Assignment Task: Several factors influence the experience of talking to children about what happened to them, therefore, the following special considerations for interviewing children need to be used during the interview process.
Why you believe they will be very important for you to remember when interviewing children.
- Avoid Multiple, Lengthy Interviews
- Interview Children Alone
- Avoid Having the Child Present During the Adult's Description of What Occurred
- Avoid Encounters, Interactions, or Confrontations Between the Child and Alleged Perpetrator
- Interview Setting
- Qualifications of the Interviewer
- Exhibit a Warm, Friendly, Supportive Style
- Conducting the Interview (The process)
- Documentation of the Medical Interview
- Reassurance of the Child
- Reassurance of the Parent
- Follow-up Psychological care