Research Catalog

Title

Psychological consultation in parental rights cases / Frank J. Dyer.

Author

Dyer, Frank J.

Publication

New York : Guilford Press, c1999.

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Description

x, 310 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

• "This volume delineates current legal and clinical guidelines for practitioners involved as expert witnesses in parental rights cases. Authoritative coverage of relevant statutes, case law, and professional standards is integrated with current psychological theory and research to help readers conduct defensible, scientifically based consultation and testimony.
• Illuminating key procedural matters, legal precedents, and ongoing debates in the field, this book is essential reading for mental health and legal professionals and students."--Jacket.

Subject

• Child Advocacy > legislation & jurisprudence
• Child Custody > legislation & jurisprudence
• Custody of children > United States
• Evidence, Expert > United States
• Expert Testimony
• Forensic psychology > United States
• Foster Home Care > legislation & jurisprudence
• Parent and child (Law) > United States
• Parent-Child Relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-302) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Background to a termination action -- Legal issues in termination of parental rights -- National legislation and case analysis -- Ethical considerations in parental fitness and related evaluations -- Assessments of birth parents, foster parents, and other potential caretakers -- Assessment of children's psychological and attachment profiles -- Special situations -- Theory review -- Empirical research and clinical studies -- Standards for expert testimony -- Cross-examination questions and answers -- Illustrative cases I -- Illustrative cases II: Analysis of the Baby Jessica case.

ISBN

157230474X (hardcover : acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^^99029101^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library