Publisher:
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, New York
This volume brings together acknowledged experts who consider difficult questions that can arise during family proceedings, and respond with practical approaches for dealing with these demanding and complex issues
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This volume brings together acknowledged experts who consider difficult questions that can arise during family proceedings, and respond with practical approaches for dealing with these demanding and complex issues
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Principles and practice; What principles guide parenting assessments?; How are assessments conducted for family proceedings?; Would cultural matching ensure culturally competent assessments?; The child's perspective; What is the relevance of attachment to parenting assessments?; What are the significant dimensions of harm to a child?; Are children reliable witnesses to their experiences?; How much should children's views count?; Assessing parents; Can adolescents parent?
Can parents with personality disorders adequately care for children?Can violent parents be fit parents?; How do mental health problems affect parenting?; Would exploration of unresolved conflicts inform parenting assessments?; Does the past predict the future?; Recommendations; Is it possible to work with parental denial?; What contact arrangements are in a child's best interests?; Long-term foster care or adoption?; Judgements; How does a judge weigh up a case?; Index
