Handbook of Child Custody

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Goldstein, Mark L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Psychology > Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Child and School Psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.

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...

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.