Conducting Scientifically Crafted Child Custody Evaluations, Second Edition - Softcover

Jonathan W. Gould

9781568872162: Conducting Scientifically Crafted Child Custody Evaluations, Second Edition

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156887216X ISBN 13: 9781568872162

Publisher: Professional Resource Press, 2016

This comprehensive guide presents the literature on child custody evaluations in a coherent, logically integrated format that can be applied directly to practice.

Jonathan Gould proposes new assessment models that are based on studies of the 10 percent of divorced couples who pursue resolution of custody disputes. The book comprises a conceptual framework - history, systems, standards and rules, and business/office management issues, the evaluation process - practical hands-on guidance, and suggestions for the evaluator preparing for the court.

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About the Author:

Jonathan W. Gould, PhD, is engaged in forensic practice, specializing in consultations with attorneys and judges on issues related to child custody and related family law issues. He presents workshops and seminars across the country on how to conduct a child custody evaluation, how to review and critique a child custody evaluation, how to examine and cross-examine an expert, and how to integrate ethics and methodology. Along with his consulting group partners, Dr. Gould offers specialized consultation in a wide variety of family law related areas. He is licensed as a psychologist in Pennsylvania and North Carolina and a licensed counseling psychologist in South Carolina.

Review:

Gould (2006) is a new standard of care for the field of child custody. This book contains a clear, user-friendly floor plan and the tools to build the best possible child custody evaluation for each unique family that seeks guidance. Dr. Gould's book is a must have for every evaluator's library. This is an essential text for all child custody evaluators and attorneys. --Leslie M. Drozd, PhD, Editor, Journal of Child Custody

In the past two decades, many texts addressing child custody evaluation have been written. Very few have found a place on almost every evaluator's 'must own' list. In 1998, the first edition of Conducting Scientifically Crafted Child Custody Evaluations was an essential text for custody evaluators and those wishing to understand our work. The second edition contains the same guidance and insight, along with a superb review of what we know now that we didn't know in 1998. This book is an indispensable addition to the professional library of any mental health professional, attorney, or judge working with custody-related cases. --David A. Martindale, PhD, ABPP (forensic), Morristown, New Jersey

This book is a compelling and comprehensive update of Dr. Gould's earlier work on child custody evaluations. It flows from his basic premise that such evaluations need to fit into the legal system rather than have the legal system adapt to our orientation. Using criteria for the admissibility of expert testimony as a backdrop, Dr. Gould masterfully presents a comprehensive description of essential areas to be considered along with references to important research in the area. Despite this careful emphasis on research, the clinical focus is never lost. Dr. Gould provides many guidelines that not only define competent forensic practice, but also address common issues raised by judges and attorneys, such as the role of clinical judgment, the absence of well validated assessment techniques, the use of psychological testing, and special controversial areas such as Parental Alienation Syndrome and child sexual abuse. Each area is generated by genuine concerns of practicing clinicians, thoughtfully discussed, and then provided with the relevant scientific basis. --David L. Shapiro, PhD, ABPP (forensic), Associate Professor of Psychology, Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University

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