?”  – Jorge GUERRA GONZÁLEZ, Germany 

11h25:   “Family ties and children-adults health” – Vittorio VEZZETTI, Italy

11h45:  “Maintaining the bond of attachment after separation – What guarantee?” – Gérard OSTERMANN, France

12h05: Question time – debate: Panel with the presenters in live

 

13h00  – 14h00  Lunch

 

II. A DIFFERENT VIEW OF SEPARATION

14h00: “The malseparation” – Jean VAN HEMELRIJCK, Belgium

14h20: “Children’s suffering during separation” – Bruno HUMBEECK, Belgium

14h40: “How to protect children from parental alienation and toxic stress for their mental and physical development.”
              –
Vanja SLIJEPCEVIC SAFTIC, Croatia

15h00: “On the informational physiology of the developing child” – Peter BEYERLEIN, Germany

 

15h20  – 15h40  Coffee break 

 

15h40:  Questions and answers to the four presenters

16h10:  MOVIE: about post separation loss of family ties

Program for Friday September 10, 2021

8h30: Conference song – Emma BALE 

8h40: Word of welcome WILLIAM BERNET,  President of the Parental Alienation Study Group

8h50: Presentation of the program and the presenters of the day

 

III. OBSTACLES TO PREVENTION

9h00: “Necessary changes to the existing legal framework of rights – prevention of AP in the event of parental separation”
             –
Hans-Christian PRESTIEN, Germany

9h20: “The child’s right to speak in situations of parental alienation ” – Marc JUSTON, France

9h40: “Battle for truth ” – Jan JAMES, England

 

IV. PREVENTION IN PRACTICE

10h00: “Effective Teamed up Court Intervention” – Alexander ERBARTH & Silvia DANOWSKI-REETZ, Germany

 

10h30 Coffee break

 

10h50: “The decisive role of the judge in maintaining the parent-child bond after separation”
              –
Marie-France CARLIER, Belgium

11h10: “The lawyer and the mediator at the service of families ” – Bee MARIQUE, Belgium

11h30: “How early intervention and swift court action contribute to prevention: Israel’s achievement and challenges ”
              –
Philip MARCUS, Israel

11h50:  Questions and answers and debate between the speakers:
              “ Family courts about to disappear?”

 

12h30-13h30 Lunch break

 

13h30: “Preventing Mild and Moderate Parental Alienation from Progressing to Severe Alienation”
              –
Amy J.L. BAKER, United States

13h50: Round table: “Prevention and intervention in high conflict cases in Spain”

             Ana Perez VALLEJO: “Legal aspects of high conflict separations, prevention and intervention mechanisms. “

             Noemí Cristina CALVO: “Alternative methods of conflict resolution: Mediation and Parental Coordination”

             Asunción Tejedor HUERTA:
             “Intervention: Parental Coordination and Intervention program for victims of parental interference”.

            Nuria Vázquez ORELLANA:
             “Implementation of the Parental Coordination and qualitative approach to the results of the ASEMIP project”.

14h50: Amending the legislation to those who practice parental alienation” – Simona Maria VLĂDICA: Roumania

15h10: “Parental Alienation in Ireland – Challenges and Solutions” – Bryan O’SULLIVAN, Ireland

 

15h30 – 15h50:   Coffee break

 

V. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE NOW?

15h50: Question-answer and debate between the afternoon speakers

16h20: Debate between  politics and practitioners :
              “Which  legislative changes in the short term?“

17h00: Conclusions by the President of the conference by Olivier VANHAELEN

17h15: Song of the conference to end