Evaluating children suspected of having been sexually abused
By: Kathleen Coulborn Faller.
Series: The APSAC study guides ;; vol. 2
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Child sexual abuse -- Investigation.; Interviewing in child abuse.
Description: "A comprehensive guide to the literature and a tool for active learning, this compact volume provides a critical review of research, practice writings, and opinions about how to interview children who may have been sexually abused.

The author presents a focused compilation of information about integral issues, such as models for assessment, interviewer objectivity, number of child interviews, documentation, the use of standardized tests, questioning techniques, media for assessing children, children's memory and suggestibility, criteria for decision making, and much more.

For mental health professionals as well as for a broad spectrum of service professionals involved in child interviewing and assessment, Evaluating Children Suspected of Having Been Sexually Abused provides a thorough introduction to critical issues and the literature in a unique home study module for earning continuing education credits."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Models for evaluating child sexual abuse; title: Interviewer objectivity and allegations of sexual abuse; title: Number of child interviews; title: Documentation; title: Standardized tests; title: Questioning techniques; title: Media for interviewing children; title: Special considerations for cases involving very young children; title: Children as witnesses; title: False allegations; title: Criteria for deciding whether an allegation is valid; title: Forming conclusions.