Clinician's Guide to Child Custody Evaluations, 2nd Edition

by Marc J. Ackerman

• ISBN13: 9780471392606
• ISBN10: 047139260X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Keynote: Revision of a comprehensive book on child custody evaluations.

Author Biography

MARC J. ACKERMAN, PhD, is a professor at Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology and also has a private practice. He is co-creator of ASPECT, one of the major child-custody evaluation instruments, and has five books in current publication including Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment (Wiley).

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(11)
Clinician's Responsibilities	11	(29)
How Divorce Affects Families	40	(46)
What Encompasses a Custody Evaluation	86	(22)
Interviews, Behavioral Observations, and Collateral Information	108	(21)
Psychological Testing	129	(15)
Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT) and Other Custody Instruments	144	(29)
Guidelines for Evaluating Parents' Behavior	173	(19)
Abuse Allegations	192	(38)
Placement Schedules	230	(14)
Reporting the Results	244	(13)
Surviving Your Day in Court	257	(28)
Appendix A: Glossary of Legal Terms	285	(4)
Appendix B: Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct	289	(16)
Appendix C: Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists	305	(10)
Appendix D: Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Divorce Proceedings	315	(10)
References	325	(18)
Author Index	343	(6)
Subject Index	349