Reviews
: Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services - July 27, 2010
"The book emphasizes the importance of assessing parenting directly and the reality that mental illness affects parenting behavior versus focusing on the mental illness. This point is extremely important, often overlooked, and an excellent contribution of the book."
: Book News, Inc. - March 28, 2008
http://www.booknews.com/sci_issues/sci_mar2008/brookes1.html
Denise Kane, Inspector General, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services - August 29, 2007
"An indispensable reference . . . should be required reading for child welfare, mental health, and legal professionals who serve the children and families of our child protection courts."
Meghan Kirshbaum, Founder & Executive Director, Through the Looking Glass - August 28, 2007
"An invaluable resource for practitioners involved with mothers with mental illness and their children."
Joanne Nicholson, Professor of Psychiatry, Licensed Psychologist Provider, Center for Mental Health Services Research; Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School - August 28, 2007
"An essential guide, drawing from an extensive review of the scientific literature, exhaustive consideration of relevant assessment tools and strategies, and years of research and clinical practice."
Cindy Lederman, Presiding Judge, Miami-Dade Juvenile Court - August 7, 2007
"What we can learn about the parent, the child, and the relationship with the help of Dr. Ostler's work can form the basis of individual case plans that can provide the case specific interventions we need to provide the best chance of keeping the family together."