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Topic: Child Custody Assessments In child custody cases, the best interest of the child is paramount. After reviewing the unit readings, address the following in your discussion board post:

Discuss the main functions of a clinical interview and provide examples of when information revealed during this process might be disclosed to the court system.

What are the benefits of including hand puppets as an assessment tool with young children involved in custody cases? Describe one projective measure that could be used in a child custody assessment.

Explain how protocols of confidentiality and client's rights would be handled in situations where a minor child is involved or when the case has been referred by the court.

"Clinical and Counseling Assessment"

In this chapter, you will learn about the distinctions between clinical and counseling assessments. A brief review is offered about the DSM V and its shortcomings in classification and diagnosis. This chapter examines special populations and victim impact issues like child abuse, military veterans, and substance abuse groups. A review and comparison of interviewing styles are reviewed and descriptive examples of specific content. You will learn about culture-related variables such as acculturation values, identity, worldviews and language barriers.

Read Chapter 15: "Assessment, Careers, and Business"

In this chapter, you will review vocational and career tools along with effective screening, selection, classification, and placement applications. You will learn techniques for assessing business and personnel, including job satisfaction, cognitive and motivation measures. Specific interest inventories, abilities, as well as aptitude assessments are identified. The association between personality and work performance are discussed. Lastly, several types of performance assessments are reviewed including leaderless group and in-basket simulations, along with assessment centers, physical and drug testing.