Tag: Family scapegoating is child abuse
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“Invisible Scars”: Recognizing Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) During National Child Abuse Prevention Month
For over two decades, my work has focused on defining and documenting the insidious phenomenon I named ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA)—a systemic process where a child is drafted into the role of the “Identified Patient,” “Black Sheep,” or “Problem Child” to “ground” the unprocessed trauma and anxiety running on the energetic family “grid.”