Janet R. Johnston, PhD  and  Vivienne Roseby, PhD

In the Name of the Child highlights the clinical interventions that children and families need in order to recover from high-conflict divorce and entrenched custody battles.  The authors thoroughly discuss how the developmental tasks of childhood are affected by their changing family structure.  Johnson and Roseby clearly explain how the potential lifelong emotional compromise, behavioral problems, and repetition of the familial conflict cycle are  avoidable consequences for these children.  Their extensive list and illustration of therapeutic techniques for this population has proven practical and effective.