Forensic mental health assessment of children and adolescents [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Steven N. Sparta, Gerald P. Koocher

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458649403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0-19-024210-8; 1-281-37461-X; 9786611374617; 0-19-803336-2; 1-4294-0272-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (495 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SpartaSteven N; KoocherGerald P
• Disciplina: 614/.15
• Soggetti: Behavioral assessment of children; Behavioral assessment of teenagers; Forensic psychology; Mental illness - Diagnosis; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The legal contexts of forensic assessment of children and families / Lois A. Weithorn -- Integrating assessment, treatment, and justice: pipe dream or possibility? / Gary B. Melton and Robin J. Kimbrough-Melton -- Ethical issues in forensic assessment of children and adolescents / Gerald P. Koocher -- Ten rules: how to get along better with lawyers and the legal system / William E. Foote --; Avoiding malpractice in child forensic assessment / O. Brandt Caudill, Jr. -- Working with courts, judges, and lawyers: what forensic mental health professionals should know about being expert witnesses / Steven R. Smith -- Interpreting forensic interview and test data of Latino children: recommendations for culturally competent evaluations / Roberto J. Velásquez ... [et al.] -- Forensic interviewing of children and adolescents / Linda Sayler Gudas and Jerome M. Sattler --; Assessing child sexual abuse allegations in a legal context / Kathryn Kuehnle and Steven N. Sparta -- Evaluating the effects of domestic violence on children / Lois Oberlander Condie -- Child physical abuse and neglect: medical and other considerations in forensic psychological assessment / Amy C. Tishelman ... [et al.] -- Assessing risk for violence among juvenile offenders / Randy Borum -- Psychological evaluation for child custody / Steven N. Sparta and Philip M. Stahl --; Assessing eligibility for and appropriateness of special education services / Stephen T. DeMers and Leah Nellis -- Examining children in personal injury claims / Michael A. Goldberg -- Neuropsychological considerations in forensic child assessment / Karen E. Wills and Jerry J. Sweet -- A pediatric lead litigation primer: foundations for mental health assessment / Steven B. Bisbing --; Bullying and stalking in children and adolescents: assessing obsessional harassment / Joseph T. McCann -- Forensic assessment of amenability to rehabilitation in juvenile delinquency / Robert Kinscherff -- Forensic assessment of parenting in child abuse and neglect cases / Catherine Ayoub and Robert Kinscherff -- Forensic evaluation of juvenile sexual offenders / David Medoff and Robert Kinscherff --; Assessing childhood trauma and developmental factors as mitigation in capital cases / Alan M. Goldstein, Naomi E. Goldstein, and Rachel Kalbeitzer -- Assessing firesetting behavior in children and adolescents / David K. Wilcox -- The MMPI-A in forensic assessment / James N. Butcher and Kenneth S. Pope -- Measures for evaluating child sexual abuse / William N. Friedrich -- Measuring adolescent personality and psychopathology with the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) / Joseph T. McCann.
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides information and suggestions for conducting forensic mental health evaluations of children and adolescents. A range of assessment problems are described in this book, along with discussions about measurement techniques and forensic issues related to minors.