Parenting plan Assessments, also known as child custody evaluations, are forensic psychological investigations into the needs of children, the parenting capacities of their caregivers, and the resulting fit between the children's needs and caregiver capacities. Typically, they result in recommendations that are, in the opinion of the assessor, formulated to meet the best interests of children regarding a parenting plan, child sharing, parental responsibilities and ancillary services that are likely to support the children's optimal functioning as well as the functioning of the now reconfigured family. Such assessments are part of a pathway to untangling conflicts between the parents regarding the most appropriate parenting plan for the reconfigured family. Paradoxically, the assessment process can exacerbate the conflict, entrench parental polarization, and create lingering feelings of helplessness, frustration, and disempowerment in the parents. This article provides a rationale for the use of a hybrid process that incorporates alternative dispute resolution as an integrated part of the parenting plan assessment and provides an illustrative model of such a hybrid process.

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育儿计划评估中的混合流程：基本原理和说明模型

养育计划评估，也称为儿童监护权评估，是对儿童的需求、照料者的养育能力以及儿童的需求与照料者能力之间的契合度进行的法医心理调查。通常，评估员认为，这些建议的制定是为了满足儿童在养育计划、儿童分担、父母责任和辅助服务方面的最大利益，这些建议可能支持儿童的最佳功能以及现在重组的家庭的运作。此类评估是解决父母之间关于重组家庭最合适的养育计划的冲突的一部分。矛盾的是，评估过程可能会加剧冲突，加剧父母的两极分化，让父母产生挥之不去的无助、沮丧和无力感。本文提供了使用混合流程的基本原理，该流程将替代性争议解决方式纳入养育计划评估的一个组成部分，并提供了此类混合流程的说明性模型。