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Handbook of Child Custody

This authoritative reference brings together leading experts for up-to-date theory, findings, and guidelines on the core aspects of child custody evaluations. Contributors offer steps for gathering more accurate family data through home observations, interviews, and collateral information. Chapters...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Goldstein, Mark L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Psychology—Methodology.
Psychological measurement.
Child and School Psychology.
Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Psychological Methods/Evaluation.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13942-5
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Professional Issues
  • Ethical Issues in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Best Interest Factors in Child Custody Evaluations
  • A Judicial Perspective on Child Custody Evaluations
  • Part II: Interviewing/Observation
  • Interviewing Parents Involved in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Interviewing Children and Adolescents in Child Custody Cases
  • Observing Parents Interact with Children: All Too Infrequently Asked Questions (and Answers)
  • Uses of Collateral Sources of Information in Forensic Child Custody Examinations
  • Part III: Psychological Assessment
  • Current and New Developments in Psychological Testing for Child Custody Disputes
  • Projective Personality Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Supplemental Parenting Inventories used in Custody Evaluations
  • Empirically Assisted Assessment of Family Systems: The Bricklin Scales
  • Alcohol/drug Abuse Issues in Child Custody Evaluations
  • Assessment of Mental Disorders in Custody Evaluations
  • How to Assess for Domestic Violence
  • Evaluating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes
  • Part IV: Specialized Issues
  • Child Custody Evaluations in Cases where Parental Alienation is Alleged
  • Relocation Evaluations in Child Custody Disputes
  • Impact of Conflicted Child Custody on School, Behavioral, and Social Outcomes: An Ecological Approach
  • A Methodology Primer for Conducting Bonding Studies in Child Custody Evaluations: Integration with Neuroscience
  • Cults, Extremist Movements and the Child Custody Evaluation: Pitfalls and Strategies
  • Family therapy with Families in Intractable Conflicts about Child Custody and Visitation
  • Part V: Case Studies and Psychological Reports.

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