The Least Detrimental Alternative

by Paul D. Steinhauer

In this book Steinhauer brings together the fragmented research that has been done in a number of different disciplines.

The Least Detrimental Alternative

Author: Paul D. Steinhauer

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

ISBN: 9780802068361

Page: 426

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In this book Steinhauer brings together the fragmented research that has been done in a number of different disciplines. From this body of work he develops a model of intervention based on an understanding of attachment theory, development theory, and the practice of mental health consultation.

The Best Interests of the Child

by Joseph Goldstein

The result has been a set of historic guidelines which forms the basis of their landmark trilogy Beyond the Best Interests of the Child, Before the Best Interests of the Child, and In the Best Interests of the Child, published between 1973 ...

The Best Interests of the Child

Author: Joseph Goldstein

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 0684823373

Page: 311

View: 297

A guide for people charged with the protection of children in the legal system advises that people should use Anna Freud's counsel to "put yourself in a child's place" in order to do the best to safeguard a child's well-being. 10,000 first printing.

Beyond the Best Interests of the Child

by Joseph Goldstein

Chapter 4 PLACEMENTS SHOULD PROVIDE THE LEAST DETRIMENTAL
AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR SAFEGUARDING THE CHILD'S GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT As an overall guideline for child placement we propose, instead
of ...

Beyond the Best Interests of the Child

Author: Joseph Goldstein

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 0029123607

Page: 224

View: 155

First published in 1973. New ed. with epilogue originally published in 1979.

Interdisciplinary Glossary on Child Abuse and Neglect

by National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S.).

( See also ASSAULT ) BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD Standard for deciding
among alternative plans for abused or neglected children . This is related to the
least detrimental alternative principle . Usually it is assumed that it is in the child's
 ...

Interdisciplinary Glossary on Child Abuse and Neglect

Author: National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S.).

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 100

View: 493

Approximately 450 entries to terms unique to field of child abuse and neglect and to such terms that also have wider applications. Terms selected on basis of frequency of use in practice and in professional literature. Entry gives terms, acronym, explanatory definitions, and cross reference. Contains list of acronyms.

The Permutations of Permanency

by Richard J. Delaney

Least Detrimental Alternative The Least Detrimental Alternative goes beyond the
principle of best interests to acknowledge that in the less-than-perfect world of
child placement, sometimes we cannot meet the standards of best interests. That
is ...

The Permutations of Permanency

Author: Richard J. Delaney

Publisher: Wood 'N' Barnes Publishing

ISBN: 9781885473301

Page: 25

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A Question of Commitment

by R. Brian Howe

Steinhauer, The Least Detrimental Alternative, p. 185. OACAS, The Future of
Foster Care: Towards a Redesign in 89 (Toronto, 1989); Waldock, “The
Professionalization of Foster Care”; Steinhauer, The Least Detrimental
Alternative, p. 187.

A Question of Commitment

Author: R. Brian Howe

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

ISBN: 1554587085

Page: 456

View: 886

In 1991, the Government of Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, requiring governments at all levels to ensure that Canadian laws and practices safeguard the rights of children. A Question of Commitment: Children’s Rights in Canada is the first book to assess the extent to which Canada has fulfilled this commitment. The editors, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell, contend that Canada has wavered in its commitment to the rights of children and is ambivalent in the political culture about the principle of children’s rights. A Question of Commitment expands the scope of the editors’ earlier book, The Challenge of Children’s Rights for Canada, by including the voices of specialists in particular fields of children’s rights and by incorporating recent developments.

The Custody of Children

by Richard A. Marafiote

The final guide available to those brave enough to undertake the task of
completing child custody evaluations is the notion of the least detrimental
alternative (see, e.g., Bentovim & Gilmour, 1981; Jackson et al., 1980). Goldstein
et al. (1973) ...

The Custody of Children

Author: Richard A. Marafiote

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 1468474731

Page: 277

View: 422

Separation and divorce have become an inevitable factor in American society. Even those of us who have not experienced these events di rectly have been touched by them through association with parents, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Frequently, we have observed these individuals express a variety of negative emotions, including insecurity, anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. If children are involved, their par ents' decisions and often dysfunctional maneuvers in this matter will most likely have a profound affect on them. One such decision will be with whom they will live. Although the great majority of children will live with their mothers following a divorce, this arrangement is no longer accepted as inevitable. Changes such as an ever-increasing num ber of mothers with full-time out of home employment and research supporting the significance and competence of fathers in child rearing have led many observers to challenge the assumption of maternal supe riority. These changes, as well as those related to the law and child cus tody, for example the increased acceptability of a joint custody arrange ment, have complicated the process of deciding where a child should live after his or her parents' divorce. Consequently, others are fre quently called upon to assist in the decision making and render an opin ion concerning custody and visitation. By and large these individuals will be members of the mental health profession.

Children

by David Archard

Arguably, this presumption is defeated only if it can be shown that the only
feasible alternatives have no greater benefits and worse harms. Defenders of the
'least detrimental alternative' argument argue just this. Proper assessment of their
 ...

Children

Author: David Archard

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1134403232

Page: 200

View: 236

Whether children have rights is a debate that in recent years has spilled over into all areas of public life. It has never been more topical than now as the assumed rights of parents over their children is challenged on an almost daily basis. David Archard offers the first serious and sustained philosophical examination of children and their rights. Archard reviews arguments for and against according children rights. He concludes that every child has at least the right to the best possible upbringing. Denying that parents have any significant rights over their children, he is able to challenge current thinking about the proper roles of state and family in rearing children. Crucially, he considers the problem of how to define and understand `child abuse'.

Before the Best Interests of the Child

by Joseph Goldstein

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 ...

Before the Best Interests of the Child

Author: Joseph Goldstein

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 1439106150

Page: 304

View: 646

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.

California Supreme Court Records and Briefs

by California (State).

III FINDING OF LEAST DETRIMENTAL ALTERNATIVE NOT REQUIRED IN
366.26 HEARING As a final argument , Appellant Elizabeth A. contends a finding
that termination is the " least detrimental alternative " The is necessary before ...

California Supreme Court Records and Briefs

Author: California (State).

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page:

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Court of Appeal Case(s): F014984 (lead) F015616 F015747 F015986

Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology E Book

by Ian M. Symonds

... may be the least detrimental alternative at the lowest dose to maintain an
effective serum level. A level three ultrasound scan should be arranged at 22–24
weeks to look for fetal cardiac abnormalities. Theoretically, lithium can be used in
the ...

Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology E Book

Author: Ian M. Symonds

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

ISBN: 0702054755

Page: 448

View: 379

This is the fifth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and reconfigured to key into the new undergraduate curriculum n O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Highly illustrated throughout. Essential information points at the end of chapters. Case histories throughout. Practical procedures boxes throughout. Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout. New editor: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran. Now a multi-authored text written by eminent experts from across the specialty. Book entirely restructured to reflect the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology. Two new appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care and Governance, Audit and Research. Over 100 self-assessment MCQs at the end of the book.

Denver University Law Review

by

truly in the “ best interests of the child ” would be made significantly more
accurate by the additional consideration of which alternative would be the least
detrimental . In keeping with the Hippocratic oath of physicians , attorneys serving
 ...

Denver University Law Review

Author:

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page:

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Introduction to Forensic Psychology

by Curt R. Bartol

Krauss and Sales (2000) maintain that the dominant best interest of the child
standard should be replaced by a least detrimental alternative standard.They
argue that psychological knowledge,in its present state,cannot determine which ...

Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Author: Curt R. Bartol

Publisher: SAGE

ISBN: 141295830X

Page: 555

View: 364

While students most often associate forensic psychology with criminal profiling, crime scene investigations, and serial murder, the Second Edition of Introduction to Forensic Psychology covers the many others areas where psychology has played a significant role in providing research knowledge to the civil and criminal justice systems. Practical applications and case law are discussed along with a summary of contemporary research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics. New to the Second Edition: - More contemporary developmental and biological material in criminal behaviour sections - Includes more on the relationship between mental disorders and crime and violence. - More examples throughout the text, with a case at the beginning of each chapter - Now covers topics such as: the death penalty, restorative justice, civil forensic issues, arson and typologies of juvenile firesetters, and eyewitness identification and discrimination - New learning objectives at beginning of each chapter, review questions at the ends of each chapter, a list of key concepts defined, chapter summaries, boxes - More visually appealing with 2-colour page design: improved design of figures and tables.

All Alone in the World

by Zoë Wicomb

... their parents' care. They called this standard “the least detrimental alternative,”
a term they felt placed a child's interests at the forefront while also acknowledging
that “a child whose placement must be determined in legal Conclusion.

All Alone in the World

Author: Zoë Wicomb

Publisher: The New Press

ISBN: 1595585559

Page: 303

View: 914

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year. “An urgent invitation to care for all children as our own.” —Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random Family In this “moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families”, award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children—over two million of them—torn apart by our current incarceration policy (Parents’ Press). Described as “meticulously reported and sensitively written” by Salon, the book is “brimming with compelling case studies . . . and recommendations for change” (Orlando Sentinel). Our Weekly Los Angeles calls it “a must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers.” “In terms of elegance, breadth and persuasiveness, All Alone in the World deserves to be placed alongside other classics of the genre such as Jonathan Kozol’s Savage Inequalities, Alex Kotlowitz’s There Are No Children Here and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc’s Random Family. But to praise the book’s considerable literary or sociological merit seems beside the point. This book belongs not only on shelves but also in the hands of judges and lawmakers.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Well researched and smoothly written, Bernstein’s book pumps up awareness of the problems, provides a checklist for what needs to be done and also cites organizations like the Osborne Society that provide parenting and literacy classes, counseling and support. The message is clear: taking family connections into account ‘holds particular promise for restoring a social fabric rent by both crime and punishment.’” —Publishers Weekly, starred review