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Before the Best Interests of the Child

By: Joseph Goldstein,Anna Freund,Albert J. Solnit

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Before the Best Interests of the Child

By: Joseph Goldstein,Anna Freund,Albert J. Solnit

The second volume in a classic trilogy of reference works often cited in child custody cases, which introduced the concept of the “least detrimental alternative” when addressing a child’s welfare. The second volume in a classic trilogy of works by Joseph Goldstein, former Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School; Albert J. Solnit, the former director of the Yale Child Study Center, and Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund Freud. These texts (Beyond the Best Interests of the Child was the first in the series, and In the Best Interests of the Child was the third) are classic references often cited in child custody cases; Before the Best Interests of the Child specifically addresses when the state should intervene. Rather than the familiar legal "best interests of the child" doctrine, the authors’s work is based on the more realistic standard of finding the "least detrimental alternative." This is indispensable reading for social workers, family court judges, lawyers, psychologists, and parents.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439106150

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Beyond the Best Interests of the Child

By: Joseph Goldstein,Anna Freund,Albert J. Solnit

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Beyond the Best Interests of the Child

By: Joseph Goldstein,Anna Freund,Albert J. Solnit

Three distinguished authorities in law, psychiatry, and child development critically evaluate current child placement laws.

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0029123607

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When Home Is No Haven

Child Placement Issues

By: Albert J. Solnit,Barbara F. Nordhaus,Ruth Lord

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When Home Is No Haven

Child Placement Issues

By: Albert J. Solnit,Barbara F. Nordhaus,Ruth Lord

Deciding how best to help an abused or neglected child can be an agonizing process for protective service workers. Should caseworkers recommend that the child be removed from the home temporarily and placed in foster care? Should the child be allowed to remain at home with support services to bolster the parents' ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment? Should the child be separated permanently from parents and be eligible for adoption? This book provides practical guidelines for workers who must make decisions about these and other issues. The authors, a psychoanalyst, a social worker, and a research scientist, discuss thirty-five cases of child abuse and neglect that have come to the attention of the courts and caseworkers in Connecticut but that are typical of cases throughout the United States. The children represent a range of ages and ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. The cases illustrate a variety of placement issues including sexual abuse, abandonment, adoption, and visitation conflicts. In each case, the authors attempt to demonstrate that the least harmful decision-making is based on sound principles of child development: the child's need for continuity of affectionate relationships and his or her need to feel wanted by at least one responsible adult. The book, illustrating useful ways of resolving child-placement conflicts, will be an essential guide and resource for all who work in this complex field.

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Yale University Press

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0300059310

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Before the Best Interests of the Child

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