{"product_id":"interviewing-children-about-sexual-abuse-controversies-and-best-practice-9780195311778","title":"Interviewing Children about Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathleen Coulborn Faller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterviewing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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 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, \u003cem\u003eInterviewing Children About Sexual Abuse\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \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","brand":"Oxford Univ PR","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47586717859991,"sku":"9780195311778","price":8476.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195311778.webp?v=1774965049","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/interviewing-children-about-sexual-abuse-controversies-and-best-practice-9780195311778","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}