A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal PerspectivesManaging Parent/Child Contact in High-Conflict and Abusive Families
A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives:...
Rohrbaugh, Joanna Bunker
2008-01-01 00:00:00
MANAGING PARENT/CHILD CONTACT IN HIGH-CONFLICT AND ABUSIVE FAMILIES GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS hildren in high-conflict and abusive families are often attached Cto both parents, despite the verbal and physical aggression the child has witnessed or experienced. In these families the dilemma is how to foster the child’s relationship with the non-custodial parent while protecting both the child and the parental victim. In other cases the child may be terrified of the abuser and show little positive attachment to him or her. In this latter situation the child will almost certainly be re-traumatized by having face-to-face contact with the abuser. Thus before recommending or implementing any parenting plan that involves direct contact between a child and their abusive parent, it is essential to thoroughly assess the child’s attachment to the abusive parent. It is dangerous to a child’s psychological health to simply assume that all children should have direct contact with their parents, no matter how abusive the parents may have been. 155 156 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND PARENTING PLANS LEVELS OF RISK Supervision of Parenting Time The most protective setting for parental contact is a Visitation Center, where a supervisor watches the parent/child meeting in a playroom where other families are
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A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal PerspectivesManaging Parent/Child Contact in High-Conflict and Abusive Families
MANAGING PARENT/CHILD CONTACT IN HIGH-CONFLICT AND ABUSIVE FAMILIES GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS hildren in high-conflict and abusive families are often attached Cto both parents, despite the verbal and physical aggression the child has witnessed or experienced. In these families the dilemma is how to foster the child’s relationship with the non-custodial parent while protecting both the child and the parental victim. In other cases the child may be terrified of the abuser and show little positive attachment to him or her. In this latter situation the child will almost certainly be re-traumatized by having face-to-face contact with the abuser. Thus before recommending or implementing any parenting plan that involves direct contact between a child and their abusive parent, it is essential to thoroughly assess the child’s attachment to the abusive parent. It is dangerous to a child’s psychological health to simply assume that all children should have direct contact with their parents, no matter how abusive the parents may have been. 155 156 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND PARENTING PLANS LEVELS OF RISK Supervision of Parenting Time The most protective setting for parental contact is a Visitation Center, where a supervisor watches the parent/child meeting in a playroom where other families are
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