Clinician's guide to child custody evaluations

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"The Clinician's Guide to Child Custody Evaluations, Third Edition is written by one of the leaders in the field. it is as essential to the subject of child custody as the stethoscope is to medicine. This edition, an update of a classic, is a must-read for everyone from the novice to the expert's expert." - Leslie M. Drozd, PhD, Editor, Journal of Child Custody A practical and comprehensive guide for conducting child custody evaluations. Clinician's Guide to Child Custody Evaluations addresses the entire custody evaluation process from beginning to end. This New Third Edition reflects the abundant recent research in this area, including new evaluating and testing findings and new ethical guidelines from the APA. This edition also features fully up-to-date coverage of important legal decisions affecting child custody. With many chapters completely revised and rewritten, the third Edition covers: Roles the mental health Practitioner can play and operate within the legal arena What encompasses a custody evaluation Ethical considerations and responsibilities involved in custody disputes How to interview, make behavioral observations, and collect collateral information Standards, applicability,and administration of tests Specialized child custody instruments such as the Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT) How divorce affect families Evaluating parents' behavior How to prepare for the courtroom process Maltreatment, including neglect, abuse, and domestic violence Placement schedules How to write reports, draw conclusions, and render opinions Each chapter ends with critical issues for the practitioner to consider. The accessible reference format provides a quick review of relevant discussions in the text. In addition, this book includes convenient guides to relevant legal terms, documents forms, APA guidelines, and codes of conduct. Based not only on current research but also on the author's considerable experience with thousands of evaluations, Clinician's Guide to Child Custody Evaluations is the definitive guide to this field for students and practitioners.

Description

No one suffers more or has more to lose from a divorce than the children involved. In helping to minimize the potential damage to these young victims, there is no more crucial issue than the awarding of custody. Fortunately, it is now common practice for courts and attorneys to enlist the aid of psychologists to perform expert evaluations of the custody arrangement which would be in the best interest of the child. With many marriages now ending in divorce, the demand for professionals capable of performing this difficult, yet rewarding, service is greater than ever. More and more mental health professionals are entering this branch of forensic psychology, yet to date, there are but a scant few books expressly designed to quickly and thoroughly educate professionals in the full range of skills they need to perform this vitally important service. . Comprehensive, authoritative, and very practical, this guide does just that. From getting started in the field, to selecting and administering tests, to conducting interviews and drawing conclusions, to reporting findings and testifying in court, it provides professionals with detailed clinical guidelines for performing evaluations while schooling them in all the legal, ethical, and practical aspects of serving as expert witnesses, mediators, or court appointed psychologists in custody cases.

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Other Editions

• Clinician's guide to child custody evaluationsJ. Wiley & Sons1995-01-01
• Clinician's Guide to Child Custody EvaluationsWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2002-01-01
• Clinician's Guide to Child Custody EvaluationsWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2006-01-01
• Clinician's guide to child custody evaluationsJ. Wiley2006-01-01
• Clinician's Guide to Child Custody EvaluationsElectronic resourceJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.2006-01-01
• Clinician's Guide to Child Custody EvaluationsWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2007-01-01