The Pediatrician's Role in Helping Children and Families Deal with Separation and Divorce

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-319
Author(s):  
Bernard A. Yablin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Development ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Court System ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
The Family

The Psychosocial Committee is to be commended for its report on the pediatrician and divorce in the July issue of Pediatrics. I would like to add the following: The role of the pediatrician should extend well beyond the divorce and immediate adjustment process. Firstly, there should be greater involvement between both the pediatrician and the Family Court system to help prevent misplacement of the child in custody decisions. (I believe that various groups within the American Academy of Pediatrics are already working with judicial/legal groups to bring to them a greater knowledge of child development and mental health).

ROLE OF THE COURTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 796-798
Author(s):  
Florence M. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Court System ◽  
The Family ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Neglected Children ◽  
Abused And Neglected Children ◽  
As If

It is important to know what the courts can do and cannot do in the area of abused and neglected children. Often the Family Court is listed as an agency. It is not an agency. It is part of the court system. Its operation is circumscribed by the concept of being a real court. For a long time there was a theory that the Family Court or Juvenile Court could be a kind of social work oriented operation, not quite a real court, not truly a social work agency. This concept has been abandoned. The Family Court is a court of record and is in all aspects a court. It is dependent in the action it takes on evidence which must conform to strict rules that are laid down. It is an adversary proceeding. It is not enough to produce a child that looks as if it has been beaten. A judge in the Family Court also has before him the person who may be charged with having beaten the child. That person, be it a parent or guardian, is entitled to counsel, to help in his defense. The adversary process then takes place. Persons bring forth evidence to show that the parent did abuse the child. The parent is enabled under the court system to bring forth before the judge evidence that he or she did not do it. It is then up to the judge to give this evidence due weight and make a decision as to whether or not the allegations have been proven.

Family Therapists as Expert Witnesses: Helping Family Court Understand a new Language

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Wittmann
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Expert Witnesses ◽  
Court System ◽  
Legal Professionals ◽  
The Family ◽  
Potential Problems

In this article the potential problems confronted by family evaluators and therapists as they interact with the family court system are reviewed. Problems related to communicating effectively during the course of expert testimony are discussed, with emphasis on the difficulty caused by the use of family oriented language in an arena accustomed to an individual emphasis. A series of recommendations are made to assist family oriented mental health professionals prepare for, and present expert testimony that is understandable by legal professionals and effective.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-511
Author(s):  
Clarence H. Webb
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cohesive Force ◽  
Pediatric Practice ◽  
Great Strength ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
Clinical Specialist ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
The Family

THE PREVIOUS Message (Pediatrics, January, 1963) presented the role of the pediatrician as a clinical specialist; the other side of this professional coin is his role as family counsellor. For the child is not complete without his family, and the family—man's oldest institution—is unfulfilled without the child. The background of this series was outlined in the first article as the concept of the author, enhanced by the shared thoughts and experiences of 20 pediatricians of his approximate vintage who practice in various parts of this country and in cities and towns of diverse size. Some questions which have been posed or may arise should be answered. First, this series is a positive approach, and no attempt shall be made to catalog the disadvantages or occupational discomforts; they have been discussed by others. The challenge of pediatrics and the love of children make possible a full, satisfying life for the every-growing number of pediatricians. Secondly, the emphasis herein on pediatric practice rather than total pediatrics reflects no lack of respect or affection for pediatric teachers, researchers, and other kinds of pediatricians. I have known many and worked with a number; they are imbued with the same ideals and purposes about which I write. A great strength of pediatrics and of the American Academy of Pediatrics is the cohesive force of service to children, which enables academicians and practitioners to work together exceptionally well. But I would feel awkward in attempting to describe those pediatric fields which are outside of my major experience; I must write of those things which I have known.

Mental Health of War-Affected Youth in Two Conflicts: The Role of the Family, Community and Classroom

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivelina Borisova ◽  
Theresa Betancourt ◽  
Wietse Tol ◽  
Ivan Komproe ◽  
Mark Jordans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The Family

It Doesn't Work!

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-128
Author(s):  
Hugh C. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Central Office ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
The Family

In the April 1977 issue of Pediatrics (59:636, 1977), Dr. Cunningham recommends that the patient's medical record be given to the family to keep. He urges that the Committee on Standards of Child Health Care consider this subject. For at least 20 years the American Academy of Pediatrics has published for this very purpose, a "Child Health Record." This is publication HE-4 of the Academy and was last revised in 1968. The central office of the Academy tells me that, at the present time, between 50,000 and 100,000 of these are sold annually to physicians for the distribution that Dr. Cunningham recommends.

The Role of the Pediatrician in Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act: Subject Review

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-148
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Reasonable Accommodation ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Counseling Adolescents ◽  
Recreational Programs

In this statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirms the importance of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which guarantees people with disabilities certain rights to enable them to participate more fully in their communities. Pediatricians need to know about the ADA provisions to be able to educate and counsel their patients and patients' families appropriately. The ADA mandates changes to our environment, including reasonable accommodation to the needs of individuals with disabilities, which has application to schools, hospitals, physician offices, community businesses, and recreational programs. Pediatricians should be a resource to their community by providing information about the ADA and the special needs of their patients, assisting with devising reasonable accommodation, and counseling adolescents about their expanded opportunities under the ADA.

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