Principles and Issues Related to PsychologicalEvaluation of Parental Competence in the Arab MoslemSociety in Israel  

作　　者：Emad Gith 

机构地区：[1]The Sakhnin Academic College for Teacher Education, Sakhnin 20173, Israel [2]Educational Psychological Services in Arraba Village, Arraba 30812, Israel [3]Department of Psychology, Ethics and Law, International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, Faculty of Law at the University ofHaifa, Haifa 31096, Israel

出　　处：《Journal of Health Science》2014年第8期380-388,共9页健康科学（英文版）

摘　　要：For the Arab Moslem citizens of Israel, the Shari＇a court is the supreme judicial body competent to adjudicate and rule onmatters of divorce, custody, adoption, and custodianship. Under Shari＇a law, a boy will be in the custody of his mother until the ageof seven and the girl, until the age of nine; at the end of this period, the children are transferred to the father＇s custody. In cases wherethere is no father, they are transferred to the custody of the grandfather. In cases of dispute between the parents regarding custody,the Shari＇a court is called upon to rule, and for this purpose, it seeks a professional psychological evaluation of parenting competenceIt should be noted that this evaluation in Arab Moslem society involves professional and ethical issues since it is culturally-biased interms of Moslem culture： （l） Arab society is a collective comprised of extended families （hamula = clans）; （2） Men have apreferential status over women; （3） The functions of the father and the mother with respect to the child＇s needs （instrumental,emotional, and educational） are distinct from each other. It is further noteworthy that the psychological evaluation is made bydiagnostic information and accredited tools of evaluation. In the present situation there are no psychological tests that were adaptedfor the Arab population. The test must be reliable and reflect the reality being tested. Lack of standardization for tests makes themirrelevant. Furthermore, it must be said that in the Arab world there is no consensus about the tools constructed for this purpose in theWest. Psycho-diagnostic tools including evaluations that deal with testing the level of general intellectual functioning are found innearly every psychological service or mental health clinic, but it is obvious to everyone that at the end of the testing, one must relyalso on the tester＇s experience and professional ability in order to determine the etiology or to make a diagnosis that will reflect thesubject＇s innermost emotion

关 键 词：PARENTAL COMPETENCE assessment  Shari'a courts of law and child CUSTODY arrangements  DIVORCE in Moslem society inIsrael  culture and PARENTING COMPETENCE measures  kitab  sunnah  rnadhhab  qiyas. 

分 类 号：Q[生物学]