Assessment of parenting competency in mothers with mental illness

Title
  1. Assessment of parenting competency in mothers with mental illness / by Teresa Ostler.
Published by
  1. Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub., [2008], ©2008.
Author
  1. Ostler, Teresa.

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Description
  1. xiv, 188 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "The stakes are undeniably high when it comes to deciding whether a mother with mental illness can raise her child in a safe, nurturing environment. Going beyond measuring only the mother's degree of mental illness, the safety of the environment, or the rate of child development, this book integrates multiple approaches so that professionals can get the full picture of parenting competency. This book will help mental health professionals: enhance every part of their parenting evaluation process, including home visits, sharing results with the family, and testifying in court; discover eight critical principles for ensuring that an assessment is sound; learn about available assessment instruments and get guidance on when to use each; limit bias by recognizing factors that can influence assessment results; and gain insight into life with mental illness through the stories of mothers and children."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Mothers > Mental health
  2. Child
  3. Child welfare
  4. Mentally Ill Persons
  5. Mother and child
  6. Child Welfare
  7. Parental influences
  8. Parenting > Evaluation
  9. Children of the mentally ill
Contents
  1. Foreword / Patrick Tolan -- 1. Assessing Parenting in Mothers with Mental Illness: A Daunting Task -- 2. Mental Illness: Types and Effects on Parenting -- 3. Guidelines for Assessment -- 4. The Assessment Process -- 5. Assessing Caregiving Capabilities -- 6. The Psychiatric Evaluation -- 7. Social and Environmental Influences / Heather Hasslinger -- 8. Children's Perspectives and Needs -- 9. Growing Up Crazy / Niki Grajewski -- App. A. Instruments For Assessing Risk of Child Maltreatment -- App. B. Resources for Clinicians.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-159) and index.
  2. "Resources for clinicians": p. 179-181.