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Category Archives: Forensic Services-Family Court
Family Court Services
Psychological consultations for family court are unique, because psychologists are ethically required to represent the best interests of the children, whether asked to provide consultation and assessment services by a parent, both parents, an agency (such as DCPP or DYFS), or by … Continue reading
Child Custody Evaluations
Child custody evaluations are intended to provide the court with information regarding what custody and visitation arrangement will be in the best interests of the children, when the parents are unable to resolve this issue on their own. Often called … Continue reading
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy, marriage counseling and marital therapy all describe the same process, with the difference often based on which psychotherapy theory is favored by the psychologist using the term. Couples therapy is often seen as different from psychotherapy because a relationship … Continue reading
Psychological Risk Assessment
A parent’s right to be actively involved in the lives of his or her children is considered a fundamental right, and is strongly protected by the courts. A psychological visitation risk assessment is usually requested when one parent has made … Continue reading
Diagnostic Psychological Evaluations
Diagnostic psychological evaluations assess whether an individual appears to have any psychological problems. In particular, psychologists assess whether the individual has the symptoms of any specific psychological diagnoses. An evaluation may also describe or explain the general psychological adjustment problems … Continue reading
Psychological Evaluations – Probation
Many juvenile and adult offenders have psychological problems that play a role in the commission of a crime. A criminal act may simply be the result of a lack of compliance with normal social rules, or even psychopathic or sociopathic … Continue reading
Parenting Skills
It has been said that parenting is the most difficult job, and the most important responsibility, you will ever have in your life. Unfortunately, you receive little or no formal training in parenting, yet you are constantly criticized for every … Continue reading
Parental Mediation – Psychological Services for Family Court
In some instances, parents disagree about proposed custody and visitation, but choose to use mediation rather than litigation to attempt to resolve those disagreements. This may occur when the couple chooses to use mediation to resolve all divorce issues, or … Continue reading
Juvenile Court Evaluations
Juvenile Court Psychological Evaluations Many juvenile offenders exhibit individual psychological problems, and others have been raised in problematic or dysfunctional families. Psychological evaluation of juvenile offenders is an essential part of the family court system, because the thrust of the … Continue reading
Independent Psychological Evaluation
First or second opinion evaluations related to injury, disability or trauma are usually called IME’s (Independent Medical Evaluations or Exams) regardless of the type of evaluation performed. An initial evaluation is needed to establish whether a person is diagnosed with … Continue reading