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The Custody of Children

A Behavioral Assessment Model

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  • © 1985

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Authors:
  1. Richard A. Marafiote

    1. Behavior Therapy Institute of Colorado, Denver, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Background Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Child Custody Determination

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      Pages 3-26

    3. Current Models and Strategies of Assessment

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      Pages 27-48

    4. Foundations for a Behavioral Assessment Alternative

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      Pages 49-73

    5. A Comparison of Behavioral and Traditional Assessment

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      Pages 74-85

  3. A Behavioral Model

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Determining the Postdivorce Living Arrangements for Children

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      Pages 89-108

    3. Observational Learning

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      Pages 109-123

    4. Assessment of the Prospective Postdivorce Environments and Self-Ratings

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      Pages 124-137

  4. Behavioral Assessment Strategies

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      Pages 139-139
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    2. The Behavioral Interview I

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      Pages 141-162

    3. The Behavioral Interview II

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      Pages 163-175

    4. Structured Behavioral Observations I

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      Pages 176-201

    5. Structured Behavioral Observations II

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      Pages 202-222

    6. Concluding Comments

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      Pages 223-228

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 229-277
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About this book

Separation and divorce have become an inevitable factor in American society. Even those of us who have not experienced these events di­ rectly have been touched by them through association with parents, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Frequently, we have observed these individuals express a variety of negative emotions, including insecurity, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. If children are involved, their par­ ents' decisions and often dysfunctional maneuvers in this matter will most likely have a profound affect on them. One such decision will be with whom they will live. Although the great majority of children will live with their mothers following a divorce, this arrangement is no longer accepted as inevitable. Changes such as an ever-increasing num­ ber of mothers with full-time out of home employment and research supporting the significance and competence of fathers in child rearing have led many observers to challenge the assumption of maternal supe­ riority. These changes, as well as those related to the law and child cus­ tody, for example the increased acceptability of a joint custody arrange­ ment, have complicated the process of deciding where a child should live after his or her parents' divorce. Consequently, others are fre­ quently called upon to assist in the decision making and render an opin­ ion concerning custody and visitation. By and large these individuals will be members of the mental health profession.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Behavior Therapy Institute of Colorado, Denver, USA

    Richard A. Marafiote

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Custody of Children

  • Book Subtitle: A Behavioral Assessment Model

  • Authors: Richard A. Marafiote

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7473-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7475-6Published: 11 September 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7473-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 277

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Law and Psychology

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