Assessment of Parenting Competency in Mothers with Mental Illness

作者:Ostler, Teresa

页数:208

出版时间:2007-11

价格:$ 37.23

isbn号码:9781557666659

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The stakes are undeniably high when it comes to deciding whether a mother with mental illness can raise her child in a safe, nurturing environment. Now, mental health professionals will have sound assessment strategies that fairly evaluate the parenting competency of mothers with a wide range of mental illnesses. Going beyond measuring only the mother's degree of mental illness, the safety of the environment, or the rate of child development, this groundbreaking resource integrates multiple approaches so that professionals get the full picture of parenting competency.Mental health professionals will- assess with confidence--this program is backed by more than 10 years of refinement and testing- enhance every part of their parenting evaluation process, including home visits, sharing results with the family, and testifying in court- discover the eight critical principles for ensuring that an assessment is sound- learn about available assessment instruments and get guidance on when to use each- limit bias by recognizing factors that can influence assessment results- get keen insight into life with mental illness through the compelling stories of mothers and children