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008			110331s2003 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aField, Garry M. _91144
245			_aA study of Family Court report writers : _btheir practices relating to child care and protection custody evaluations, and their views about the best interest of the child standard and mandatory reporting of child abuse _cField, Garry M.
260			_c2003
300			_axii, 204 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University. Available for loan from the Turitea Campus library.
520			_aThis is the first known study of psychologists and their evaluations of children specifically subject to care and protection Family Court custody proceedings, and replicates and extends some overseas research. The Family Court refers to these psychologists as report writers. The evaluations are referred to as s178 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act (1989) psychological reports. Overall, report writers in this study meet the criteria to be considered as forensic experts. When compared to overseas studies (for example, LaFortune & Carpenter, 1998), the most popular evaluation procedures used here were similar, with the exception of the use of test instruments. This research extends the study of Jameson, Ehrenberg, and Hunter (1997) that looked into factors relating to the best interests of the child standard. Participants were also surveyed concerning the mandatory reporting of child abuse. The majority do not favour its introduction. If such a policy were to be introduced, the majority of participants want professionals to interact with children, particularly medical doctors and school teachers, to report confirmed incidents of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and the neglect of physical needs.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCARE AND PROTECTION _997
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD NEGLECT _9114
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILY COURT _9241
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
650	2	4	_aCONTACT (ACCESS) _929
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c2976 _d2976