Legal Psychological Assessment in Custody Processes in Brazil: Professional Practices

Legal Psychological Assessment in Custody Processes in Brazil: Professional Practices

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This research aimed to understand the structuring of psychological assessments in custody actions and, on the other hand, Wooden Plaque to identify the existence of homogeneity or heterogeneity in these practices.Twenty-nine Brazilian legal psychologists participated in this study and answered an online questionnaire built based on the literature.The analysis of the results was carried out through deductive and semantic Thematic Analysis, whose previous categories were created based on national and international guidelines.The most BIFIDUS salient results indicate some divergences from the literature, but that its actions and dimensions are compatible with those found in the literature.

Based on these results, a guide of systematized practices is proposed, aiming to promote greater uniformity in parental assessment.