Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations

ISBN-13: 9780789029720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 238 str.

James R. Flens; Leslie M. Drozd

Opis

This book presents an advanced examination of psychological testing and usage in the child custody arena. It addresses test selection issues, provides insightful discussions of how to confront confirmatory biases and avoid the distortion of test findings, and takes an in-depth look at the MMPI-2 and Rorschach tests. Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations concludes with a point-counterpoint discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT) between creator Marc J. Ackerman and Mary Connell, President of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.

Spis treści

• INTRODUCTION
  
• Introduction to the Volume on Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations (James R. Flens)
  
• THEORETICAL AND TEST USAGE ISSUES
  
• The Responsible Use of Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations: Selection of Tests (James R. Flens)
  
• Confirmatory Bias and Confirmatory Distortion (David A. Martindale)
  
• Use of Psychological Tests in Child Custody Assessment (Jonathan Gould)
  
• Testing, One, Two Three, Testing: An Attorney Perspective (Dianna Gould-Saltman)
  
• THE USE OF THE MMPI-2 AND THE RORSCHACH IN THE CHILD CUSTODY CONTEXT
  
• How Can the MMPI-2 Help Child Custody Examiners? (Alex B. Caldwell, Jr.)
  
• What the Rorschach Can Contribute to Child Custody and Parenting Time Evaluations (Robert E. Erard)
  
• The Rorschach: Its Use in Child Custody Evaluations (Ginger C. Calloway)
  
• Clinical Ratings of Parenting Capacity and Rorschach Protocols of Custody-Disputing Parents: An Exploratory Study (Janet R. Johnston, Marjorie G. Walters, and Nancy W. Olesen)
  
• POINT-COUNTERPOINT: THE USE AND PROBATIVE VALUE OF THE ASPECT
  
• The Ackerman- Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT): A Review of Research and Update (Marc J. Ackerman)
  
• Review of “The Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody” (ASPECT) (Mary Connell)
  
• Transfusion Maybe, Laid to Rest, No: A Response to the Mary Connell Review of the Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluation of Custody (ASPECT) (Marc J. Ackerman)
  
• CONCLUSION
  
• Final Thoughts and Future Directions (James R. Flens)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Drozd, Leslie; Flens, James R.