Re: Use of traditional psych testing in determining reunificationplans

["Doug Waite, MD" <dw432@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Attached are some citations from psyinfo (rorschach x child custody).
          --Doug Waite, MD

--On Sunday, December 16, 2001 9:53 PM +0000 BRubin525@aol.com wrote:

> I recently ran into a disturbing situation.  A client I had just begun to
> work with received a very negative psychological evaluation stating that
> she  was not fit to have her kids based on her rorshach.  It looked like
> a shoddy  evaluation, however, the social worker acted as if it came from
> Mt. Sinai and  proceeded to block effort toward reunification.  The woman
> is six months  sober which I would imagine would also compromise the
> validity of her  rorshach.  I am going to appear in court to challenge
> this evaluation, as I  feel the woman could and should continue to move
> toward reunification. I was  going to challenge the report based on two
> points:  1.  I would assume the  Rorschach is not valid for determining
> either present  ability to parent  children or one's capacity to
> effectively parent in the future.  2.  I would  question the validity of
> a rorschach done on someone in early recovery.  I  wonder if anyone on
> the listserv knows of articles or research done about the  use of a
> rorschach in determining reunification decisions.  Also about the  use of
> rorschach in early recovery.  I recall a while back reading e-mail
> critical of using traditional psychological testing in reunification
> decisions.
>
> Thank You.



Doug Waite, MD
Jacob's Ladder
New York, NY
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