Parental Alienation From Both Sides: The Child, the Targeted Parent, and the System

Agenda: 

10:50 ET – Sign In / Networking

10:55 ET – Welcome / Announcements / Introduction of Speaker

11:00 ET – Objectives 1-4 / Q&A

1:00 ET – Evaluation / Certificates

Content Area: Beginner Basics

Intended Audience: Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Paraprofessionals, Law Enforcement and any other helping professionals who work in mental and behavioral health settings

Course Interaction & System Requirements: This live webinar presentation is interactive. Attendees & presenters may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. To participate in this live virtual training, attendees must have access to a computer, tablet, or mobile device capable of running Zoom.

• Operating Systems: Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, iOS/iPadOS 15 or later, or Android 9.0 or later.
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• Software: The latest available version of the Zoom Workplace application is recommended. Participants may also join through a supported web browser.
• Audio: Speakers or headphones are required to hear the presentation.
• Participants are encouraged to test their internet connection and Zoom access before the scheduled training to ensure uninterrupted attendance.

ATTENDANCE and CE ELIGIBILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Full attendance is required to receive CE credit and will be verified through webinar timestamps and live monitoring. Partial credit cannot be awarded per CE attendance compliance rules. Late arrival, early departure, or technical difficulties outside the allowable time window will make you ineligible to receive a CE certificate. Registration and payment provide access to the program but do not guarantee CE credit or waive attendance requirements.

CE Statements:

Summit BHC, provider #2057, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/31/2025 - 07/31/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

Summit BHC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7161. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Summit BHC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Registration Deadline: Registration will remain open until 5:00 ET on the day prior to the start of the training. In the event the training reaches capacity prior to that day/time, registration will close automatically.

CANCELATION & REFUND POLICY: Cancelations are eligible for full refund if cancelation notice is given in writing (via email) 3 days prior to the event date. Refunds are not available for cancelations made within 3 business days prior to the event date - registration fee is eligible for transfer to selected other offered training by this organization.

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION: Payment will show as payable to Justitia Foundation on your payment statement

RECORDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This workshop may be recorded and shared as an on-demand educational program. By using your camera or microphone or posting in public chat, you consent to the future use of your image, voice, display name, and comments in the recording. To avoid inclusion, keep your camera and microphone off and do not use public chat. You may still interact through private messages to the host or presenter.

Contact: Janis Ellington janis.ellington@summitbhc.com 912-678-4480

About the Presenters

TOMMY BLACK, PhD., LPC, LMHC

Tommy Black, Ph.D., LPC, LMHC is a licensed mental health professional and forensic clinician with nearly three decades of experience at the intersection of behavioral health and the legal system. He is the Executive Director of the Justitia Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing education, ethical standards, and clinical competence among behavioral health and forensic professionals. Through this work, Dr. Black develops and delivers specialized training programs focused on forensic evaluation, custody matters, coercive control, trauma, and ethical decision-making, with an emphasis on practical application in real-world legal contexts.

In addition to his leadership role, Dr. Black is the owner of Darsey, Black & Associates and Clinical Director of Atlantic Counseling Services, where he oversees clinical services, evaluations, and program development. His work routinely involves complex cases including custody evaluations, psychosexual assessments, violence risk, and trauma-related presentations. He is frequently retained as an expert witness and is known for providing clear, balanced, and defensible opinions in high-conflict legal matters. His clinical approach integrates CBT, REBT, and trauma-informed frameworks, with a strong focus on accountability, objectivity, and ethical practice.

Dr. Black has served in leadership roles with the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, including as Chair, and has contributed to the development of professional standards at both the state and national level. He has also taught at the graduate level and continues to consult, present, and train professionals across the country. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Northcentral University, along with graduate degrees from Georgia Southern University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tampa. His career reflects a consistent focus on elevating the profession through education, collaboration, and the responsible application of behavioral health expertise within legal systems.

Bridget Elise Bennett - Legal Consultant

Bridget Bennett is a custody strategist, certified High Conflict Communication Specialist and the founder of Breaking Badass Coaching. She helps parents in high-conflict custody cases document what matters, communicate without getting pulled into conflict and walk into court prepared.

Bridget spent more than 20 years as a paralegal in civil litigation, so she knows how courts read paperwork and what gets lost in a pile of screenshots. Then family court became personal. After two high-conflict divorces, she represented herself in her own custody case and won sole custody of her children. That experience is the foundation of everything she teaches: calm, organized documentation and clear, child-focused communication.

She is certified by the High Conflict Institute in High Conflict Personalities in Divorce, is a domestic violence advocate and previously volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem in Wake County dependency court. She studied Human Services at Purdue Global University, where she made the Dean's List.

Through 1:1 coaching, her Court-Ready Evidence Package, the Custody Warrior Collective and the free Court-Ready Parents community, Bridget has helped parents across the country turn overwhelming case files into clear, organized records. She teaches documentation-as-strategy, BIFF communication and how to recognize tactics like DARVO, and she shares that work with parents every day on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

Bridget is a mother of four. She is not an attorney, and her work is education and coaching, not legal advice.

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