Parenting Plan Evaluations | Chris Mulchay | APA 2025

Understand an evidence-informed framework for conducting child custody evaluations.
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At the APA 2025 Annual Convention, Dr. Christopher M. Mulchay presents Parenting Plan Evaluations (featuring Jonathan W. Gould, PhD, ABPP). This guide reviews critical components such as forensic interviewing, parent-child observation, document review, and accounting for one’s own personal biases. The authors explore the strengths and limitations of psychological testing and assessment and demonstrate how custody evaluations require a dimensional approach that emphasizes behaviors over diagnoses. Extensive research is synthesized on all these critical topics, as well as more specific issues such as alienation, parent-child contact problems, domestic violence, and parental relocation requests. Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field, this book is an indispensable resource for conducting scientifically sound, legally defensible evaluations.

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