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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Full Professor at Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)s Department of Psychology where she coordinates LAPREV (The Laboratory of Violence Analysis Prevention) which conducts research, community outreach work, and teaching activities in the area of family and school violence. Post-Doctoral experience from the University of Toronto, Canada, Doctoral Degree in Experimental Psychology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, M.A. in Psychology from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and a B.A. and Licensed Degrees iin Psychology from the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUCSP). Professor Williams supervises Graduate students in the Graduate Progam in Psychology from the Federal University of São Carlos. A level 1 researcher from CNPq (Brazils National Research Council), Dr. Williams is the author of several books and academic journal papers, having received many awards (more relevant ones involve first prize in Best Practices that incorporate the Gender/Ethic Perspective in Health (Panamercian Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Prevention of Child Abuse from the Womens World Summit Foundation (WWSF) in Geneva, both given in 2009. Has taught Graduate courses at at University of Mar del Plata(2010), and University of Cordoba (2012), both in Argentina. Has given oral presentations internationally, such as at ISPCAN (International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect), in Chicago (2008), and at the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist Universit (SMU), , Dallas, 2013. Has partnered with several international organizations, sucha as with American Psychological Association (APA) to validate the ACT parenting program to Brazil. Was Vice-President of the Brazilian Society of Psychology (2009-2013). Is a fellow of the University of Combridge, Sidney Sussex College, England, in 2015. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Parental alienation occurs when a child becomes psychologically estranged from one parent, typically in the context of divorce and custody proceedings. The implication is that one parent has "brain washed" the child into hating or fearing the other parent. The charge of parental alienation is particularly contentious when allegations of child maltreatment are involved. The goal of our pro…
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The terms Parental Alienation (PA) and Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) have become familiar to the Brazilian judicial system since approval of the "Parental Alienation" law. However, the law was enacted without much discussion on academic circles, which is challenging to forensic psychologists. Even after the law's approval, limited progress has occurred in this area. Thus, the curren…
The Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) was described by Gardner in the 80s and describes how a child can become emotionally distant from one of their parents (alienated) in the context of custody dispute or divorce under the influence of the other parent (alienating). This behavior of the alienating parent causes a set of symptoms in children, such as: a campaign against the alienated par…
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) was defined in the 1980s by the U.S. psychiatrist Richard Gardner as a childhood disorder that affects children and adolescents involved in situations of custody dispute. Studies in psychology that give support to the concept of SAP or Parental Alienation (PA) were not identified in Brazil's national context, as well as programming or brainwashing of chi…
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Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a type of physical abuse against children consisting of violently shaking a baby, and it may result in serious consequences for child development. In Brazil, there are few studies on this type of child abuse. Additionally there is a lack of validation studies in the literature in general involving instruments that assess knowledge on AHT. This research project…
The International Parent Survey (IPS) is a web based survey of parental views on various aspects of family life and parenting. The IPS has been developed to address the gap in the population level assessment of parenting, since there are currently no existing population level, cross-national comparisons of parent needs and preferences, targeting potentially modifiable risk factors which c…
There is evidence that children and youth may experience bullying and schoolvictimization as traumatic events, presenting even Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) symptoms. Nevertheless, there are still gaps in the literature about therelationship between these variables: Are there risk factors for developing the disorder?What is the degree of influence of environmental variables, such a…
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