Interventions for Children of Divorce

Offers up-to-date principles for working with children of divorce. The approach uses a theoretical context based on research and clinical findings to propose interventions for custody, access and therapeutic interventions. Topics include: developmental stages of the child and adjustment to divorce, mediation, custody evaluations and visitations, single parenting and remarriage, school-based programs, parent consultation and family therapy. Child Development and the Response of Children to Separation andDivorce.

Developmental Course After Divorce: The Role of Context.

To Mediate or Not to Mediate?.

Custody Evaluations: Types of Custody, Parents, and Problems.

Strategies for Custody Evaluations.

Visitation/Parent Access: Patterns and Problems.

The Unique Problems of the Single Parent.

The Unique Problems of the Remarried Parent.

Group Therapy Strategies for Children in School andCommunity.

Advising Parents: The Parent as Consultee.

Individual Psychotherapy: Play, Work, and Talking withChildren.

Interventions with Families.

A Final Word.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

William F. Hodges is the author of Interventions for Children of Divorce: Custody, Access, and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.