Deciding Children's Futures

The second edition of Deciding Children's Futures addresses the thorny task of assessing parents and children who belong to struggling families where there are issues of neglect or significant harm, and when separating parents are contesting arrangements for the care of their children in family court.

Joyce Scaife is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience as an expert witness carrying out assessments for the family court. She is former Director of Clinical Practice for the Clinical Psychology Unit at the University of Sheffield.

1. Introduction 2. Interviewing 3. Assessment of Personality, Profile and Relationship Context 4. Special Issues in the Assessment of Adults 5. Assessment of Parenting 6. Assessment of Children and Young People 7. Assessing Attachment 8. Risk, Safety, Protective Factors and Needs Assessment 9. Placement and Child Arrangements 10. Theoretical Considerations, Data Synthesis and Re-Formulation