A Guide to Interviewing Children - Essential Skills for Counsellors, Police Lawyers and Social Workers

A practical, step-by-step guide to interviewing techniques for a range of professionals. The book pays particular attention to the sensitive issue of sexual abuse and the problems created by multiple interviews.

List of contents

1. Understand a Child' Mind 2. Preparation and Planning if the Interview 3. The Essential Elements of the Interview 4. Tailoring the Interview to the Child's Needs 5. Evaluating the Process of the Interview Appendix 1. Solutions to Boxes Appendix 2. Interviewing Aboriginal Australians Appendix 3. Self Assessment Forms.

About the author

Claire Wilson, Martine Powell

Summary

A practical, step-by-step guide to interviewing techniques for a range of professionals. The book pays particular attention to the sensitive issue of sexual abuse and the problems created by multiple interviews.

Product details

• Authors: Martine Powell, Powell Martine, Claire Wilson, Clare Wilson, J. Clare Wilson, Wilson Claire
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2001
• EAN: 9780415252492
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25249-2
• No. of pages: 154
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Medicine, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Social groups, Social Work, Medicine and Nursing, Social groups, communities and identities