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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:35 am

Researching references to-- Psychological Evaluations

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Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters


Committee on Professional Practice and Standards1
Board of Professional Affairs

Approved by the Council of Representatives
American Psychological Association

February 1998

http://www.apa.org/practice/childprotection.html
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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:45 am

Shattered Bonds: the Color of Child Welfare
by Dorothy Roberts
Richard Niolon, Ph.D.
04/04

http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=psyc ... 1&.intl=us

Roberts pays special attention to the role of psychologists in child protective matters. She states that some psychologists recommend against returning a child to the biological home in 93% of the cases they see. She also raises concerns that psychological evaluations of parents involved in child protective matters is a kind of "money making business" with evaluations recommending "no change" to the case followed by "re-evaluation in one year." Roberts argues Psychological Evaluations were especially harmful, as parents with "normal" problems are pathologized, and "core" personality pathology is not separated from distress resulting from the family break-up. She also notes internal investigations that found workers classified psychologists as "pro-" or "anti-" parent, and referred cases to them to obtain professional opinions matching their own. She states such psychologists can be hired to search for negative information about a Black parent, looking until they find it. Copied from the web.

As a psychologist who used to perform evaluations for Child Protective Services (DCFS here in Illinois), I have to note concern over Roberts' point here. On the one hand, this is something I and other psychologists suspected. We tried to maintain a neutral view of the cases that came to us to compensate for this, but sometimes this was very difficult to do when the concerns of courts, attorneys, and caseworkers all serve to limit your access to information about the case.

On the other hand, after a while, this kind of situation becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. If workers perceive a psychologist to more frequently recommend Termination of Parental Rights, they are more likely over time to send chronic and severe cases to the psychologist. Thus, their perception that the psychologist is more likely to take a strict approach to the case becomes confirmed and strengthened over time, as does the psychologist's tendency to take a harsh stance. They continue to selectively refer cases to that psychologist, and then a review of the cases sent to the psychologist will very likely show a high number of harsh recommendations. Likewise, if workers perceive a psychologist is more "pro-family" they will refer better functioning families to this psychologist to maximize the chances of a recommendation for reunification of the family. Over time, this happens more and more, the worker and psychologists are reinforced for their actions, and a later examination of this psychologist's "record" would be similarly highly positive.

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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:55 am

Ms. Patricia S. Tweedy, M.P.A.

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

9101 Burnet Road, Suite 212

Austin, Texas 78758



Letter Opinion No. 92-39


http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=psyc ... 1&.intl=us

Re: Whether privileged information

relevant to the parent-child relationship

that a psychologist gained during a

voluntary psychological evaluation

of a person involved in, or associated

with, court proceedings involving the

parent-child relationship are excepted

from disclosure under Texas Rule of

Civil Evidence 510(d)(6) (RQ-349)

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Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Evidence

510(d)(6), a licensed psychologist may

disclose privileged information if the

information is relevant in any suit affecting

the parent-child relationship. The Opinion

Committee will not issue an opinion that

effectively overrules a judicial decision.

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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:00 pm

Justices Weigh Privacy Rights Against Best Interests of Children
by Danielle Rodier
Pennsylvania Law Weekly
July 7, 1999

http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=psyc ... 1&.intl=us

In considering what one justice called a "landmark" issue involving the privacy rights of parents accused of child abuse, the high court has ruled that a mother cannot be ordered to undergo psychological testing in conjunction with dependency proceedings.

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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:03 pm

Independent Psychological Evaluations

Psychological Evaluation of an Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim by the Defense
Ralph Underwager and Hollida Wakefield

http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=psyc ... 1&.intl=us

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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:10 pm

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Belknap County Probate Court

No. 2000-748

IN RE CRAIG T. AND MEGAN T.

Argued: March 6, 2002

Opinion Issued: May 24, 2002


http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=p ... 1&.intl=us

She further contends her failure to complete a psychological evaluation is irrelevant in determining whether she failed to correct the conditions that led to the findings of neglect. We disagree.

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Postby Marina » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:18 pm

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEEAT NASHVILLEMarch 18, 2004 SessionTONYA PETRECE RAY v. WILLIAM MARTIN RAY v. STEPHEN ERICSTAGGSA Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson CountyNo. 99D-662 The Honorable Carol Soloman, JudgeNo. M2003-01158-COA-R3-CV - Filed May 18, 2004


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Natural father of minor twin children appeals trial court's final order of custody and visitation on
multiple grounds, alleging primarily that (1) the trial court erred in awarding visitation to stepfather;
(2) the trial court erred in refusing to change children's surname to that of their natural father; and
(3) the trial court improperly based its opinion on a sealed psychological report.

We affirm in part,
reverse in part, and remand.


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Postby Marina » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:01 am

DSM- Diagnostic &Statistica Manual


DSM Wikipedia
http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=mult ... 1&.intl=us

DSM IV codes Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSM-IV_Codes

DSM IV Multi-Axial System
http://psyweb.com/Mdisord/DSM_IV/jsp/dsm_iv.jsp

ICD International classification of diseases Widkpedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD

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Postby Marina » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:03 am

Paula Caplan -- Advocate for victims of misdiagnosis

Paula J. Caplan congressional hearings
psychdiagonsis.net
http://www.psychdiagnosis.net/

Psychiatric Labels Plague Women's Mental Health
By Paula J. Caplan
Women's eNews
1. Tuesday 16 May 2006
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/051806WB.shtml

People of Courage
http://home.earthlink.net/~people-of-courage/index.html

Paula Caplan site
http://paulajcaplan.net/index.htm

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Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection

Postby Marina » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:52 am

Approved by the Council of Representatives
American Psychological Association
February 1998

Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters

http://www.apa.org/practice/childprotection.html

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Postby M & B » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:59 pm

Hope it's Ok to post here this is another link I found


http://www.deltabravo.net/custody/psychevals.php#fn4


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