Month: September 2010

Telling Children About Divorce

Tips on how to tell children their parents are getting a divorce

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Step-Families: When Families Mend

Review of how step-families form, different types of step-families and which survive, and how your step-family can succeed

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Why Do People Divorce?

Review of general reasons for divorce, including depression, substance abuse, and poor communication

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Divorced Mothers

Review of the role and coping of mothers after divorce, and some advice from experts

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Divorced Fathers

Review of the role of fathers after divorce, allegations in custody battles, and advice from experts

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When Divorce Is Inevitable

Review of the stages of divorce for adults, and two good self-help books

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Children of Divorce and Adjustment

Review of the effects of divorce on children broken down by age, what makes for good post-divorce adjustment, and resolving parental conflict

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Consequences of Parental Divorce

Review of three reasons for the spread of divorce from one generation to the next

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Therapy – Ethical Standard 10

Points on Ethical Standard 10 Therapy – who is a psychologist, who is a client, and what is harm

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Assessment- Ethical Standard 9

Read the APA Ethics Code – Standard 9 Suggested Readings Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Divorce ProceedingsTesting and Assessment from APASpecialty Guidelines for Forensic PsychologistsFrom IPT, a selection of well-written and helpful articles Psychologists Who Make Unqualified Public Statements About Litigants Whom they Have Not Examined by Jack S. Annon Guidelines for Psychologists Who […]

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