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The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations

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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.
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
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