Heller J R, Derdeyn A P
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 1979 Spring;9(3):171-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01433480.
Mental health professionals are being asked with increasing frequency to consult to the courts regarding custody in cases of suspected abuse and neglect. This paper provides practical guidelines for evaluation of these families in order to maximize the effectiveness of consultation and minimize common pitfalls usually encountered with such evaluations. The authors offer suggestions for structuring the evaluation, dealing with family reisitances, writing the report and testifying in court. It is the hope that with such practical guidelines, other mental health professionals will be willing to attempt such consultations and will be able to structure them in such a way that they can be carried out efficiently and effectively, benefiting not only the courts, but the children and their families as well.
心理健康专家越来越频繁地被要求就涉嫌虐待和忽视案件中的监护权问题向法庭提供咨询。本文提供了评估这些家庭的实用指南，以便最大限度地提高咨询的有效性，并尽量减少此类评估中常见的陷阱。作者就评估的组织架构、应对家庭阻力、撰写报告以及在法庭上作证提供了建议。希望有了这些实用指南，其他心理健康专家将愿意尝试此类咨询，并能够以高效且有效的方式进行组织，不仅使法庭受益，也使儿童及其家庭受益。
