Attorneys Representing Children: Guidelines for Interviewing and Assessing - Softcover

Garon, Risa J.; Inc., Children Of Separation And Divorce Center; Donner, Danielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972941541 ISBN 13: 9780972941549

Publisher: Children of Separation and Divorce Center, Inc., 1998

Synopsis

This publication presents a basic framework for interviewing and assessing the child client and provides the attorney / guardian ad litem with an invaluable resource that enables the children's attorney to advocate on behalf of the best interest of the child during a custody proceeding. While this book is geared to divorce, many child welfare advocates state that the model is one that applies to any professional working with children and families. The publication presents for the first time a comprehensive framework for interviewing children and parents based on an understanding of child development and the specific parenting needed to meet children's needs.

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About the Author

Risa Garon, LCSW-C, BCD, CFLE, is Executive Director and founder of the National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. (NFRC) formerly Children of Separation and Divorce Center, Inc. in Columbia and Rockville, Maryland. The NFRC Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit mental health center serving children and families in transition.

Ms. Garon has developed a Child and Family Focused Model of Decision Making model that supports the best interest of the child and is utilized in training judges, lawyers, mediators and mental health professionals around the country. The model is detailed in a book that she co-authored, Guidelines for Child Focused Decision Making. NFRC has a national certification training for professionals who want to implement the NFRC divorce education program for parents and NFRC offers professional training in KidShareÒ programs and children’s therapy programs. Ms. Garon designed a state of the art advanced training seminar for Guardians ad Litem and co-authored the book: Attorneys Representing Children: Guidelines for Interviewing and Assessing Children and Parents Experiencing Separation and Divorce. She has also contributed numerous articles to professional journals and major newspapers and co-chairs the statewide Advocacy Board for Children of Divorce. Ms. Garon has recently contributed two chapters, which will appear in the American Bar Association’s "bench book" for judges. She is a faculty member of The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, which recently selected NFRC as an exemplary program to work with family courts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Children of Separation and Divorce Center, Inc.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0972941541
• ISBN 13: 9780972941549
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 100