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New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2007.
Full Description
Addressing key topics in child custody evaluation, this book provides essential knowledge for practitioners who want to meet the highest standards for both scientific validity and legal admissibility. The authors are leading experts who describe the latest data-based approaches to understanding and assessing relevant child, parent, and family factors. Going beyond the basics, the book gives in-depth attention to challenging, frequently encountered issues, such as how to evaluate allegations of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and child alienation. Also covered are the complexities of interviewing children effectively and working in the adversarial forensic context. A user-friendly appendix contains sample letters and statements of understanding, with permission to photocopy.
Contents
I. Child Custody Evaluations and the Best Interests of the Child
1. Introduction
2. The Best Interests of the Child Standard
II. The Art of Child Custody Evaluations
3. Ethics and Methods
4. Minimizing and Correcting for Bias
5. Increasing the Reliability and Relevance of Child Custody Evaluations
6. Interviewing Children
7. Children's Voices
III. The Science of Child Custody Evaluations: Factors to Assess in Child Custody Evaluations
8. Assessment of Child Developmental Factors
9. Assessment of Parent Factors
10. Assessment of Family Factors
IV. The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations: Assessing Allegations of Maltreatment
11. Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
12. Assessing Allegations of Domestic Violence
13. Assessing Allegations of Child Alienation
14. Another Call for Humility
Appendix: Sample Statements of Understanding and Letters
