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| Interviewing Children: The Science of Conversation in Forensic Contexts, 2nd Edition |
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ISBN: 978-1-4338-4320-4,
273 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-4338-4320-X |
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| Copyright: |
2024 |
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| Edition: |
2nd |
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| Author: |
Poole, Debra Ann, PhD; Dickinson, Jason J., PhD |
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Specialties:
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Psychology, Clinical
, Psychiatry |
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| Publisher: |
American Psychological Association |
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| List Price: |
$59.99 |
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At A Glance
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Interviewing Children is an accessible guide for forensic interviewers, clinicians, attorneys, and other professionals who rely on children?s testimony. In this second edition, Poole and Dickinson present new thematic chapters on conversation habits, conventional content, and protocols for training. Highlights include: - sample dialogues that help flesh out and illustrate research-based recommendations for practice;
- quick guides that synthesize core ideas and skills;
- "Principles to Practice" sections that answer questions about child interviewing; and
- a comprehensive appendix of learning activities readers can use to sharpen their interviewing skills.
The primary goal of all conversations with child witnesses is to help children describe events in their lives as completely, accurately, and unambiguously as they can. But common obstacles can make this task difficult, if not impossible. Interviewing Children offers a comprehensive look at the science of conversation with children in forensic contexts and provides the research-based tools and practices for navigating these obstacles. Learn more and order here.
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Reviewer:
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Gary Kaniuk,
PsyD
(Cermak Health Services)
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
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Reviewer:
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Gary Kaniuk,
PsyD
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Description
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| This book explores the science underlying forensic interviews with children. It looks at conversational strategies, various interview phases, evaluation of the child's cognitive abilities, along with interviewer training. This is the second edition, the first being published in 2016. |
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Purpose
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| The book aims to be a comprehensive guide to the science of interviewing children in forensic contexts, offering research-based tools and practices for navigating obstacles. These are worthy objectives and the book meets them. |
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Audience
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| This book is a resourceful guide for forensic interviewers, clinicians, attorneys, and other professionals who rely on children's testimony. The book meets the needs of its intended audience. The authors are credible authorities in the subject matter of the book. Debra A. Poole is emeritus professor at Central Michigan University. She has received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and National Science Foundation. Jason J. Dickinson is professor at Montclair State University. He is interested in children's eyewitness testimony and consults with different professionals to assist in public policy formulation. |
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Features
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| The book begins with an introduction to interviewing children in forensic contexts. The goal of interviews with children is to help them describe events as accurately as possible. Forensic guidelines assist in reducing the problems that could arise when young witnesses are interviewed. Forensic interviews are child-centered, testing hypotheses and clarifying meaning when there is ambiguity. The goal is to support the broader investigation that could lead to evidence and potentially, other witnesses. Finally, interviews are flexible in the event of unexpected comments from the child. Interviewers try to avoid typical interviewing errors, providing a supportive style, asking open-ended questions, and developmentally appropriate language. The actual interview should be well planned, and the interviewer should be prepared for unexpected disclosures. Professionals gently raise the topic of why the child is being interviewed and allow the child to develop their own narrative. The book ends with protocols for interviewer training, describing different interview methods, practicing via mock interviews, using peer review, and providing supervision. The book has an appendix with learning activities. The book is very readable, with "quick guide" learning tools, in order to clarify the text. |
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Assessment
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| This book is excellent in helping professionals learn how to conduct forensic interviews with children. There are sample dialogues and sections that answer important questions. It is another wonderful publication from the American Psychological Association. The second edition justifies replacing the first because new material has been added. |
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