Menta psychological offers thorough Child Custody Evaluations, which are performed with compassion and understanding. The best interest of the child(ren) is foremost and center in all recommendations made. The ultimate goal is to achieve a situation that is least stressful for the child and allows for healthy emotional and physical development. Child Custody evaluations include extensive interview, records review, psychological testing, and a home visit. These evaluations require a total of 6-12 hours per individual involved.
Parental Capacity Evaluations assess one’s ability to parent in a healthy and appropriate manner, identify any obstacles to effective parenting, and to make recommendations to overcome those obstacles and improve parenting. Comprised of clinical interview, records review, and psychological testing, these evaluations require 3-5 hours total.
Bonding Assessments determine the strength and quality of the parent-child bond. Typically, such assessments are required for adoption in the state of Pennsylvania. Bonding Assessments are comprised of an observation of parent(s) and child doing both structured and unstructured tasks. In addition, extensive interview, records review, and psychological testing are incorporated, requiring a total of 3-5 hours.
Lethal Weapons Evaluations address one’s psychological health in regards to owning and operating lethal weapons. Typically these evaluations are required when one is seeking employment as a security or police officer. This process requires approximately 3 hours comprised of interview and testing.
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