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A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives

Whether assessing general family functioning or specific areas of conflict, professionals ordering, conducting, or reviewing child custody evaluations require sound knowledge of three interrelated fields: up-todate legal issues, psychological findings, and forensic procedures. A Comprehensive Guide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rohrbaugh, Joanna Bunker (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General Considerations
  • The Search for Truth: Science and Pseudoscience in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Roles and Ethical Issues in Custody Disputes
  • Models and Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations
  • Standards for Resolution of Custody Disputes
  • General Legal and Professional Issues
  • Communication Among Professionals
  • The "Ultimate Issue" - Recommendations
  • Social Science Research and Parenting Plans
  • Developmental Needs of Children and Families
  • Managing Parent/Child Contact in High-Conflict and Abusive Families
  • Parenting Plans and~Interventions
  • Ordering, Conducting, And Reviewing Evaluations
  • Uses and Limitations of Psychological Tests
  • Starting the Evaluation
  • Collecting Information
  • Writing the Report
  • Reviewing Custody Evaluations
  • Special Issues in Evaluating Children and Families
  • Diversity in Family Structures
  • Relocation
  • Estrangement and Alienation
  • Abduction and Parental Kidnapping
  • Children with Disabilities
  • Mental Illness in Parents
  • Substance Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Sexual Abuse.