Monthly Webinars
Alan D. Blotcky, PhD
False Allegations of Abuse within Parental Alienation
On Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Dr. Alan Blotcky on the topic “False Allegations of Abuse within Parental Alienation.” This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
False allegations of abuse are a common problem in parental alienation cases. This presentation will address both: parental alienation and false allegations of abuse as weapons.
False allegations are crucial to understand accurately because they represent a severe alienating behavior by alienating parents. Children and teenagers can be unwitting or witting participants in false allegations of abuse against targeted parents.
We will discuss definitions and characteristics in this presentation but also practical points that are relevant in real-life cases: the effects of false allegations and alienation on children and rejected parents, how to navigate a case, what therapists and attorneys and GALs need to do to help, how courts help and hurt, and much more.
Alan D. Blotcky, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Since 2019, Blotcky has testified in 72 cases in 22 states on parental alienation and false allegations of abuse in family and criminal courts. He has written two books: “Parental Alienation for Families and Practitioners: Q&A” and “Parents’ Pawns: Expert Advice in Navigating False Allegations and Parental Alienation.
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Sue Cornbluth, PSY
Beyond the Cutoff: Reimagining Boundaries, and Connection Across Generations
On Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Dr. Sue Cornbluth on the topic of “Beyond the Cutoff: Reimagining Boundaries, and Connection Across Generations". This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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"Beyond the Cutoff: Reimagining Boundaries, and Connection Across Generations" addresses one of the most painful experiences a parent can face: being distanced or completely cut off by an adult child.
Rather than focusing solely on the rupture, this topic examines why this generational shift is happening, how modern views on mental health shape adult children’s choices, and what steps can be taken to move past rigid cutoffs toward healthier, realistic boundaries.
Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a certified parenting expert, coach and thought leader with international recognition, specializing in high conflict divorce and parental/grandparent alienation situations.
In 2013 Dr. Sue established Dr. Sue & You LLC, a consulting & coaching firm working with parents to help them successfully move through their high conflict divorce situations and reunite with their children. She has reunited hundreds of families with her tools and techniques. Her passion and goal is to heal family conflict with compassion. She accomplishes this through her work educating and guiding parents and professionals.
Dr. Sue has served as a child abuse and victims’ rights expert. The exposure she gained as a lead expert during the Jerry Sandusky trial directly contributed to the growing demand for her expert opinion. She has gained global recognition and is contracted for speaking engagements around the world. The Women’s Distinctive Business Magazine recognized Dr. Sue as One of the Country’s Most Distinctive Women. She is a regular contributor as a mental health expert for network television stations including NBC, Fox and CBS. She has contributed to several national publications.
Dr. Sue resides in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as a Psychology Professor at Temple University.
International Parenting Expert in High Conflict Divorce & Parental Alienation
Randy Flood, MA, LLP
Parenting Under Siege: The Hidden Trauma of Targeted Parents
On Sunday, November 8 2026 at 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Randy Flood on the topic “Parenting Under Seige: The Hidden Trauma of Targeted Parents”. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Targeted parents navigating alienation dynamics often arrive in therapists' offices, courtrooms, custody evaluations, and child protection investigations looking exhausted, emotionally overwhelmed, hyper-vigilant, reactive, and sometimes hopeless. Yet these reactions are frequently interpreted as evidence that the parent is part of the problem rather than evidence of what the parent has been enduring. As a result, the focus often shifts to the targeted parent's emotional state while the underlying relationship disruption remains insufficiently recognized or addressed.
This presentation introduces C-TAP (Complex Trauma in Alienated Parents), a clinical framework designed to better understand the cumulative impact of prolonged parent-child contact disruption, chronic uncertainty, false allegations, professional misunderstanding, and repeated relational loss. Rather than focusing solely on the child's rejection of a parent, C-TAP examines the psychological toll that alienation dynamics can have on the targeted parent.
Participants will explore how contemporary child-centered parenting culture, cognitive biases such as the Fundamental Attribution Error, escalating resist-refuse dynamics, and the gradual erosion of parental authority can create a perfect storm in which targeted parents become increasingly scrutinized, pathologized, and misunderstood. As allegations escalate and professionals become involved, many parents find themselves defending their character, parenting, and mental health while the underlying relationship disruption remains insufficiently addressed.
The presentation will examine how trauma responses in targeted parents can be mistaken for personality pathology, emotional instability, or parental deficits, leading well-intentioned professionals to focus on the parent's reaction rather than the conditions producing it. Particular attention will be given to how courts, therapists, evaluators, and child protection systems may inadvertently reinforce these dynamics when alienation processes go unrecognized.
Drawing from trauma theory, parental alienation literature, and real-world clinical observations, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of why targeted parents often appear increasingly distressed as cases progress and why those reactions may be better understood through a trauma-informed lens.
Ultimately, this presentation asks a critical question: Rather than asking, "What's wrong with this parent?" what might change if we began asking, "What has this parent been living through?"
Randy Flood, MA, LLP has specialized in providing psychological services for individuals and families involved in family and criminal courts since 1992. He provides evaluation, parenting coordination, and parent-child reunification counseling at the Fountain Hill Center in Grand Rapids particularly when resist and refuse dynamics (RRD’s) are present on the spectrum of parent-child contact problem including cases of parental alienation and/or estrangement/ abuse. Flood offers testifying and non-testifying expert consultation for attorneys and coaching for rejected/targeted parents as well as helping parents cope and navigate the world of custody and parenting time litigation. As director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, he recently launched a parental alienation support group for targeted fathers. He is the co-author of two books, a prolific speaker and trainer, and a media consultant in his areas of expertise. Randy Flood, MA, LLP has specialized in providing psychological services for individuals and families involved in family and criminal courts since 1992. He provides evaluation, parenting coordination, and parent-child reunification counseling at the Fountain Hill Center in Grand Rapids particularly when resist and refuse dynamics (RRD’s) are present on the spectrum of parent-child contact problem including cases of parental alienation and/or estrangement/abuse. Flood offers testifying and non-testifying expert consultation for attorneys and coaching for rejected/targeted parents as well as helping parents cope and navigate the world of custody and parenting time litigation. As director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, he recently launched a parental alienation support group for targeted fathers. He is the co-author of two books, a prolific speaker and trainer, and a media consultant in his areas of expertise.
Bill Eddy, LCSW, ESQ
Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences with an Alienating Parent
On Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Bill Eddy on the topic of Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences with an Alienating Parent. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
Parents and professionals dealing with alienating behaviors are often frustrated because the favored parent does not respect ordinary and appropriate limits. This program will address why setting limits is usually insufficient and why imposing consequences is necessary as well. Courts, lawyers, therapists, and mediators are often trained to work with parents who follow limits and often give up when they don’t. Instead, this program explains how to set clear limits and five questions to consider when imposing consequences. Professionals and courts need to provide stronger structure and consequences in these cases. This program will give examples of failures when consequences are not imposed and successes when they are. This will be based on Bill Eddy’s new book SLIC Solutions for Conflict: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences in 2½ Steps.
Bill Eddy is co-founder and chief innovation officer of High Conflict Institute. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and is the world’s leading expert on methods for managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities.
Bill has worked as the senior family mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center, a certified family law specialist representing clients in family court, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist. In 2021, he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy of Professional Mediators.
He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a conjoint associate professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has delivered talks and trainings in more than 30 U.S. states and thirteen countries and is the author or co-author of 20 books. His popular blog on the Psychology Today website has more than 5 million views. He trains lawyers, judges, and mediators, and regularly consults on issues of alienation, family violence, and false allegations in family court cases.
Ashish Joshi, LL, M
Litigating ParentalAlienation in American Family Courts: A Litigator's Experience
On Sunday, January 10, 2027 at 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Ashish Joshi on the topic Litigating Parental and Grandparent Alienation in American Courts:A Litigator’s Experience. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Ashish will share his perspective on how family courts across the country view and address family violence: what approaches and strategies are generally helpful in court and what actions or omissions have tendencies to backfire and hurt your case. You will have the opportunity to email familyaccessinnc@aol.com with your questions. For time restraints, we ask your questions only be 2-3 sentences in length. Deadline to submit your question is Sunday, December 13, 2026. Please note that Ashish will not give legal advice specific to the facts of your case; his discussion will focus on his experiences in litigating cases involving family violence.
Ashish Joshi has been a litigator and a trial lawyer for the past 25 years. He has represented and counseled clients in family and civil courts across the United States and has been a member of legal teams in litigating family law disputes in international jurisdictions. Over the course of his career, Ashish has had a variety of experiences in litigating cases involving family violence, including parental alienation, child psychological maltreatment, intimate partner violence, child abduction, and coercive controlling behaviors. He has represented fathers, mothers, grandparent(s), and when appointed by courts to serve as a Guardian ad Litem, represented best interests of children. He has authored two books on litigating parental alienation and family violence, both published by the American Bar Association.
Below are the links to my books, if you want to add this information in your email about my program:
Litigating Parental Alienation (2021): Litigating Parental Alienation: Evaluating and Presenting an Effective Case in Court
Litigating Family Violence (2026): Litigating Family Violence: A Practitioner's Handbook
Randi Fine, Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach
Protecting Your Heart Without Closing the Door: Narcissistic Abuse and Parental Alienation
On Sunday, February 7, 2027 @ 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Randi Fine on the topic of. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
For many targeted parents, surviving parental alienation means learning how to live with an unimaginable contradiction: deeply loving a child who has also become a source of profound emotional pain.
After years of rejection, accusations, silence, unpredictable contact, and repeated disappointment, many parents learn to protect themselves. They build walls around their hearts, stop allowing themselves to hope too much, and create lives that feel safer and more stable. But what happens when the child reaches out, contact begins again, or the parent is faced with deciding whether to keep trying?
The effects of narcissistic abuse can make these decisions especially difficult. Years of gaslighting, emotional manipulation, hypervigilance, self-doubt, and repeated cycles of hope and disappointment can condition targeted parents to sacrifice their own well-being to preserve the relationship, emotionally shut down to protect themselves, or close the door completely to stop the pain. While cutting off contact may bring immediate relief and sometimes be necessary, decisions made primarily to escape momentary pain can have lasting consequences. Some parents later find themselves grieving not only the relationship they lost but also the possibility that fear and self-protection led them to close a door they ultimately wish they had left open.
In Protecting Your Heart Without Closing the Door: Narcissistic Abuse and Parental Alienation, narcissistic abuse recovery coach Randi Fine explores how targeted parents can navigate this difficult middle ground.
This webinar will examine why interactions with an alienated child can reactivate old trauma; why parents may feel compelled to explain, defend, prove, appease, or over-accommodate; and why the possibility of reconnection can bring fear alongside hope. It will also address the impact renewed contact can have on a parent's spouse, emotional stability, and the life they have worked hard to rebuild.
Most importantly, participants will learn that protecting themselves does not require abandoning their child, and loving their child does not require accepting unlimited emotional harm. Through a trauma-informed understanding of narcissistic abuse and parental alienation, targeted parents will learn how to approach contact and possible reconnection with greater self-trust, healthier boundaries, realistic hope, and emotional safety.
The goal is not to tear down the walls that once protected you. It is about learning where to put a door, and when and how far to open it.
Randi Fine is a trauma-informed narcissistic abuse recovery coach, author, and educator who has worked with survivors of narcissistic abuse for more than 15 years. Her work focuses on helping survivors understand the psychological and emotional impact of narcissistic abuse and rebuild the self-trust, identity, boundaries, and internal safety often disrupted by prolonged emotional manipulation and trauma.
Drawing from lived experience, years of focused study, and extensive work with survivors, Randi has developed recovery frameworks that address not only the dynamics of narcissistic abuse, but also the challenges that can remain long after those dynamics are recognized. She created the Post-Narcissistic Reality Hangover™, a framework describing the emotional, psychological, and physiological aftermath of narcissistic abuse, and The Emotional Hostage Loop™, her model for understanding the cycles of fear, hope, confusion, and guilt that can keep survivors psychologically stuck.
Her work reaches survivors around the world through private coaching, The Post-Narcissistic Recovery Program, her Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance blog, and her long-running podcast, A Fine Time for Healing.
Randi is the author of The Post-Narcissistic Reality Hangover™, the bestselling Close Encounters of the Worst Kind, its comprehensive companion workbook, and the memoir Cliffedge Road.
A significant focus of Randi's work is the intersection of narcissistic abuse and parental alienation. She helps targeted parents understand the lasting impact of prolonged emotional trauma and navigate the difficult conflict between maintaining love and hope for their children while protecting their own emotional well-being, relationships, and the lives they have worked hard to rebuild.
Her trauma-informed approach emphasizes self-trust, healthy boundaries, emotional safety, and thoughtful decision-making around contact and possible reconnection. At the heart of her work is the belief that understanding what happened is an important part of healing, but understanding alone is not recovery. Recovery also requires rebuilding the parts of oneself that were affected by the experience.
Randi Fine is a dedicated pioneer in the narcissistic abuse movement, an internationally renowned Narcissistic Personality Disorder Abuse Expert and Recovery Coach, a Certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Practitioner, and a Certified Neuro Bi- lateral Processing (NBP)™ Practitioner. Randi is the author of the groundbreaking book, Close Encounters of the Worst Kind: The Narcissistic Abuse Survivors Comprehensive Guide to Healing and Recovery Second Edition, its official companion Close Encounters of the Worst Kind Comprehensive Workbook for Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse, and the compelling memoir, Cliffedge Road. As a Coach, Randi specializes in (but is not limited to) helping others work through issues relating to relationship codependency, narcissistic personality disorder abuse, emotional trauma, boundary setting, the residual emotional charge of the past, and unhealthy guilt. Her blog Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine is read in 180 countries around the globe. She has hosted the podcast, A Fine Time for Healing: A Sanctuary for Your Emotional Well-being for over twelve years, and has interviewed over 500 guests. On her popular show she chats with the top people in their fields, discussing self-help and spiritual life- skill topics that heal and enhance the life experiences of others. Randi resides with her husband of 36 years in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Roberta Wasserman, LCSW-C
Processing Ambiguous Grief in the Land of Estrangement
On Sunday, March 7, 2027 @ 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Roberta Wasserman on the topic of Processing Ambiguous Grief in the Land of Estrangement. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
You will have the opportunity to email familyaccessinnc@aol.com with your questions regarding this topic. For time restraints, we ask your questions only be 2-3 sentences in length. Deadline to submit your question is Friday, February 19, 2027. Please note that Roberta will only answer questions that are specific top this title. Thank you!
Estrangement from a child or grandchild is one of the most painful and isolating experiences a parent or grandparent can face. This presentation explores the emotional reality of estrangement—living with unanswered questions, grief, and loss—while offering a compassionate framework for healing and personal growth.
Participants will be invited to consider a balanced approach: accepting what is beyond their control while gently exploring what is within their power to change. Through reflection, increased self-awareness, and emotional resilience, it becomes possible to move from a place of helplessness toward one of grounded strength and hope.
Ultimately, this presentation is designed to remind participants that they are not alone, that healing is possible, and that even in the presence of estrangement, a meaningful and peaceful life can still be cultivated.
Roberta Wasserman, LCSW-C is a trauma-informed therapist, coach, and consultant with over two decades of clinical experience. As the founder of Healthwaves Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, she specializes in family estrangement, grief, trauma, and couples work. Roberta draws from both personal and professional insight in her work, offering a uniquely compassionate and informed perspective.
She is a Certified Family Estrangement Coach, trained by Dr. Josh Coleman, a pioneer in the field, and a Certified Grief Educator through renowned expert David Kessler. Roberta is also fully trained in the Gottman Method, with specializations in couples counseling, addiction, trauma, and affair recovery.
In her practice, Roberta advocates for the well-being of children within the family system and supports clients through complex relational dynamics. She facilitates virtual support groups for individuals navigating estrangement, separation, divorce, and widowhood. Prior to the Pandemic she facilitated support groups for Alienated Grandparents Anonymous.
You may order Roberta’s new book by clicking the link below.
Zach Flood, MA, LLP
On Sunday, April 4, 2027 @ 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Zach Flood on the topic of This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Zach is a psychotherapist, associate evaluator, and coach with the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. He works with parents struggling with the complicated and painful dynamics involved in being a rejected or targeted parent in parental alienation. He also serves as an associate evaluator in custody and parenting time evaluations. He believes that helping families navigate and heal from alienation dynamics is some of the most complicated but important work a mental health professional can dedicate themselves to. He continues to look for more ways to educate and serve families afflicted with this insidious dynamic that is counterintuitive for most professionals. Zach Flood, MA, LLP Psychotherapist and Associate Evaluator zflood@fountainhillcenter.com
Kelley Baker, Ph. D, LPC, PA
On Sunday, May 2, 2027 @ 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Dr. Kelley Baker on the topic of This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a doctorate degree in Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology and a master’s degree in Program Evaluation. She also holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. Baker has over 25 years of clinical experience serving families going through separation and divorce. As a forensic consultant in the Austin area of central Texas, she serves primarily as a court appointed guardian ad litem, a court appointed custody evaluator, and an expert on topics related to high conflict divorce. Her professional career includes teaching as an adjunct professor of undergraduate and graduate psychology and counseling courses and providing continuing education and training to mental health and legal professionals. She has presented training for local and state Bar Associations. Her publications include co-authored chapters in The Litigator’s Handbook: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology and in Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms. She has also contributed articles to the National Parents Organization. Dr. Baker is an active member in the American Counseling Association (ACA), The Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts (AFCC), Parental Alienation Study Group where she serves on the membership committee, and the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP), where she served for two years as the vice-president of family professions.
https://Kelleybakerphd.com
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Bill Eddy, LCSW, ESQ
On Sunday, June 6, 2027 @ 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Bill Eddy on the topic of This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Bill Eddy is co-founder and chief innovation officer of High Conflict Institute. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and is the world’s leading expert on methods for managing disputes involving people with high conflict personalities.
Bill has worked as the senior family mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center, a certified family law specialist representing clients in family court, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist. In 2021, he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy of Professional Mediators.
He serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in California and is a conjoint associate professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has delivered talks and trainings in more than 30 U.S. states and thirteen countries and is the author or co-author of 20 books. His popular blog on the Psychology Today website has more than 5 million views. He trains lawyers, judges, and mediators, and regularly consults on issues of alienation, family violence, and false allegations in family court cases.
Kerry Marlow, InterviewerAdviser/Trainer, Expert Witness
On Sunday, July 11, 2027 @ 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Kerry Marlow on the topic of This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
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Kerry Marlow retired with exemplary conduct as a Detective Inspector in South Wales Police after 34 years service, 29 of which had been in various CID roles.
He was the Force Interview Adviser for the last 4 years and on an ad hoc basis since 1995. His portfolios included, ACPO Regional interview Co-coordinator for Wales, ACPO Investigative Interview Strategy lead on Tier 5 (Interview Advisers), Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses and the use of intermediaries in interviews.
He was the Chair of the ACPO Interview Practitioners Forum. The forum is responsible for the production of guidance on prepared statements, aide memoir for officers involved in firearms incidents.
South Wales Police were a ‘Professionalising the investigation process’ (P.I.P) pathfinder force and he was integral to the baseline assessments and development of policies and procedures.
He is the Author of Structured Summary System and Notetaker a systematic system of notetaking and interview analysis.
He obtained a Bramshill Fellowship in 2002 and his research was on establishing a holistic model for investigators involved in the investigation of child abuse offences.
His research interests are on the interviewing of children and vulnerable adults. He has been a contributor to Achieving Best Evidence (2007). He has been an Adviser to the Welsh Assembly for the North Wales Child Abuse Enquiry.
He is currently a part time lecturer in Child Protection for the University of Wales, Newport and Swansea. Part time lecturer in the Protection of Vulnerable adults at Merthyr College.
He was a part of the writing team for the All Wales Child Protection Procedures and the ACPO Child Protection Training sub-group.
He has travelled extensively abroad providing advice and guidance to police forces and investigating agencies.
Kerry’s Current Position is the Managing Director of Investigative Interviewing Training and Consultancy Limited which is providing training and consultancy to the police, Social Services and other agencies on issues of child protection, adult protection, investigative doctrine and investigative interviewing.
Kerry has published articles on child abuse investigations and investigative interviewing. Published research paper on the interviewing of vulnerable persons.
He is currently researching with the School of Forensic Linguistics, Cardiff University the involvement of interpreters in major crime interviews.
He is a member of Steering Group responsible for the writing of the All Wales Child Protection procedures 2000.
Presenting evidence on information sharing and training at the Climbie Inquiry.
He is the author of the All Wales Investigative Interview policies and procedures.
Kerry also devised training for Social Services and Health on investigative doctrine, decision-making and record keeping for child and adult protection.
He is currently, part time employed by Welsh Assembly Government as an independent investigator on child protection in education.
Interviewing children for disciplinary proceedings.
Provided training for the service.
Former member of the ACPO steering Group on child protection.
Former project manager on the implementation of intermediaries in investigative interviews.
In March 2015 completed a review and assisted in new training in respect of child protection for the College of Policing.
Within Investigative Interviewing Kerry is the Chair of the ACPO Investigative Interviewing practitioners forum –development of practical issues i.e. firearms procedures, vulnerable person suspect interviews, dealing with DNA in interviews, Dealing with prepared statements.
He was made nationally responsible for PIP Level 2 (Specialist interviewing of vulnerable persons/vulnerable children) and PIP Level 2 (Interview Advisers) training programme.
These programmes are knowledge based and workplace assessed. The programme commenced in April 2005.
Until retirement was the Regional Interview Co-ordinator for Wales responsible for interview advice, development of the ACPO strategy.
Until Kerry’s retirement he provided interview advice, guidance and supervision on a national basis to the police service on a large number of very high profile cases.
Since retirement Kerry has provided interview advice to Warwickshire, Gwent, Devon and Cornwall, Cambridge, Dyfed Powys, Gloucestershire and West Yorkshire police forces.
Kerry is the only police member of the British Medical Foundation into the interviewing of torture victims.
A member of the Scientific Committee of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group.
Kerry has also presented seminars nationally and internationally to professionals involved in or researching and evaluation of investigative interviewing.
In July 2005 Kerry presented the keynote speech on Investigative Interviewing at the International Forensic Linguistics Conference, Cardiff.
In 2006 he presented 2 seminars and a workshop at the 2nd International Investigative Interviewing Conference, Portsmouth.
The workshop was on the role on Interview Advising.
Seminar 1 was on the interviewing of learning disabled adults and Seminar 2 was on a model of investigation for child abuse offences.
Kerry has presented at numerous international conferences on the issues of interviewing children.
In 2014 he presented at International conferences on the following subjects:
Interviewing of children and the investigation of alleged sexual offences
Enhancing witness ability through the use of sketch plans
Presenting visually recorded evidence Kerry is a main research contributor to the Home Office Guidance “Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings; The interviewing of vulnerable persons, including children, 2007/ 2011 and provided further guidance on interviewing children for the new publication for issue late 2015.
He is currently conducting interviews of children for the Family Proceedings Courts in South Wales.