VISITATION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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| Authors: | Joseph C. McGill Robin M. Deutsch Robert A. Zibbell |
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| Affiliation: | Joseph C. McGill, WCSW, is a licensed independent clinical social worker on the stuffof the Child and Family Forensic Center and an instructor in psychiatry in the Department nf Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.; Robin M, Deutsch, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist anddirector of training in the Children and the Law Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She is an instructor in psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical Schnol andis in private practice in Wellesky, Massachusetts.; Robert A. Zibbell, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is also an associate in psychiatry with the Child and Family Forensic Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centec Worcester. |
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| Abstract: | with increasing frequency, courts and legislatures are focusing attention on visitation disputes in which there are allegations of domestic violence. This article explores the requirements for a careful assessment of the domestic violence issues, theparenting capacities of the adults, and the coping skilk of the children. It then proposes a decision-tree model of access recommendations that incorporates the information gatheredfmm the evaluation procedures. |
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