This book resolves a key problem that all evaluators need to attend to:, i.e., what constructs ought to be measured?, all the while giving them practical ways of doing this. It also presents data showing family court judges like the model, and it does this fairly briefly but in a way that is nicely embedded in the research literature.
In the more than 25 years that I have done child custody evaluations, and in the 15 years since publication of my first book, ... 5.220) has promulgated rules designed to improve the quality of child custody evaluation work.
The extent, nature, and validity of sexual abuse allegations in custody/visitation disputes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 14, 151–163. Thomas, J. T., Hecht, S. S., ... Improving the quality of child custody evaluations. New York: Springer.
Whether the move would be likely to improve the general quality of life for both the residential parent and the child . 2. The extent to which visitation rights have been allowed and exercised . 3. Whether the primary residential parent ...
... relationship to the underlying psychological mechanisms that explain how attitudes guide behavior (Fazio, 1990). ... or by encouraging jurors to repeatedly express the favorable attitudes during voir dire (Schuette & Fazio, 1995).
Parenting Plan & Child Custody Evaluations: Using Decision Trees to Increase Evaluator Competence & Avoid Preventable Errors
(g) Any literature or other material used or relied upon to support opinions must be referred to by the expert. (h) The expert must not give opinion evidence outside the witness's area of expertise. (Ministry of Justice, 2014) Expert ...
CHAPTER 7 Improving the Quality of ParentChild Contact in Separating Families with Infants and Young Children: Empirical ... Our goal is to provide those professionals conducting custody evaluations or assessments with an underlying ...
Journal of Marriage and the Family , 47 , 77-84 . Ackerman , M. J. ( 1995 ) . Clinician's guide to child custody evaluations . New York : John Wiley . Ackerman , M. J. ( 1997 ) . Does Wednesday mean Mom's house or Dad's ?
... of Violence Risk Assessment Edited by Randy K. Otto & Kevin S. Douglas Dangerous People: Policy, Prediction, and Practice Edited by Bernadette McSherry & Patrick Keyzer Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison ...
A focused look at the uses—and misuses—of psychological tests in the context of child custody This book presents an advanced examination of psychological testing and usage in the child custody arena.