For all of the time, effort, and money invested in child custody evaluation (CCE) and for all of evaluators' emphases on collecting empirically sound data, CCE is not itself an empirically robust process. The reliability, validity, efficacy, and efficiency of CCE has never yet been adequately demonstrated. The science has yet even to define and measure the variables that constitute a healthy family, much less how one is to measure and recommend changes for conflicted systems in the midst of tectonic transitions. This article proposes five ways in which family law professionals and the culture at large should work to better serve the needs of our children: (1) the establishment of proactive parenting and co-parenting education intended to diminish the frequency and magnitude of family conflict and improve the quality of child and family functioning; (2) the introduction of organized incentives that motivate healthy parenting and co-parenting practices as opposed to negative consequences that do too-little, too-late; (3) a greater emphasis on social equity, cultural humility, and universal professional training; (4) the creation of ethical guidelines that disconnect continuing conflict from professional income; and (5) outcome research that feeds back into the evolution of these and related processes.

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皇帝没穿衣服：子女抚养权评估（CCE）现状与未来的系统观

尽管在儿童监护权评估 (CCE) 上投入了所有的时间、精力和金钱，并且所有评估者都强调收集经验上可靠的数据，但 CCE 本身并不是一个经验上稳健的过程。CCE 的可靠性、有效性、功效和效率尚未得到充分证明。科学甚至还没有定义和衡量构成健康家庭的变量，更不用说如何衡量和建议在结构转型期间对冲突系统进行变革了。本文提出了家庭法专业人士和整个文化应采取的五种方式，以更好地满足我们孩子的需求：(1) 建立积极主动的养育和共同养育教育，旨在减少家庭冲突的频率和程度，提高儿童和家庭功能的质量；(2) 引入有组织的激励措施，促进健康的养育和共同养育实践，而不是采取太少、太晚的负面后果；(3) 更加重视社会公平、文化谦逊和普及专业培训；(4) 制定道德准则，将持续的冲突与职业收入脱钩；(5) 结果研究，反馈到这些及相关过程的演变。为时已晚; (3) 更加重视社会公平、文化谦逊和普及专业培训；(4) 制定道德准则，将持续的冲突与职业收入脱钩；(5) 结果研究，反馈到这些及相关过程的演变。为时已晚; (3) 更加重视社会公平、文化谦逊和普及专业培训；(4) 制定道德准则，将持续的冲突与职业收入脱钩；(5) 结果研究，反馈到这些及相关过程的演变。