Standards of practice for parenting plan evaluations continue to evolve, informed by advances in research and the development of innovative, evidence-based approaches to assessment and intervention. Parenting plan evaluators are asked to inform the court, parents, and other professionals on how to address the complex needs of increasingly diverse families amid reorganization, high conflict, and crisis. How can we attract and properly train new mental health professionals to do important work in an increasingly strained adversarial system? How can evaluators keep up with these advances over the course of their careers? How can they deepen and refine their skills to work with a diverse array of individuals, family constellations and an enormous range of family circumstances? And how can evaluators care for their own well-being and their colleagues? In this article, the authors describe a multi-dimensional approach to training both new and experienced custody evaluators that includes imparting baseline knowledge on how to conduct quality parenting plan evaluations as a starting point. We discuss a variety of modalities and approaches that can enable evaluators to deepen and expand their skills over the years, contribute to the diverse community of family law professionals, and manage the exceptional demands of working in this field.

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培训育儿计划评估员：展望未来

随着研究的进步以及基于证据的创新评估和干预方法的发展，育儿计划评估的实践标准不断发展。育儿计划评估人员被要求告知法院、父母和其他专业人士如何在重组、高度冲突和危机中满足日益多样化的家庭的复杂需求。我们如何才能吸引并适当培训新的心理健康专业人员，以便在日益紧张的对抗系统中开展重要工作？评估人员如何在其职业生涯中跟上这些进步？他们如何加深和完善自己的技能，以便与各种各样的人一起工作，家庭星座和各种各样的家庭环境？评估人员如何关心自己和同事的福祉？在本文中，作者描述了一种培训新的和经验丰富的监护评估员的多维方法，其中包括传授如何进行高质量育儿计划评估的基线知识作为起点。我们讨论了各种模式和方法，这些模式和方法可以使评估人员多年来加深和扩展他们的技能，为家庭法专业人士的多元化社区做出贡献，并管理该领域工作的特殊需求。作者描述了一种培训新的和经验丰富的监护评估员的多维方法，其中包括传授如何进行高质量育儿计划评估的基本知识作为起点。我们讨论了各种模式和方法，这些模式和方法可以使评估人员多年来加深和扩展他们的技能，为家庭法专业人士的多元化社区做出贡献，并管理该领域工作的特殊需求。作者描述了一种培训新的和经验丰富的监护评估员的多维方法，其中包括传授如何进行高质量育儿计划评估的基本知识作为起点。我们讨论了各种模式和方法，这些模式和方法可以使评估人员多年来加深和扩展他们的技能，为家庭法专业人士的多元化社区做出贡献，并管理该领域工作的特殊需求。