Margo Anne Kushner
Biographic Data
| ID | 8798805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margo Anne Kushner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margo Anne |
| FAMILY NAME | Kushner |
| SIGNATURE | KUSHNER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Dual Model for Completing Parenting Plans Postseparation
Dr. Kushner has more than 25 years of experience as a court‐appointed expert in matters pertaining to completing child custody evaluations (parenting plans) postseparation. This article combines her extensive practice experience and knowledge about social work theory to offer a “dual model of practice” that provides an alternative for child custody evaluators to consider when completing parenting plans postseparation. The model presented combines…
A Review of the Empirical Literature About Child Development and Adjustment Postseparation
This article provides a substantial review of the empirical data that have steered the work of child custody experts for the last 30 years. Child custody evaluators who are designated the responsibility of designing parenting plans postseparation for children exposed to family breakdown must be capable of sifting through the literature to select valid and reliable data to support their recommendations and plans. This article provides a review of …
Courtextual Slippage
Highly conflicted divorcing families often seek the services of the courts to assist them in making child custody plans. In these cases, judges encourage or order divorcing parents to cooperate with child custody evaluators to settle their disputes. The task of these experts is not an easy one, and it is complicated by procedural issues to which the courts adhere. This study mapped the flow of procedural text through the court system. Twenty-two …
Whose Best Interests
Using a concept coined by Dorothy Smith (1987,1990b) as “Ruling Relations,” this article demonstrates how professional discourse by the way of standardized policy guidelines can unintentionally undermine the best of intentions of child custody evaluators when designing parenting plans post-separation. To demonstrate this disjuncture, the principle of “best interests” is explored as an invisible force of ruling that impacts the future development …
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Whose Best Interests
Using a concept coined by Dorothy Smith (1987,1990b) as “Ruling Relations,” this article demonstrates how professional discourse by the way of standardized policy guidelines can unintentionally undermine the best of intentions of child custody evaluators when designing parenting plans post-separation. To demonstrate this disjuncture, the principle of “best interests” is explored as an invisible force of ruling that impacts the future development …
Courtextual Slippage
Highly conflicted divorcing families often seek the services of the courts to assist them in making child custody plans. In these cases, judges encourage or order divorcing parents to cooperate with child custody evaluators to settle their disputes. The task of these experts is not an easy one, and it is complicated by procedural issues to which the courts adhere. This study mapped the flow of procedural text through the court system. Twenty-two …
A Dual Model for Completing Parenting Plans Postseparation
Dr. Kushner has more than 25 years of experience as a court‐appointed expert in matters pertaining to completing child custody evaluations (parenting plans) postseparation. This article combines her extensive practice experience and knowledge about social work theory to offer a “dual model of practice” that provides an alternative for child custody evaluators to consider when completing parenting plans postseparation. The model presented combines…
A Review of the Empirical Literature About Child Development and Adjustment Postseparation
This article provides a substantial review of the empirical data that have steered the work of child custody experts for the last 30 years. Child custody evaluators who are designated the responsibility of designing parenting plans postseparation for children exposed to family breakdown must be capable of sifting through the literature to select valid and reliable data to support their recommendations and plans. This article provides a review of …
Child custody (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Best interests (1 work) · Best practice (1 work)