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9780789029713

Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations

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  • ISBN13:

    9780789029713

  • ISBN10:

    0789029715

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-10-05
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This book presents an advanced examination of psychological testing and usage in the child custody arena. It addresses test selection issues, provides insightful discussions of how to confront confirmatory biases and avoid the distortion of test findings, and takes an in-depth look at the MMPI-2 and Rorschach tests. Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations concludes with a point-counterpoint discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT) between creator Marc J. Ackerman and Mary Connell, President of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the Volume on Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations
1(2)
James R. Flens
THEORETICAL AND TEST USAGE ISSUES
The Responsible Use of Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations: Selection of Tests
3(28)
James R. Flens
Confirmatory Bias and Confirmatory Distortion
31(18)
David A. Martindale
Use of Psychological Tests in Child Custody Assessment
49(22)
Jonathan Gould
Testing, One, Two, Three, Testing: An Attorney Perspective
71(12)
Dianna Gould-Saltman
THE USE OF THE MMPI-2 AND THE RORSCHACH IN THE CHILD CUSTODY CONTEXT
How Can the MMPI-2 Help Child Custody Examiners?
83(36)
Alex B. Caldwell, Jr.
What the Rorschach Can Contribute to Child Custody and Parenting Time Evaluations
119(24)
Robert E. Erard
The Rorschach: Its Use in Child Custody Evaluations
143(16)
Ginger C. Calloway
Clinical Ratings of Parenting Capacity and Rorschach Protocols of Custody-Disputing Parents: An Exploratory Study
159(20)
Janet R. Johnston
Marjorie G. Walters
Nancy W. Olesen
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: THE USE AND PROBATIVE VALUE OF THE ASPECT
The Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT): A Review of Research and Update
179(16)
Marc J. Ackerman
Review of "The Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody" (ASPECT)
195(16)
Mary Connell
Transfusion Maybe, Laid to Rest, No: A Response to the Mary Connell Review of the Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT)
211(4)
Marc J. Ackerman
CONCLUSION
Final Thoughts and Future Directions
215(2)
James R. Flens
Index 217

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