Complex issues in child custody evaluation [[electronic resource]. /] / Philip M. Stahl

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779124303321
• Autore: Stahl Philip Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999
• ISBN: 1-4522-2917-1; 0-7619-1099-9; 1-4522-6255-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 216 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.730173
• Soggetti: Custody of children - United States - Evaluation
• 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: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1. Alienation and Alignment of Children; What Is Parental Alienation?; Mild Cases of Parental Alienation; Moderate Cases of Parental Alienation; Severe Cases of Parental Alienation; Review of the Literature; The Evaluation Process; The Alienating Parent; The Alienated Parent; The Children; Other Reasons for Alignment With One Parent: What to Look for in the Children; Summary and Recommendations; When Alienation Is Present; When the Child Is Aligned and Alienation Is Not Present; Parentectomies: Do They Help?; CASE EXAMPLE: The D FamilyChapter 2. Domestic Violence; Approaching the Family's Domestic Violence Issues; Categories of Domestic Violence; Issues in Differential Diagnosis; History of the Family's Domestic Violence; Specific Questions to Ask Parents 33; The Children in These Families; An Objective Range of Access and Treatment Recommendations; Access Issues; Therapeutic and Structural Interventions; CASE EXAMPLE: The V Family; Chapter 3. Allegations of Sexual Abuse; Background and Review of the Literature; Common Scenarios in the Presentation of False Allegations; Parent Factors Associated With False AllegationsOther Parent Factors in the Allegations of Sex Abuse; Child Factors in the Allegations; Approach to the Investigation: Evaluation; Parent-Child Observation Sessions; Interpreting and Reporting the Results; Visitation ; Recommendations; Reunification Therapy; Conclusions; Chapter 4. Move-Away Evaluations; Review of the Literature; Societal Issues; Issues for the Courts; Factors for the Evaluator to Consider; Child and Family Issues; Move-Related Issues; CASE EXAMPLE: The S Family; CASE EXAMPLE: The . Family; CASE EXAMPLE: The L Family; Part II; Chapter 5. Issues With High-Conflict FamiliesThe Nature of Personality Disturbances; Neutral Decision Making (Special Master); Parallel Parenting; Structured Recommendations; CASE EXAMPLE: The G Family; CASE EXAMPLE: The . Family; Chapter 6. Child Considerations in Custody Recommendations; A Developmental Framework; Infants and Toddlers (0-3 Years); Preschoolers (3-5 Years); School-Age Children (6-12 Years); Adolescents (13-17 Years); Children's Reactions to Parental Conflict; Giving Children a Voice Versus Protecting Their Privacy; Weighing the Needs of a Single Child Against the Needs of a Sibling GroupBalancing the Individual Child's Real Needs With the Ideal; Chapter 7. The Components of the Evaluator's Recommendations; Custody, Time-Share, and Parenting Responsibility; Therapeutic Interventions; Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Parents; Directing Families to Move Forward; Dissemination of the Report; Part III; Chapter 8. Use of Psychological Testing in Custody Evaluations; Review of the Literature; Traditional Psychological Tests; Objective Personality Tests; Projective Personality Tests; Tests Designed Specifically for Custody Evaluations
• Sommario/riassunto: Integrating disparate research findings into a comprehensive resource, this book provides a clinical and theoretical understanding of the most important issues concerning child custody evaluations.