| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 612 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction / Stephen N. Sparta -- Section I. Foundation of Personality Development: Attachment and Parent Insightfulness: 1. Attachment and child custody: the importance of available parents / Gwynneth Smith, Brianna Coffino, Patricia Van Horn, and Alicia Lieberman; 2. Parents' insightfulness: the importance of keeping the inner world of the child in mind for parenting plan evaluations / David Oppenheim and Nina Koren-Karie -- Section II. Factors Associated with Children's Adjustment to Parents' Separation: 3. Risk and protective factors associated with child and adolescent adjustment following separation and divorce: social science applications / Joan B. Kelly; 4. Quality of maternal and paternal parenting following separation and divorce / Irwin Sandler, Sharlene Wolchik, Emily B. Winslow, Nicole E. Mahrer, John A. Moran, and David Weinstock; 5. Supporting father involvement in the context of separation and divorce / Marsha Kline Pruett, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Philip A. Cowan, and Jillian S. Diamond -- Section III. Factors Associated with Children's Adjustment to Time-Sharing: 6. Shared-time parenting: an evidenced based matrix for evaluating risk / Jennifer E. McIntosh and Bruce Smyth; 7. Parenting time, parent conflict, parent-child relationships, and children's physical health / William V. Fabricius, Karina R. Sokol, Priscila Diaz and Sanford L. Braver; 8. Critical analysis of research on parenting plans and children's well-being / Michael E. Lamb -- Section IV. Children's Disorders That Require Specialized Parenting: 9. Co-parenting children with chronic medical conditions / Lauren Mednick and Gerald P. Koocher; 10. Co-parenting children with neurodevelopmental disorders / Rachel Birnbaum, Lucyna M. Lach, Donald T. Saposnek and Radha MacCulloch; 11. Co-parenting children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorders / Suzanne E.U. Kerns and Ron J. Prinz -- Section V. Parent Behaviors Affecting Co-Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships: 12. Gatekeeping after separation and divorce / Larry Ganong, Marilyn Coleman and Graham McCaulley; 13. Empirical studies of alienation / Michael Saini, Janet R. Johnston, Barbara Jo Fidler, and Nicholas Bala; 14. Domestic violence and child custody / Jennifer L. Hardesty Megan L. Haselschwerdt, and Michael P. Johnson -- Section VI. Present and Future Cultural and Political Issues: 15. Never married parents in family court / Liza Cohen Hita and Sanford L. Braver; 16. Gay and lesbian parents and their children: research relevant to custody cases / Suzanne M. Johnson and Elizabeth O'Connor; 17. Cultural dynamics of divorce and parenting / Michael Saini and Jennifer Ma; 18. Relocation in child custody disputes / William G. Austin -- Section VII. Science and the Law: 19. Judicial impact: the best interests of the child and the daubert and frye evidentiary frameworks / Daniel W. Shuman and Alexander S. Berk -- Section VIII. Conclusion: 20. Evidence-based practice / Kathryn F. Kuehnle and Leslie M. Drozd |
| Summary |
When conducting parenting plan evaluations, mental health professionals need to be aware of a myriad of different factors. More so than in any other form of forensic evaluation, they must have an understanding of the most current findings in developmental research, behavioral psychology, attachment theory, and legal issues to substantiate their opinions. As such there is an essential need for a text focused on translating and implementing research associated with the most important topics within the family court. This book addresses this gap in the literature by presenting an organized and in-d |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Children of divorced parents -- Psychology
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Custody of children.
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Parenting, Part-time.
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Parents of children with disabilities -- Psychology
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Forensic psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Forensic Psychology.
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Children of divorced parents -- Psychology
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Custody of children
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Forensic psychology
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Parenting, Part-time
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Parents of children with disabilities -- Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuehnle, Kathryn.
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Drozd, Leslie.
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| ISBN |
9780199921256 |
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0199921253 |
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