Leading distributor specializing in tests and instruments for custody evaluations and forensic examinations.

"The Leader in Custody Evaluation Tests and Materials
Since 1982"

DISTRIBUTOR OF ELEVEN OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING
CUSTODY EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS SINCE 1982.

	The Bricklin Perceptual Scales (BPS) A research-based custody test which measures a child's perceptions of each parent in four critical areas: competency, supportiveness, consistency, and admirable traits. Age 6 and up.

	BPS Computer Scoring Profile (BPS-CSP) (Unlimited Use) 7 page visual interpretation with graphs, pie charts, etc. Saves, retrieves, prints. For windows.

	Perception-of-Relationships Test (PORT) Data-based. Measures how close a child feels to each parent, and the positive and negative impacts of each relationship. Age 3 years, 2 months and up.

	PORT Computer Scoring Profile (PORT-CSP) VP102-CSP. (Unlimited Use) 6 page visual interpretation with all of the 7 tasks summarized and consolidated test results. For windows.

	Parent Awareness Skills Survey (PASS) Reflects the sensitivity and effectiveness with which a parent responds to typical child care situations.

	Parent Perception of Child Profile (PPCP) Elicits extensive portrait of a parent's knowledge and understanding of a specific child.

	Custody Evaluation Questionnaires Kit Designed to gather self-report data from children, parents, grandparents, and collateral informants in every single area that is considered important in model custody statutes.

	Custody Evaluation Interview Kit Standard interviews for use with parents, physicians, teachers, etc.

	HOME-VISIT STARTING KIT At last: A comprehensive, well-organized guide for conducting a Home-Visit (also known as a Home-Study); a MUST for an evaluation to be really complete. (A large number of judges require a Home-Visit assessment in many different types of cases involving children.)

	Assessment of Parenting Skills: Infant and Pre-Schooler (APSIP) The APSIP has been designed for use with parents of infants and preschoolers up to 5 years of age.

	The Discipline Index (DI) Systematically obtains information from a child about the child's overall perceptions of each parent's discipline style and practices. Ages 6 and up.

	The Discipline Index Computer Scoring Profile: 14 pages of charts, graphs, full scoring, saves, prints. Lifetime use.

	Custody Evaluation Observation Kit Adult and Child Observation Forms especially designed to be congruent with the focus of the data-based instruments.

	Custody Evaluation Aggregation and Administration Kit Designed to aggregate the enormous amount of information gathered; featuring a data-based decision-tree model with which the evaluator can focus on essential custody issues.

Other Items

How to Structure and Write Custody Evaluation Reports
Everything you need to know about structuring and writing a custody evaluation report
By Barry Bricklin, Ph.D. and Gail Elliot, Ph.D.

Custody Evaluation Continuing Education Home Study Course

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE FRYE STANDARD, THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE, AND THE DAUBERT CRITERIA WHEN YOU GO TO COURT

THE ADMISSABILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY, INCLUDING TESTIMONY ON SCIENCE, BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Barry Bricklin, Ph.D.
and
Gail Elliot, Ph.D.

Please Note: Any mental health professional who testifies in court will find helpful pointers in this paper. But it is also important that you, the mental health professional, request that your attorney read it. Many of the action steps required to make your testimony more effective will need to be initiated by your attorney.

Abstract: Following a discussion of the Frye Standard, the relevant Federal Rules of Evidence, the Daubert opinion and dicta, as well as expert testimony by mental health professionals, this paper specifically addresses how The Perception-of-Relationships Test (PORT) and Bricklin Perceptual Scales (BPS) meet the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence by demonstrating the following: Both tests are testable and have been tested, with a combined database of 3,880 subjects. The tests have been published and peer-reviewed. They have a known error rate, and the predictive accuracy of the tests ranges between 88 and 92 percent agreement between test-based assertions and a wide range of validating criteria. A study found the tests to be the most widely used custody tests for children in the country, indicating that they have found general acceptance. Many test manual updates plus current revisions of the manuals have provided test users with information to maximize reliability and validity of the tests.

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DR. BARRY BRICKLIN
Dr. Barry Bricklin is a nationally - known child custody expert with more than 30 years experience as a custody evaluator, expert witness, and consultant for hundreds of parents and attorneys involved in custody disputes. Through his books and articles, test development, custody evaluations, and consulting work he has been involved in custody cases in every state and territory in the United States as well as 10 other countries.
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