Contemporary issues in family law and mental health
By: by Michael G. Brock and Samuel Saks ; with a foreword by Ralph Slovenko.
Contributors: Saks, Samuel.; Slovenko, Ralph.
Series: American series in behavioral science and law ; 1112
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780398078102
Subjects: Custody of children -- United States; Forensic psychology -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Mental health roles in family court; title: Facilitataive and evaluative mediation; title: Case preparation v. expert witnesses; title: Forensic practice : privilege and ethics; title: "Therapy court"; title: Treatment professionals beware; title: Valid and invalid scientific evidence; title: The criminalization of being human; title: The effect of the amendment to Michigan Rule of Evidence 703 on expert testimony in family court; title: Science, technology, and the search for truth; title: To tell the truth : the use of the polygraph test; title: False allegations of abuse; title: Parental alienation; title: Forensic interviewing protocol in child abuse cases; title: The need to adopt a forensic interviewing protocol; title: Justice for anyone?; title: Child advocacy : elements of child custody evaluations; title: Let the children have a voice; title: Mental health forensics and child therapy; title: When does child abuse therapy constitute malpractice?.