A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives (eBook)
XXV, 702 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-71894-1 (ISBN)
Whether assessing general family functioning or specific areas of conflict, professionals preparing child custody evaluations require sound knowledge of three interrelated fields: up-to-date legal issues, psychological findings, and forensic procedures. This book covers these three essential areas to walk readers through the evaluation process clearly and concisely. It further provides a unique combination of legal guidelines with social science research.
Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D. is a trauma specialist who has been on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School for over twenty years, and is a clinical supervisor for the Victims of Violence and other outpatient programs at Cambridge Hospital. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Personality and Developmental Psychology from Harvard University. Dr. Rohrbaugh has a private forensic psychology practice in Cambridge, MA, where she does child custody evaluations, parenting/bonding evaluations, and forensic consultation, and also serves as a child expert and a divorce coach in collaborative law cases.
Dr. Rohrbaugh is a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and a former board member of the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem (MAGAL). Her family forensic experience includes Custody and Visitation, Care and Protection, Adoption, Child Estrangement/Alienation, Domestic Violence, Sexual Orientation, Physical Abuse of Child, PTSD, Sexual Abuse of Children, Substance Abuse, Removal, and Termination of Parental Rights.
n order to assist families embroiled in child custody disputes, Ithe courts order thousands of child custody evaluations each year. Some of these evaluations are brief, problem-focused asse- ments aimed at quickly resolving a specific area of dispute. Other evaluations are more comprehensive, covering all aspects of family functioning in complex cases. The process of ordering, conducting, or assessing either type of child custody evaluation requires a clear understanding of how legal and psychological issues are int- twined in each case. This book is designed to meet this need for a comprehensive guide that combines legal information and forensic procedures with the social science research that must be the basis for all custody recommendations and decisions. The book should be helpful to three separate but related groups of experienced professionals: (a) family and probate judges, (b) family practice attorneys, and (c) forensic mental health professionals. Before they can order a custody evaluation and use the inf- mation it provides, judges must have a clear understanding of how to integrate clinical information about each family with the related social science research. This book will also enable judges to assess each custody report in terms of (a) the professional and legal gui- lines for conducting custody evaluations, and (b) research-based criteria in each area of family functioning. The text and CD also offer examples of how best to write orders for custody evaluations, and detailed parenting plans that address the issues in each family.
Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D. is a trauma specialist who has been on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School for over twenty years, and is a clinical supervisor for the Victims of Violence and other outpatient programs at Cambridge Hospital. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Personality and Developmental Psychology from Harvard University. Dr. Rohrbaugh has a private forensic psychology practice in Cambridge, MA, where she does child custody evaluations, parenting/bonding evaluations, and forensic consultation, and also serves as a child expert and a divorce coach in collaborative law cases. Dr. Rohrbaugh is a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and a former board member of the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem (MAGAL). Her family forensic experience includes Custody and Visitation, Care and Protection, Adoption, Child Estrangement/Alienation, Domestic Violence, Sexual Orientation, Physical Abuse of Child, PTSD, Sexual Abuse of Children, Substance Abuse, Removal, and Termination of Parental Rights.
PREFACE 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8
CONTENTS 10
BOXES IN TEXT 18
ABOUT THE ACCOMPANYING CD- ROM 22
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 25
THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH: SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE IN CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS 27
ROLES AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN CUSTODY DISPUTES 32
MODELS AND GUIDELINES FOR CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS 51
STANDARDS FOR RESOLUTION OF CUSTODY DISPUTES 64
GENERAL LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 78
COMMUNICATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS 105
THE "ULTIMATE ISSUE” – RECOMMENDATIONS 126
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND PARENTING PLANS 135
DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 137
MANAGING PARENT/ CHILD CONTACT IN HIGH- CONFLICT AND ABUSIVE FAMILIES 173
PARENTING PLANS AND INTERVENTIONS 186
ORDERING CONDUCTING AND REVIEWING EVALUATIONS 227
USES AND LIMITATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS 229
STARTING THE EVALUATION 265
COLLECTING INFORMATION 290
WRITING THE REPORT 338
REVIEWING CUSTODY EVALUATIONS 364
SPECIAL ISSUES IN EVALUATING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 373
DIVERSITY IN FAMILY STRUCTURES 374
RELOCATION 396
ESTRANGEMENT AND ALIENATION 411
ABDUCTION AND PARENTAL KIDNAPPING 450
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES 467
MENTAL ILLNESS IN PARENTS 482
SUBSTANCE ABUSE 507
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 537
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 576
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 596
RESOURCES 625
REFERENCES 631
GLOSSARY 671
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 694
INDEX 695
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.11.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXV, 702 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht | |
| Schlagworte | Child Abuse • child sexual abuse • Evaluation • family court • Intervention • visitations |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-71894-X / 038771894X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-71894-1 / 9780387718941 |
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