基本説明
Critically reviews the research and practice on the spectrum of issues related to interviewing the sexually abused child.
Full Description
Interviewing children who may been sexually abused is a daunting task fraught with far-reaching consequences for the children, families, institutions, and professionals involved. With no room for error, forensic and clinical interviewers must navigate the complex and often contradictory evidence that informs their decision making.
Here, Kathleen Coulborn Faller, a leading expert on child sexual abuse, critically analyses the research on assessing child sexual abuse. Noting that issues such as memory and suggestibility, questioning techniques, the use of media, and false allegations remain hotly contested, chapters guide readers in applying available research to professional judgment while drawing also on best practice guidelines and conceptual, clinical, and consensus-based writings. The only up-to-date resource of its kind, Interviewing Children About Sexual Abuse covers the entire interview process, showing professionals how to structure, document, and follow up on children's responses in interviews; work with children who are very young, have special needs, or come from diverse backgrounds; use standardized tests and measures; formulate conclusions about sexual abuse; and defend those decisions in a courtroom or clinical setting.
Contents
1. Forensic and Clinical Interviewer Roles in Child Sexual Abuse ; 2. Children's Memory and Suggestibility ; 3. Models for Assessing Child Sexual Abuse ; 4. Interviewer Objectivity and Allegations of Sexual Abuse ; 5. Number of Child Interviews ; 6. Documentation of the Interview ; 7. Interview Structure, Protocol, or Guidelines ; 8. Questioning Techniques ; 9. Media for Interviewing Children ; 10. Special Considerations for Cases Involving Young Children ; 11. Interviewing Children with Special Needs ; 12. Conducting Culturally Competent Sexual Abuse Interviews with Children from Diverse Racial, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Backgrounds ; 13. Children Who Do Not Want to Disclose ; 14. False Allegations of Sexual Abuse ; 15. Standardized Tests and Measures ; 16. Criteria for Deciding about the Likelihood of Sexual Abuse ; 17. Formulating Conclusions about Sexual Abuse
