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.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
"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.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
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
On Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 8 PM EST, Family Access-Fighting for Children’s Rights presents Bill Eddy on the topic This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV
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 be a live zoom presentation.
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. This is an open forum and we welcome discussion. But 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
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.
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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
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.