Parenting Coordination in Postseparation Disputes

Shirley Ann Higuchi, Esq., is the associate executive director of legal and regulatory affairs for APA. In this role, Ms. Higuchi manages all aspects of a complex agenda focused on developing and implementing legal and regulatory strategies to achieve optimal psychologist participation in the health care field. Topics covered include managed care, class action litigation, state health care reform, Medicaid, professional licensing, scope of practice, confidentiality, telehealth, and parenting coordination. Through her work at APA, Ms. Higuchi has contributed to the field of parenting coordination by offering training workshops, developing practice guidelines, supporting research, and helping launch the Office of the Parenting Coordinator in the District of Columbia Superior Court. Ms. Higuchi is active in the DC Bar, having served on the Board of Governors from 1994 to 2000, as chair of the Bar's Nominations Committee in 2001, and as president in 2003. She recently completed a 6-year term on the Judicial Tenure and Disabilities Commission for the DC Courts. Ms. Higuchi has received several prestigious awards, including the Lever Award, the Honorable Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award, and the United Planning Organization Community Service Award. In addition to her service to the legal and psychological communities, Ms. Higuchi is chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, which provides education, policy, and research on the experiences of the Japanese Americans wrongly incarcerated during World War II. Prior to joining APA, Ms. Higuchi was in private practice with the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, PC. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Georgetown University.   Stephen J. Lally, PhD, ABPP, is a professor in the clinical psychology program at American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington, DC. He is the past president of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology. He received his diplomate in forensic psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Lally is the past president of the District of Columbia Psychology Association, a former APA Council Representative for DC, and a past member of APA's Committee for Professional Practice and Standards. He has presented and published in the areas of assessment, ethics, and forensic psychology. Dr. Lally has a part-time forensic and clinical practice in the Washington, DC, area.  

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction 
Shirley Ann Higuchi and Stephen J. Lally
Part I. Background to Parenting Coordination
Chapter 1: Origins and Development of Parenting Coordination 
Joan B. Kelly
Chapter 2: Legal Standards and Issues Associated With Parenting Coordination 
Margaret J. McKinney, Linda A. Delaney, and Alan Nessman
Chapter 3: Competencies Required for Conducting Parenting Coordination 
Stephen J. Lally and Robin M. Deutsch
Chapter 4: Parenting Coordination: Basic Approaches and Strategies 
Robin M. Deutsch
Part II. The Practice of Parenting Coordination
Chapter 5: Creation, Development, and Management of a Parenting Coordination Practice 
Matthew J. Sullivan
Chapter 6: Ethical Issues and Risk Management in Parenting Coordination 
Robin M. Deutsch and Stephen J. Lally
Chapter 7: Strategies for Working With Difficult Clients 
Matthew J. Sullivan
Chapter 8: Setting Up a Parenting Coordination Project in the Courts: The District of Columbia Program 
Stephen J. Lally, Shirley Ann Higuchi, and Jennifer Joyner-Hall
Part III. Special Issues and Populations
Chapter 9: Including Children in the Parenting Coordination Process: A Specialized Role 
Joan B. Kelly
Chapter 10: Parenting Coordination and Diversity Issues 
Giselle A. Hass
Chapter 11: Parenting Coordination and Domestic Violence 
Giselle A. Hass
Chapter 12: Collaboration With Attorneys 
Margaret J. McKinney, Linda A. Delaney, and Alan Nessman
Part IV. The Future of Parenting Coordination
Chapter 13: Charting the Challenging Path Toward Establishment of Parenting Coordination's Efficacy 
Debra K. Carter and Stephen J. Lally
Chapter 14: The Future of Parenting Coordination 
Joan B. Kelly and Shirley Ann Higuchi
Index
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