Evidence-Informed Interventions for Court-Involved Families: Promoting Healthy Coping and Development
Abstract
Children at the center of high conflict divorce and/or child protection cases face increased risks to both current and future health and adjustment. There is a growing research base regarding these risks and the coping abilities skills that children need for successful adjustment, but training gaps and poorly structured services continue to be serious problems. The specific characteristics of these families, and risks faced by these children, underscore the importance of treatment, psychoeducation, and other services adapted to this population and directed to minimizing risks and promoting healthy functioning, autonomy, and resilience for these children. This book provides a critical, research-informed analysis of the core factors to include when developing child-centered approaches to therapy and other family interventions, both in the formal treatment setting and promoting healthy engagement with the other systems and activities critical to children’s daily lives. The book addresses common problems, obstacles, and the backdrop of support from other professionals or the court, which may be necessary for successful intervention. An international team of renowned authors provide chapters covering a variety of service models and drawing on a wide range of relevant research and literature, addressing the legal context, central issues for treatment and other services, and specialized issues such as trauma, family violence, parent–child contact problems, and children with special needs. The book assembles in one place the best of what is known about intervention for court-involved families, along with practical guidance for using relevant research, understanding its limitations, and matching service plans to families’ needs.
Keywords:
separation and divorce,
court-involved families,
treatment,
evidence-based,
psychoeducation,
child protection,
child custody
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- Mar 2019
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780190693237
- Published online:
- Mar 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med-psych/9780190693237.001.0001
Authors
Lyn R. Greenberg,
editor
Licensed Psychologist
Barbara J. Fidler,
editor
Michael A. Saini,
editor
Associate Professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work, University of Toronto
