Many of my friends and colleagues who have seen the harm caused
by mental health professionals in the custody court system want to eliminate any role for them in custody decisions.
When children show persistent and extreme patterns of disruptive behaviours, they may be diagnosed
by mental health professionals as having a disruptive behaviour disorder.
Clients who feel like they might be experiencing moderate to severe depression, emotional trauma, or other emotional / psychological difficulty should first consider an
evaluation by a mental health professional.
Although the diagnosis name is new, the behaviors are well known by those who have a loved one with the symptoms, and
by mental health professionals who are familiar with the disorder.
In family law disputes, parenting assessments — also called bilateral assessments, custody and access reports, parenting evaluations and so on — are reports
prepared by mental health professionals aimed at providing parents and the court with recommendations about the parenting arrangements that are in the best interests of the children.
If it is determined that the child is at risk and the child refuses to talk, is argumentative, responds defensively, or continues to express violent or dangerous thoughts or plans, arrangements should be made for an immediate evaluation
by a mental health professional with experience evaluating children and adolescents.
Target Population / Eligibility Program participants were referred to treatment
by mental health professionals at clinics, community mental health centers, and private practices.
As Jennice Vilhauer Ph.D. writes on PsychologyToday, «Ghosting is the ultimate use of the silent treatment, a tactic that has often been
viewed by mental health professionals as a form of emotional cruelty.
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In reviewing related evaluations
produced by mental health professionals in these cases attorneys will learn to review these reports with an eye toward the Daubert standard recently adopted in Florida in July 2013.