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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786235003321

Autore

Stahl Philip Michael

Titolo

Conducting child custody evaluations [[electronic resource] ] : from basic to complex issues / / Philip M. Stahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c2011

ISBN

1-4833-4319-7

1-4522-1348-8

1-4522-7522-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 347 p.)

Disciplina

362.8294

Soggetti

Child welfare - United States

Custody of children - United States - Evaluation

Parent and child (Law) - United States

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: Critical Professional and Ethical Issues; 1 - Introduction to the Role, Ethics, and Professional Responsibility; 2 - The Mental Health Expert's Many Possible Roles; 3 - Fundamental Questions in Most Custody Evaluations; 4 - General Divorce-Related Research and Basic Statutory and Case Law; 5 - Children's Developmental Needs; PART II: Conducting the Child Custody Evaluation; 6 - Conducting the Custody Evaluation; 7 - Conducting the Custody Evaluation; 8 - Use of Psychological Testing in Custody Evaluations; 9 - Gathering Collateral Data

10 - Sharing the Results of the EvaluationPART III: Complex Issuesto Be Evaluated; 11 - Nonviolent High-Conflict Families; 12 - Domestic Violence; 13 - The Alienated Child; 14 - Relocation Evaluations; PART IV: Other Critical Issues; 15 - Tackling the Terror of Testifying; 16 - Critiquing Evaluations; 17 - Conclusions; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This work is a combination of two previously published books - 'Conducting Child Custody Evaluations' and 'Complex Issues in Child Custody Evaluations'. The book was written as a guide to help students



and practitioners walk through the process of conducting a child custody evaluation, a critical skill for mental health practitioners.