A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives

Part I.General Considerations

1. The Search for Truth: Science and Pseudoscience in Child Custody Evaluations
Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh

2. Roles and Ethical Issues in Custody Disputes
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3. Models and Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations
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4. Standards for Resolution of Custody Disputes
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5. General Legal and Professional Issues
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6. Communication Among Professionals
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7. The “Ultimate Issue” – Recommendations
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Part II.Social Science Research and Parenting Plans

8. Developmental Needs of Children and Families
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9. Managing Parent/Child Contact in High-Conflict and Abusive Families
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10. Parenting Plans and~Interventions
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Part III.Ordering, Conducting, And Reviewing Evaluations

11. Uses and Limitations of Psychological Tests
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12. Starting the Evaluation
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13. Collecting Information
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14. Writing the Report
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15. Reviewing Custody Evaluations
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Part IV.Special Issues in Evaluating Children and Families

16. Diversity in Family Structures
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17. Relocation
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18. Estrangement and Alienation
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19. Abduction and Parental Kidnapping
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20. Children with Disabilities
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21. Mental Illness in Parents
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22. Substance Abuse
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23. Domestic Violence
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24. Child Abuse and Neglect
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25. Child Sexual Abuse
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Keywords: PSYCHOLOGY / General PSY000000