As expectations rise for parenting plan evaluators to be well-trained, skilled, and knowledgeable in numerous subject areas, and scrutiny of evaluators' work intensifies, the pool of qualified evaluators is shrinking nationwide. The future of parenting plan evaluation as a forensic subspecialty relies upon the availability of competent and committed professionals to do this challenging work, yet few are entering the field. Five experienced parenting plan evaluators from various regions of the United States, including the authors, met for a roundtable discussion to ponder the future of parenting plan evaluations. The panel discussed what drew them to the work, their experiences “in the trenches,” and what has kept them committed to doing evaluations despite daunting challenges. Their views of the rewards and risks of doing the work, barriers and disincentives to newcomers entering the field, recommendations to new evaluators, and outlook for the future are presented.

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育儿计划评估的未来：来自战壕的看法

随着人们对育儿计划评估员在众多学科领域训练有素、技能娴熟、知识渊博的期望不断提高，以及对评估员工作的审查力度加大，全国范围内合格的评估员队伍正在缩小。育儿计划评估作为法医专业的未来依赖于有能力且忠诚的专业人员来完成这项具有挑战性的工作，但很少有人进入该领域。包括作者在内的来自美国不同地区的五位经验丰富的育儿计划评估人员举行了圆桌讨论，思考育儿计划评估的未来。小组讨论了是什么吸引他们从事这项工作、他们“在战壕中”的经历，以及是什么让他们在面临严峻挑战的情况下仍致力于进行评估。他们对工作回报和风险的看法，