Capacity to Change

Understanding and Assessing a Parent's Capacity to Change within the Timescales of the Child
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-84661-919-9
Verlag: LexisNexis UK

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 286 mm x 158 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

When family courts are making decisions about the best interests of children in legal proceedings there are often two conflicting questions posed in order to determine good outcomes: (i) “Is change possible in the family within the timescales for the child?”; and (ii) “Do the parents have the capacity to change?” This terminology is used as though these two concepts were clearly defined and well-evidenced. With the move away from reliance on expert evidence in the court arena there is a need to provide practitioners in the social care and legal professions with a framework for formulating how the child’s best interests can be met within their timescales and whether capacity to change is likely. This title is to bring together chapters commissioned specifically for the audience in the social care, health, education and legal professions.

Zielgruppe

Essential reading for family solicitors, barristers, judges, social workers, social care and educational specialists and health professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatricians and care professionals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Bryn

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht Sorgerecht, fam. Namensrecht, Abstammung

Über Autor(innen)

Williams, Bryn
Dr Bryn Williams, consultant clinical psychologist and a team of specialist contributors