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When Instinct Isn't Enough: Navigating Parental Alienation for Parents and Clinicians

Parenting is like tackling everyday arithmetic, but when parental alienation enters the equation, it's as if you're suddenly thrust into the realm of trigonometry. This presentation caters to both parents and clinicians submerged in or intrigued by the complexities of parental alienation dynamics. Just as trigonometry poses a greater challenge than basic arithmetic, navigating the intricacies of parental alienation requires a deeper understanding and nuanced approach. Whether grappling with the heart- wrenching rejection from one's own children or untangling the complexities of alienation during therapy sessions, the journey demands a different level of skill and insight. This training aims to provide clinicians and parents with the important maxims necessary to effectively traverse the sometimes confounding situations that parents experience in their homes or therapy sessions. 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. 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