Trauma & Dissociation in Children II: Issues for Interviewers

Streaming video - 2015

"It is very important for the interviewer or evaluator to stay attuned to the child's psychological state during the interview. Because the last thing we would want to do is retraumatize the child by the way that we interview them or evaluate them, and add more trauma. So paying attention to either hyperarousal or dissociation, those are clues to the child's emotional state. "- Connie Carnes, MS LPC While interviewing an abused child is never easy, using the right approach can make the process less stressful and produce better results. Topics Before the Interview Instructions and Rapport-Building Open-Ended Questioning Working with Dissociation The Extended Forensic Evaluation Interviewer Self-Care