{"product_id":"interviewing-children-about-sexual-abuse-controversies-and-best-practice-9780195311778","title":"Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice","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\u003cbr\u003eevidence that informs their decision making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, Kathleen Coulborn Faller, a leading expert on child sexual abuse, critically analyzes 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\u003cbr\u003ereaders 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, \u003cem\u003eInterviewing Children About Sexual Abuse\u003c\/em\u003e covers the entire interview process, showing\u003cbr\u003eprofessionals 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\u003cbr\u003ecourtroom or clinical setting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mental health, forensic, and child welfare professionals will find in this volume a wealth of expert information that will guide them through the often murky, always emotional process of interviewing children about sexual abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Coulborn Faller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.39w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195311778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., \u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Social Work, Marion Elizabeth Blue Chair in Children and Families, and Director of the Family Assessment Clinic at the University of Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39930749812851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":53.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0e65dce4-4cad-459b-a9e0-8467f2178ccb.jpg?v=1647699051","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/interviewing-children-about-sexual-abuse-controversies-and-best-practice-9780195311778","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}