Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.

Dr. Robin Deutsch, Psychologist

Dr. Robin Deutsch is a child forensic psychologist who has been on the staff of the Children and the Law Program since 1990 and has served in a variety of roles including Co-Director of the program with Kenneth Herman, Ph.D., J.D. She is currently the Director of Forensic Services and Training. She has conducted over 400 custody evaluations, has worked on the development of Standards for Guardians ad Litem in the state of Massachusetts, and provided the state mandated trainings for GALs. She has served as an expert witness in Juvenile, Probate and Family, District, and Federal Courts. She also provides Parenting Coordination services, as well as consultation and expert witness services to attorneys throughout North America. Dr. Deutsch holds an appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Deutsch has provided educational and scientific presentations to judges, lawyers, parent groups, and mental health professionals throughout North America and Europe on issues including:

  • Child and adolescent development
  • Child abuse and neglect
  • Attachment
  • Children’s voices in the legal system
  • Children at risk
  • Effects of divorce on children
  • Understanding and management of difficult clients
  • Effects and assessment of domestic violence
  • Custody evaluations
  • Management of and interventions for high conflict divorces
  • Complex custody issues
  • Parenting coordination

Dr. Deutsch has been involved in a number of national leadership positions including:

  • Chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Committee
  • President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
  • Co-chair of the APA-ABA Working Group on Issues of Alleged Abuse, Neglect and Endangerment
  • Co-chair of the APA-ABA Working Group on Psychological and Legal Interventions with Parents, Children and Families
  • Member of the APA task force developing Guidelines for Parenting Coordination
  • Member of the AFCC task force that developed Guidelines for Parenting Coordinators
  • Member of the AFCC committee that developed Shared Parenting: A Guide for Parents Living Apart

Dr. Deutsch has over twenty publications and is the coauthor of 7 Things Your Teenager Won’t Tell You: and How to Talk about Them Anyway, Ballantine, 2005.

For additional information on Dr. Robin Deutsch, please see her curriculum vitae.