Psychotherapists as Expert Witnesses : Families at Breaking Point / by Roger Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Roger, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evidence, Expert--Great Britain.

Evidence, Expert.

Forensic psychology--Great Britain.

Forensic psychology.

Domestic relations--Great Britain--Cases.

Domestic relations.

Psychoanalysis--Great Britain--Case studies.

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, [2019].

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book describes the author's extensive experience of working as an expert witness in family courts. It provides detailed guidance for assessing families for the courts, as well giving many detailed clinical examples to illustrate points made. Topics covered include guidance for experts, assessment of families, contact issues, fostering and adoption and rehabilitation issues.

Contents:

COVER; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction-the expert and the courts; CHAPTER TWO: Assessing families; CHAPTER THREE: The "best worst option": three examples; CHAPTER FOUR: Contact issues; CHAPTER FIVE: Rehabilitation issues: remove children or keep them with their parents?; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-91823-2

0-429-90400-2

0-429-47923-9

1-283-24924-3

9786613249241

1-84940-476-3

9780429479236

OCLC:

607896503