Steven N. Sparta / Gerald P. Koocher (eds.)

Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Herausgegeben von Sparta, Steven N.; Koocher, Gerald P.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides essential knowledge and practical suggestions for conducting forensic mental health evaluations of children and adolescents. A wide range of assessment problems are described, along with discussions about measurement techniques and forensic issues related to minors.

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Most professional forensic literature addresses the assessment of adults yet neglects the necessary differences that arise when working with minors. Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents presents the reader with essential knowledge and practical suggestions regarding the forensic assessment of minors involved in a variety of legal applications. Methods of evaluation are described by leading experts regarding topics frequently encountered and of great
importance to the courts including:
Physical and sexual abuse
Domestic violence
Child custody in divorce proceedings
Risk assessment for violence
Potential for rehabilitation in juvenile court cases
Special education
Childhood development and trauma as mitigating circumstances in death penalty cases

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 190mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1080g
• ISBN-13: 9780195145847
• ISBN-10: 0195145844
• Artikelnr.: 20812675

Autorenporträt

Dr. Steven N. Sparta is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Voluntary), University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University. He was Chair of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychological Association; former President and Fellow of the San Diego Psychological Association; and previously served as Chief Psychologist, Children's Hospital San Diego. Dr. Sparta is Boarded in Clinical and Forensic Psychology (ABPP) and maintains an independent practice. Dr. Gerald P. Koocher is Associate Provost and Professor of Psychology at Simmons College and a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Having served as the President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and as the Chief Psychologist at Children's Hospital Boston, he has authored more than 200 articles and book chapters and authored or edited 15 books.

Inhaltsangabe

* Part I: Forensic Assessment Issues: Ethics, Lawyers, Courts, Cultural
Considerations, and Professional Liability
* 1: Lois A. Weithorn: The Legal Contexts of Forensic Assessment of
Children and Familes
* 2: Gary B. Melton and Robin J. Kimbrough-Melton: Integrating
Assessment, Treatment, and Justice: Pipe Dream or Possibility?
* 3: Gerald P. Koocher: Ethical Issues in Forensic Assessment of
Children and Adolescents
* 4: William E. Foote: Ten Rules: How to Get Along Better With Lawyers
and the Legal System
* 5: O. Brandt Caudill, Jr.: Avoiding Malpractice in Child Forensic
Assessment
* 6: Steven R. Smith: Working with Courts, Judges and Lawyers: What
Forensic Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Being Expert
Witness
* 7: Roberto J. Velasquez, Jeanett Castellanos, Maria Garrido, Paula
Maness, and Ulla Anderson: Intepreting Forensic Interview and Test
Data of Latino Children: Recommendations for Culturally Competent
Evaluations
* Part II: Forensic Mental Health Applications
* 8: Linda Sayler Gudas and Jerome M. Sattler: Forensic Interviewing of
Children and Adolescents
* 9: Kathryn Kuehnle and Steven N. Sparta: Assessing Child Sexual Abuse
Allegations in a Legal Context
* 10: Lois Oberlander Condie: Evaluating the Effects of Domestic
Violence on Children
* 11: Amy C. Tishelman, Alice W. Newton, Jennifer E. Denton and Andrea
M. Vandeven: Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: Medical and Other
Considerations in Forensic Psychological Assessment
* 12: Randy Borum: Assessing Risk for Violence Among Juvenile Offenders
* 13: Steven N. Sparta and Philip M. Stahl: Psychological Evaluation
for Child Custody
* 14: Steven T. DeMers and Leah Nellis: Assessing Eligibility for and
Appropriateness of Special Education Services
* 15: Michael A. Goldberg: Examining Children in Personal Injury Claims
* 16: Karen E. Wills and Jerry J. Sweet: Neuropsychological
Considerations in Forensic Child Assessment
* 17: Steven B. Bisbing: A Pediatric Lead Litigation Primer:
Foundations for Mental Health Assessment
* 18: Joseph T. McCann: Bullying and Stalking in Children and
Adolescents: Assessing Obsessional Harassment
* 19: Robert Kinscherff: Forensic Assessment of Amenability to
Rehabilitation in Juvenile Delinquency
* 20: Catherine Ayoub and Robert Kinscherff: Forensic Assessment of
Parenting in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
* 21: David Medoff and Robert T. Kinscherff: Forensic Evaluation of
Juvenile Sexual Offenders
* 22: Alan M. Goldstein, Naomi E. Goldstein and Rachel Kalbeitzer:
Assessing Childhood Trauma and Developmental Factors as Mitigation in
Capital Cases
* 23: David K. Wilcox: Assessing Firesetting Behavior in Children and
Adolescents
* Part III: Selected Measurement Issues
* 24: James N. Butcher and Kenneth S. Pope: The MMPI-A in Forensic
Assessment
* 25: William N. Friedrich: Measures for Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse
* 26: Joseph T. McCann: Measuring Adolescent Personality and
Psychopathology With the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI)