Divorce wars : interventions with families in conflict /
When parents divorce, children are the biggest losers. This book will give both mental health and legal professionals the expert information they need to help families navigate this grave ordeal and improve the outcome for hurting children. The author provides invaluable, research-based guidance on...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
American Psychological Association,
[2000]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | When parents divorce, children are the biggest losers. This book will give both mental health and legal professionals the expert information they need to help families navigate this grave ordeal and improve the outcome for hurting children. The author provides invaluable, research-based guidance on all stages of divorce cases, beginning with the warning signs of a failing marriage and ending with postdivorce conflict surrounding child custody. Each chapter features a detailed case study that depicts problems common to divorcing families and includes clinical guidelines and decision trees for interventions. Discussions include parental alienation syndrome, parent psychopathology, children's adaptation to chronic parental conflict, the evaluation of sexual abuse allegations, and ethical issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 401 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1557986797 9781557986795 |