Description
Explore important developmental and clinical factors to assess whether allegations of child sex abuse are likely to be false or credible.When a child alleges sex abuse, responses are emotionally charged and range from complete disbelief of the child to total condemnation of the accused offender. Substantiating or refuting allegations of child sex abuse is a process fraught with complex challenges and high stakes outcomes. You will benefit from this information by learning about the guidelines that help structure an appropriate assessment of such allegations and the importance of standardization in evaluation methods. Clinical and forensic roles will be delineated with differences.
Date: 2019-03-28 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Overview
• Defining the Problem, Scope, and Prevalence
• Credibility in Children: Developmental Bias
• Clinical Indicators of False vs. Credible Allegations
Best Practices in Interviewing Children Alleging Sex Abuse
• The Importance of Standardization
• Specific Guidelines
• Clinical (Therapist) vs. Forensic (Evaluator) Roles
Application to Practice
• Case Examples
• Ethical and Legal Considerations
• Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Rachel Buehner, Ph.D., M.Ed.-Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC, Sarah Shelton, Psy.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.P. – Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC
