Equivocal Child Abuse

Sandra B. McPherson, Farshid Afsarifard (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2011
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-4776-3 (ISBN)

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Child abuse cases with hard-to-prove allegations pose challenges for all those who seek to protect the welfare of children. Helping courts, evaluators, guardians, and lawyers understand and work with difficult cases, Equivocal Child Abuse brings together insights, experience, and guidance from multiple sources to minimize unnecessary harm done to children and families. Exploring all facets of case management, the book discusses:

Legal concepts and theory, the history of guardians ad litem, and the complexity of the processes involved in legal decision making
How different court systems operate, the path of a case, and the roles of participants in custody cases
The investigative process, the evaluation of report credibility, the use of videotape, perspectives of child custody evaluators, and sample investigations
The testimony of expert witnesses, evaluators, guardians ad litem, and treating professionals; and the rules of evidence
Hazards practitioners face in domestic relations and custody cases, including licensing issues, civil suit actions, and personal safety concerns
Intervention options, such as supervised visitation, therapy for children, and mediation
Mental health issues in case participants, including borderline personality disorder, narcissistic and related personality patterns, affective disorders, and substance abuse
A working model for the forensic evaluator, with instructions on conducting the evaluation and reportage

Filled with case studies to elucidate concepts, the book also contains appendices with recommended guidelines for interviewing children in cases of alleged sexual abuse, a line-by-line expert critique of a child interview, and other tools, making this volume a critical resource for all those who contend with these complex cases.

Sandra B. McPherson, PhD, ABPP, has been involved in both clinical and forensic psychological work for more than 40 years in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Her forensic practice has focused on a combination of domestic relations cases and criminal court work, notably involving death penalty mitigation. Farshid Afsarifard, PhD, came to the United States in 1976. His clinical work has focused on the application of dialectical behavior therapy to different populations. His forensic interests and activities are in criminal and civil competencies, child custody, termination of parental rights, civil commitment, and mitigation in sentencing.

Equivocality in a Complex Legal Context. The Courts: Views Across and Within. Investigation. The Expert in the Courtroom. Practitioner Hazards. Intervention Options. Mental Health Issues. Working Model for the Forensic Evaluator. Top Cat. Appendices. Index.

Zusatzinfo	9 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	566 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Besonderes Strafrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4398-4776-2 / 1439847762
ISBN-13	978-1-4398-4776-3 / 9781439847763
Zustand	Neuware