Referral question
John Smith, at the referral of his attorney, has requested an evaluation of his fitness for parenting. Is Mr. Smith fit to be a parent?
Clinical Risk Assessment
Upon entering the office for his evaluation Mr. Smith is moderately hostile, and uncooperative. He reports that he has not seen his infant child since birth, to which his ex-girlfriend is to blame. He stated, “she will get what is coming to her”, in his words displaying current violent dialog with payback intent which will serve to promote an extended conflict relationship between the two parents. As Mr. Smith noted he has not seen the child since birth. In evaluating his ability to parent we ask what his parenting practices would be and if they would reasonable and effective when dealing with the small, unknown, toddler. The Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluations of Custody (ASPECT; Ackerman & Schoendorf, (1992), Huss (2014), pg.271, was used to scale Mr. Smith which according to, Ackerman & Ackerman (1997), “is the most frequently used …show more content…
Heilbrun has concluded through his testing that “an impaired-processing psychopathic model of violent crime, involving low-IQ psychopaths, would explain the highest risk factor for violence by a combination of poor impulse control and low empathy and the lack of inhibitions against physical aggression associated with poor socialization” (1982). Mr. Smith previously stated upon release from the hospital two years ago that he “plans to seek employment and reunite with his family immediately following discharge, and does not feel the need for additional services and monitoring”, he has not met these goals, lacks in progress, and exhibits an inability to plan, in addition to being uncooperative with
John Smith, at the referral of his attorney, has requested an evaluation of his fitness for parenting. Is Mr. Smith fit to be a parent?
Clinical Risk Assessment
Upon entering the office for his evaluation Mr. Smith is moderately hostile, and uncooperative. He reports that he has not seen his infant child since birth, to which his ex-girlfriend is to blame. He stated, “she will get what is coming to her”, in his words displaying current violent dialog with payback intent which will serve to promote an extended conflict relationship between the two parents. As Mr. Smith noted he has not seen the child since birth. In evaluating his ability to parent we ask what his parenting practices would be and if they would reasonable and effective when dealing with the small, unknown, toddler. The Ackerman-Schoendorf Scales for Parent Evaluations of Custody (ASPECT; Ackerman & Schoendorf, (1992), Huss (2014), pg.271, was used to scale Mr. Smith which according to, Ackerman & Ackerman (1997), “is the most frequently used …show more content…
Heilbrun has concluded through his testing that “an impaired-processing psychopathic model of violent crime, involving low-IQ psychopaths, would explain the highest risk factor for violence by a combination of poor impulse control and low empathy and the lack of inhibitions against physical aggression associated with poor socialization” (1982). Mr. Smith previously stated upon release from the hospital two years ago that he “plans to seek employment and reunite with his family immediately following discharge, and does not feel the need for additional services and monitoring”, he has not met these goals, lacks in progress, and exhibits an inability to plan, in addition to being uncooperative with