Courts, Child Welfare, and Infant Mental Health

Courts, Child Welfare, and Infant Mental Health PDF

Author: Betty Tableman

Publisher:

Published: 2008-10-10

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780996914734

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Infants and toddlers (birth to 3) comprise the largest number of children appearing before the courts for child abuse and neglect.This guidebook is for court personnel, child welfare staff, and infant mental health specialists who navigate new and often difficult relationships on behalf of abused and neglected infants, toddlers, and their parents involved with the child welfare system. This book outlines how a judge working with child welfare, community mental health and other community partners, can put in place a Baby Court model to take into account the social and emotional needs of the infant/toddler within the judicial process. This model uses an infant mental health specialist to assess parent-child interactions and make recommendations in concert with other involved professionals to better assure the well-being of children and their families. Includes a sample court report, list of resources, and recommendations for specialized training and supervision for mental health specialists.

Supporting Relationships for Infants and Toddlers with Two Homes

Supporting Relationships for Infants and Toddlers with Two Homes PDF

Author: Mark Rains

Publisher:

Published: 2010-05-14

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 9780996914727

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What do infants and toddlers impacted by divorce or foster care need for sound social and emotional development?Intended for judges, court personnel, child welfare, mental health professionals and parents, the booklet includes guidelines for visitation, suggestions for parenting across two homes, resources for parents and a bibliography for professionals.

Child Mental and the Law

Child Mental and the Law PDF

Author: Barry Nurcombe

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 1451602448

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The legal aspects of child mental health have changed in recent years, yet many who deal professionally with disturbed children are ill informed about the rights and responsibilities of minors. Child Mental Health and the Law addresses the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date text that describes the evolution of child mental health law and the relevance of the law to the child mental health clinician.

Family Drug Courts

Family Drug Courts PDF

Author: Katherine Lucero

Publisher: BalboaPress

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1452548927

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Family Drug Courts: An Innovation of Transformation offers a wealth of information about the struggles of real people who have been drawn into the court system and have lost their children due to substance abuse. You will read about their personal journeys and a courtroom that gave them hope, and then gave them their lives and their children back. This book is for the professional who works with these families. It is for anyone that wants to get a front-row seat to what happens in this ordinarily confidential setting and for those who have had their own battle with mental health and addiction. This book is full of inspiration, and it contains a model for change that can transform individuals and communities everywhere.

Parenting Evaluations for the Court

Parenting Evaluations for the Court PDF

Author: Lois Oberlander Condie

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-05-28

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 0306478978

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- Covers the application of forensic psychology to the legal and child protective service systems in care and protection matters

Children, Mental Health, and the Law

Children, Mental Health, and the Law PDF

Author:

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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"Mental health professionals increasingly look towards problem prevention at the earliest stage of personal development, yet intervention at that stage is extremely complicated. The difficulties of balancing the conflicting rights of the child (to self-determination), the parents (to raise children in privacy and in their own manner), and of the State (to step in when parents or children fail to meet some socially desirable standard) form the basis of this volume. Its description of the interaction between mental health and legal interests, and how they impinge upon children--areas of rapidly-growing concern to mental health workers--represents the state-of-the-art. Four key topics are tackled: the relationship between children and their families; the health care system; the juvenile justice system; and the educational system. The result is a comprehensive survey of current empirical research, professional practice, and legal policy. In addition, the authors have given provocative suggestions on which direction the field will take--and on which direction they think it should take."--Provided by the publisher

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