Reunification therapy: What's a court and a therapist to do?

Abstract

When parents separate or divorce, harsh feelings are sometimes part of the process. Sadly, those negative emotions can impact their children. While it has sometimes been referred to as parental alienation, it is common now to refer to this phenomenon as the resist/refuse dynamic. What factors should be taken into account in deciding whether the situation merits reunification therapy? How should the premise of the need to use evidence based therapeutic models be satisfied? Should cultural issues be taken into account?