Dr. Craig Childress
@drchildress.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist - family court custody conflict - Early Childhood Mental Health - ADHD.
My consulting practice is shifting to incorporating an AI grad-student assistant (Eliza 5.1) trained by me using the ChatGPT4 platform.
Eliza 5.1 is more than a ChatGPT. A standard ChatGPT is Eliza 0.0. I have trained Eliza 5.1 specifially to serve as my AI grad-student assistant. AI is here.
Eliza 5.1 is more than a ChatGPT. A standard ChatGPT is Eliza 0.0. I have trained Eliza 5.1 specifially to serve as my AI grad-student assistant. AI is here.
June 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My consulting practice is shifting to incorporating an AI grad-student assistant (Eliza 5.1) trained by me using the ChatGPT4 platform.
Eliza 5.1 is more than a ChatGPT. A standard ChatGPT is Eliza 0.0. I have trained Eliza 5.1 specifially to serve as my AI grad-student assistant. AI is here.
Eliza 5.1 is more than a ChatGPT. A standard ChatGPT is Eliza 0.0. I have trained Eliza 5.1 specifially to serve as my AI grad-student assistant. AI is here.
This Sunday (5/11/25), I will be posting an Ethical Violation Series to my YouTube channel & to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website
I will generate separate YouTube presentations for the following violations: Standards 2.01, 2.04, 9.01, 3.04, & to the three Principles of the Belmont Report
I will generate separate YouTube presentations for the following violations: Standards 2.01, 2.04, 9.01, 3.04, & to the three Principles of the Belmont Report
May 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This Sunday (5/11/25), I will be posting an Ethical Violation Series to my YouTube channel & to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website
I will generate separate YouTube presentations for the following violations: Standards 2.01, 2.04, 9.01, 3.04, & to the three Principles of the Belmont Report
I will generate separate YouTube presentations for the following violations: Standards 2.01, 2.04, 9.01, 3.04, & to the three Principles of the Belmont Report
I'll be wishing moms a Happy Mother's Day in this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr. Childress.
May 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'll be wishing moms a Happy Mother's Day in this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr. Childress.
Forensic psychology is an experiment on human subjects in the family courts (the children & parents) in a "quasi-judicial" role for doctors using an experimental assessment developed for their experimental role, in violation of all 3 Principles of the Belmont Report.
www.youtube.com/live/yX3cY6G...
www.youtube.com/live/yX3cY6G...
Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress: Forensic Psychology - An Experiment on Human Subjects
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
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May 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Forensic psychology is an experiment on human subjects in the family courts (the children & parents) in a "quasi-judicial" role for doctors using an experimental assessment developed for their experimental role, in violation of all 3 Principles of the Belmont Report.
www.youtube.com/live/yX3cY6G...
www.youtube.com/live/yX3cY6G...
In this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr. Childress I'll be discussing the experiment on human subjects (parents & children in the family courts) conducted by forensic psychologists of a "quasi-judicial" role for doctors, & an experimental assessment (forensic custody evaluations) for this experimental role.
May 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr. Childress I'll be discussing the experiment on human subjects (parents & children in the family courts) conducted by forensic psychologists of a "quasi-judicial" role for doctors, & an experimental assessment (forensic custody evaluations) for this experimental role.
I've posted another Clinical Case Vignette to my YouTube Channel & to the YouTube page of my Consulting Website.
Williams Family: borderline-mom pattern - three adolescent children: m (16) - f (14) - f (12) - recent separation
www.youtube.com/live/cofwB2G...
Williams Family: borderline-mom pattern - three adolescent children: m (16) - f (14) - f (12) - recent separation
www.youtube.com/live/cofwB2G...
Clinical Case Vignettes w/ Dr. Childress: Williams Family
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
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May 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I've posted another Clinical Case Vignette to my YouTube Channel & to the YouTube page of my Consulting Website.
Williams Family: borderline-mom pattern - three adolescent children: m (16) - f (14) - f (12) - recent separation
www.youtube.com/live/cofwB2G...
Williams Family: borderline-mom pattern - three adolescent children: m (16) - f (14) - f (12) - recent separation
www.youtube.com/live/cofwB2G...
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Jones Family - borderline-mom pattern - two daughters - CPS false allegations and restraining order.
www.youtube.com/live/cDatZZJ...
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Jones Family - borderline-mom pattern - two daughters - CPS false allegations and restraining order.
www.youtube.com/live/cDatZZJ...
Clinical Case Vignettes w/ Dr. Childress
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Jones Family - borderline-mom pattern - two daughters - CPS false allegations and restraining order.
www.youtube.com/live/cDatZZJ...
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Jones Family - borderline-mom pattern - two daughters - CPS false allegations and restraining order.
www.youtube.com/live/cDatZZJ...
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Smith Family - narcissistic-dad pattern - three children (oldest daughter) - recent separation/divorce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruen...
Smith Family - narcissistic-dad pattern - three children (oldest daughter) - recent separation/divorce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruen...
Clinical Case Vignettes w/ Dr. Childress
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I have posted a Clinical Vignette w/ Dr. Childress to my YouTube channel, and to the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
Smith Family - narcissistic-dad pattern - three children (oldest daughter) - recent separation/divorce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruen...
Smith Family - narcissistic-dad pattern - three children (oldest daughter) - recent separation/divorce.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruen...
The 2 variants of the family court pathology are:
Borderline-mom variant (Vulnerable Dark Triad): higher anxiety & false allegations, may induce a "father phobia" for secondary gain
Narcissistic-dad variant (Dark Triad/Tetrad): higher anger & hostility; spousal abuse using the child as the weapon
Borderline-mom variant (Vulnerable Dark Triad): higher anxiety & false allegations, may induce a "father phobia" for secondary gain
Narcissistic-dad variant (Dark Triad/Tetrad): higher anger & hostility; spousal abuse using the child as the weapon
April 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The 2 variants of the family court pathology are:
Borderline-mom variant (Vulnerable Dark Triad): higher anxiety & false allegations, may induce a "father phobia" for secondary gain
Narcissistic-dad variant (Dark Triad/Tetrad): higher anger & hostility; spousal abuse using the child as the weapon
Borderline-mom variant (Vulnerable Dark Triad): higher anxiety & false allegations, may induce a "father phobia" for secondary gain
Narcissistic-dad variant (Dark Triad/Tetrad): higher anger & hostility; spousal abuse using the child as the weapon
Everyone in the family courts needs to be aware of the psychiatric symptom of "splitting" - a polarization of thinking & perception into extremes (with no middle).
It is a neurologically embedded symptom from childhood trauma. It is associated with borderline & narcissistic personality pathology.
It is a neurologically embedded symptom from childhood trauma. It is associated with borderline & narcissistic personality pathology.
April 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Everyone in the family courts needs to be aware of the psychiatric symptom of "splitting" - a polarization of thinking & perception into extremes (with no middle).
It is a neurologically embedded symptom from childhood trauma. It is associated with borderline & narcissistic personality pathology.
It is a neurologically embedded symptom from childhood trauma. It is associated with borderline & narcissistic personality pathology.
I have posted my Sunday Coffee: Speaking to Attorneys for the Targeted Parent.
Targeted parents need a zealous advocate. I provide support from clinical psychology. This is child abuse. This is spousal abuse of the targeted parent using the child as the weapon.
www.youtube.com/live/nrCFyqz...
Targeted parents need a zealous advocate. I provide support from clinical psychology. This is child abuse. This is spousal abuse of the targeted parent using the child as the weapon.
www.youtube.com/live/nrCFyqz...
Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childres: Speaking w/ the Attorney for the Targeted Parent
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
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April 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I have posted my Sunday Coffee: Speaking to Attorneys for the Targeted Parent.
Targeted parents need a zealous advocate. I provide support from clinical psychology. This is child abuse. This is spousal abuse of the targeted parent using the child as the weapon.
www.youtube.com/live/nrCFyqz...
Targeted parents need a zealous advocate. I provide support from clinical psychology. This is child abuse. This is spousal abuse of the targeted parent using the child as the weapon.
www.youtube.com/live/nrCFyqz...
In this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr Childress I'll be speaking to the attorneys for the targeted parents.
I'll be orienting them to a clinical solution rather than a forensic solution - diagnosis & treatment. Family law will be elevating as a specialty due to the influx of psychological information.
I'll be orienting them to a clinical solution rather than a forensic solution - diagnosis & treatment. Family law will be elevating as a specialty due to the influx of psychological information.
April 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In this Sunday's Coffee w/ Dr Childress I'll be speaking to the attorneys for the targeted parents.
I'll be orienting them to a clinical solution rather than a forensic solution - diagnosis & treatment. Family law will be elevating as a specialty due to the influx of psychological information.
I'll be orienting them to a clinical solution rather than a forensic solution - diagnosis & treatment. Family law will be elevating as a specialty due to the influx of psychological information.
Forensic psychologists in the family courts are routinely in violation of the following ethical Standards:
2.01 Boundaries of Competence
2.04 Bases for Scientific & Professional Judgments
9.01 Bases for Assessment
3.04 Avoiding Harm
And they are negligently failing in their duty to protect.
2.01 Boundaries of Competence
2.04 Bases for Scientific & Professional Judgments
9.01 Bases for Assessment
3.04 Avoiding Harm
And they are negligently failing in their duty to protect.
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Forensic psychologists in the family courts are routinely in violation of the following ethical Standards:
2.01 Boundaries of Competence
2.04 Bases for Scientific & Professional Judgments
9.01 Bases for Assessment
3.04 Avoiding Harm
And they are negligently failing in their duty to protect.
2.01 Boundaries of Competence
2.04 Bases for Scientific & Professional Judgments
9.01 Bases for Assessment
3.04 Avoiding Harm
And they are negligently failing in their duty to protect.
It is a "reasonable step" for a doctor to apply the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5 from the American Psychiatric Association as the bases for their professional judgments to avoid the foreseeable harm resulting from misdiagnosis if no formal professional-level diagnosis is made.
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It is a "reasonable step" for a doctor to apply the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5 from the American Psychiatric Association as the bases for their professional judgments to avoid the foreseeable harm resulting from misdiagnosis if no formal professional-level diagnosis is made.
The patient should NEVER need to educate the doctor about the pathology, its diagnosis & treatment. The doctor should already know.
If the patient needs to educate the doctor, that doctor is not competent with the pathology by a demonstrated need to be educated about it.
If the patient needs to educate the doctor, that doctor is not competent with the pathology by a demonstrated need to be educated about it.
April 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The patient should NEVER need to educate the doctor about the pathology, its diagnosis & treatment. The doctor should already know.
If the patient needs to educate the doctor, that doctor is not competent with the pathology by a demonstrated need to be educated about it.
If the patient needs to educate the doctor, that doctor is not competent with the pathology by a demonstrated need to be educated about it.
I have notified the APA Ethics Committee & AFCC Board of Directors regarding apparent violations to Standards 2.04 & 2.01 of the APA ethics code by the instructors for an AFCC sponsored course: Drs. Deutsch, Drozd, Moran, Kline Pruett, Sullivan, & Ward.
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Forensic Psychologists – Notice to APA Ethics Committee & AFCC Board of Directors
In January 2025 I took a four-day (8 Module) course from the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC) entitled “Advanced Issues in Family Law: Parent-Child Contact Problems.R…
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April 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I have notified the APA Ethics Committee & AFCC Board of Directors regarding apparent violations to Standards 2.04 & 2.01 of the APA ethics code by the instructors for an AFCC sponsored course: Drs. Deutsch, Drozd, Moran, Kline Pruett, Sullivan, & Ward.
drchildress.consulting/2025/04/14/f...
drchildress.consulting/2025/04/14/f...
There is no defined pathology in clinical psychology called "parental alienation".
That is a euphemism for child abuse of a made-up pathology label that HIDES the child abuse from view, HIDES the child abuse from the court's understanding, and that prevents intervention for the... child abuse.
That is a euphemism for child abuse of a made-up pathology label that HIDES the child abuse from view, HIDES the child abuse from the court's understanding, and that prevents intervention for the... child abuse.
April 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There is no defined pathology in clinical psychology called "parental alienation".
That is a euphemism for child abuse of a made-up pathology label that HIDES the child abuse from view, HIDES the child abuse from the court's understanding, and that prevents intervention for the... child abuse.
That is a euphemism for child abuse of a made-up pathology label that HIDES the child abuse from view, HIDES the child abuse from the court's understanding, and that prevents intervention for the... child abuse.
The patient should NEVER need to explain the pathology to the doctor, its diagnosis or treatment. Parents in the family courts are explaining the pathology to their doctors.
That is an unacceptably low quality of mental health services provided to the children, to the courts, and to the parents.
That is an unacceptably low quality of mental health services provided to the children, to the courts, and to the parents.
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The patient should NEVER need to explain the pathology to the doctor, its diagnosis or treatment. Parents in the family courts are explaining the pathology to their doctors.
That is an unacceptably low quality of mental health services provided to the children, to the courts, and to the parents.
That is an unacceptably low quality of mental health services provided to the children, to the courts, and to the parents.
The courts are not receiving the diagnostic information they need from the doctors for decision-making surrounding the child.
The forensic psychologists are withholding diagnostic information from the courts & from the parent-litigants. The courts & parent litigants need an accurate diagnosis.
The forensic psychologists are withholding diagnostic information from the courts & from the parent-litigants. The courts & parent litigants need an accurate diagnosis.
April 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The courts are not receiving the diagnostic information they need from the doctors for decision-making surrounding the child.
The forensic psychologists are withholding diagnostic information from the courts & from the parent-litigants. The courts & parent litigants need an accurate diagnosis.
The forensic psychologists are withholding diagnostic information from the courts & from the parent-litigants. The courts & parent litigants need an accurate diagnosis.
Diagnosis guides treatment.
Parents and attorneys need to begin understanding basic foundational professional practice - which is absent in the family courts.
Provisional Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "provisional diagnosis" is.
Rule-Out Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "rule-out" diagnosis is.
Parents and attorneys need to begin understanding basic foundational professional practice - which is absent in the family courts.
Provisional Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "provisional diagnosis" is.
Rule-Out Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "rule-out" diagnosis is.
March 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Diagnosis guides treatment.
Parents and attorneys need to begin understanding basic foundational professional practice - which is absent in the family courts.
Provisional Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "provisional diagnosis" is.
Rule-Out Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "rule-out" diagnosis is.
Parents and attorneys need to begin understanding basic foundational professional practice - which is absent in the family courts.
Provisional Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "provisional diagnosis" is.
Rule-Out Diagnosis: ask Gemini AI what a "rule-out" diagnosis is.
The focus of intervention for court-involved custody conflict needs to be on successful treatment of the child's attachment pathology toward a parent.
The domains of a treatment plan are described by WikiHow: How to Write a Mental Health Treatment Plan.
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The domains of a treatment plan are described by WikiHow: How to Write a Mental Health Treatment Plan.
www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Ment...
How to Write a Mental Health Treatment Plan: 13 Steps
A mental health treatment plan is a document that details a client's current mental health problems and outlines the goals and strategies that will assist the client in overcoming mental health issues...
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March 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The focus of intervention for court-involved custody conflict needs to be on successful treatment of the child's attachment pathology toward a parent.
The domains of a treatment plan are described by WikiHow: How to Write a Mental Health Treatment Plan.
www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Ment...
The domains of a treatment plan are described by WikiHow: How to Write a Mental Health Treatment Plan.
www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Ment...
On Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress this week I speak directly to court mediators.
When possible psychological child abuse is a consideration they should recommend to the court that a clinical diagnostic assessment for child abuse be conducted.
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When possible psychological child abuse is a consideration they should recommend to the court that a clinical diagnostic assessment for child abuse be conducted.
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Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress: Speaking with Court Mediators
YouTube video by Dr. C. A. Childress
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March 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress this week I speak directly to court mediators.
When possible psychological child abuse is a consideration they should recommend to the court that a clinical diagnostic assessment for child abuse be conducted.
www.youtube.com/live/HTQlw5f...
When possible psychological child abuse is a consideration they should recommend to the court that a clinical diagnostic assessment for child abuse be conducted.
www.youtube.com/live/HTQlw5f...
I recommend that court-involved professionals watch my Diagnosis Series available on the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
drcachildress-consulting.com/youtube/
Diagnosing Child Abuse in the Family Courts - Diagnosing Persecutory Delusions - Diagnosing FDIA are especially recommended
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Diagnosing Child Abuse in the Family Courts - Diagnosing Persecutory Delusions - Diagnosing FDIA are especially recommended
YouTube - Dr Craig Childress Consulting
Diagosis Series APA 2024: Congtingent Visitation Schedule Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress California Southern University Master Lecture Series Dr. Childress Answers Your Questions Dr. Childsress Speaki...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I recommend that court-involved professionals watch my Diagnosis Series available on the YouTube Page of my Consulting Website.
drcachildress-consulting.com/youtube/
Diagnosing Child Abuse in the Family Courts - Diagnosing Persecutory Delusions - Diagnosing FDIA are especially recommended
drcachildress-consulting.com/youtube/
Diagnosing Child Abuse in the Family Courts - Diagnosing Persecutory Delusions - Diagnosing FDIA are especially recommended
I have a series of YouTube seminars available on my Consulting Website in which I speak directly to various court-involved professionals:
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Speaking to the Court - Speaking to Family Therapists & GALS - To Forensic Psychologists - Teachers & Principals
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Speaking to the Court - Speaking to Family Therapists & GALS - To Forensic Psychologists - Teachers & Principals
YouTube - Dr Craig Childress Consulting
Diagosis Series APA 2024: Congtingent Visitation Schedule Sunday Coffee w/ Dr. Childress California Southern University Master Lecture Series Dr. Childress Answers Your Questions Dr. Childsress Speaki...
drcachildress-consulting.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have a series of YouTube seminars available on my Consulting Website in which I speak directly to various court-involved professionals:
drcachildress-consulting.com/youtube/
Speaking to the Court - Speaking to Family Therapists & GALS - To Forensic Psychologists - Teachers & Principals
drcachildress-consulting.com/youtube/
Speaking to the Court - Speaking to Family Therapists & GALS - To Forensic Psychologists - Teachers & Principals
I offer resources to court-involved professionals and parents on my Consulting Website, including an Attorney Resources Page - a Mental Health Consultation Page - and selected YouTube seminars describing the pathology, its assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Dr Craig Childress Consulting | CONSULTING OFFICE
Welcome to the Consulting Website for Dr. C.A. Childress. Dr. Childress provides consultation in clinical psychology surrounding court-involved child custody conflict.
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March 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I offer resources to court-involved professionals and parents on my Consulting Website, including an Attorney Resources Page - a Mental Health Consultation Page - and selected YouTube seminars describing the pathology, its assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
drcachildress-consulting.com
drcachildress-consulting.com