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The Custody of Children [electronic resource] : A Behavioral Assessment Model / by Richard A. Marafiote.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1985Edition: 1st ed. 1985Description: XII, 277 p. 1 illus. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781468474732
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.89 23
LOC classification:
  • RC466.8-467.97
Online resources:
Contents:
I: Background Issues -- 1 Child Custody Determination: An Historical Perspective -- 2 Current Models and Strategies of Assessment -- 3 Foundations for a Behavioral Assessment Alternative -- 4 A Comparison of Behavioral and Traditional Assessment -- II: A Behavioral Model: What to Assess -- 5 Determining the Postdivorce Living Arrangements for Children: A Behavioral Model -- 6 Observational Learning: The Prospective Caretaker as a Model -- 7 Assessment of the Prospective Postdivorce Environments and Self-Ratings: The Final Links in the Process of Prediction -- III: Behavioral Assessment Strategies: How to Assess -- 8 The Behavioral Interview I -- 9 The Behavioral Interview II -- 10 Structured Behavioral Observations I -- 11 Structured Behavioral Observations II: Methodological Considerations -- 12 Concluding Comments -- References -- Author Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: Separation and divorce have become an inevitable factor in American society. Even those of us who have not experienced these events di­ rectly have been touched by them through association with parents, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Frequently, we have observed these individuals express a variety of negative emotions, including insecurity, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. If children are involved, their par­ ents' decisions and often dysfunctional maneuvers in this matter will most likely have a profound affect on them. One such decision will be with whom they will live. Although the great majority of children will live with their mothers following a divorce, this arrangement is no longer accepted as inevitable. Changes such as an ever-increasing num­ ber of mothers with full-time out of home employment and research supporting the significance and competence of fathers in child rearing have led many observers to challenge the assumption of maternal supe­ riority. These changes, as well as those related to the law and child cus­ tody, for example the increased acceptability of a joint custody arrange­ ment, have complicated the process of deciding where a child should live after his or her parents' divorce. Consequently, others are fre­ quently called upon to assist in the decision making and render an opin­ ion concerning custody and visitation. By and large these individuals will be members of the mental health profession.
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I: Background Issues -- 1 Child Custody Determination: An Historical Perspective -- 2 Current Models and Strategies of Assessment -- 3 Foundations for a Behavioral Assessment Alternative -- 4 A Comparison of Behavioral and Traditional Assessment -- II: A Behavioral Model: What to Assess -- 5 Determining the Postdivorce Living Arrangements for Children: A Behavioral Model -- 6 Observational Learning: The Prospective Caretaker as a Model -- 7 Assessment of the Prospective Postdivorce Environments and Self-Ratings: The Final Links in the Process of Prediction -- III: Behavioral Assessment Strategies: How to Assess -- 8 The Behavioral Interview I -- 9 The Behavioral Interview II -- 10 Structured Behavioral Observations I -- 11 Structured Behavioral Observations II: Methodological Considerations -- 12 Concluding Comments -- References -- Author Index.

Separation and divorce have become an inevitable factor in American society. Even those of us who have not experienced these events di­ rectly have been touched by them through association with parents, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Frequently, we have observed these individuals express a variety of negative emotions, including insecurity, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. If children are involved, their par­ ents' decisions and often dysfunctional maneuvers in this matter will most likely have a profound affect on them. One such decision will be with whom they will live. Although the great majority of children will live with their mothers following a divorce, this arrangement is no longer accepted as inevitable. Changes such as an ever-increasing num­ ber of mothers with full-time out of home employment and research supporting the significance and competence of fathers in child rearing have led many observers to challenge the assumption of maternal supe­ riority. These changes, as well as those related to the law and child cus­ tody, for example the increased acceptability of a joint custody arrange­ ment, have complicated the process of deciding where a child should live after his or her parents' divorce. Consequently, others are fre­ quently called upon to assist in the decision making and render an opin­ ion concerning custody and visitation. By and large these individuals will be members of the mental health profession.

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