Clinical and Forensic Interviewing of Children and Families: Guidelines for the Mental Health, Education, Pediatric, and Child Maltreatment Fields

by Sattler, Jerome M.

• ISBN13: 9780961820947
• ISBN10: 0961820942
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Jerome m Sattler

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii	(4)
List of Figures	xi	(1)
Preface	xii	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiv	(2)
About the Author	xvi
SECTION 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING AND REPORTING	1	(256)
Chapter 1. Introduction to Clinical Assessment Interviewing	2	(43)
Goals of the Clinical Assessment Interview	3	(3)
Factors to Consider in Performing Clinical Assessment Interviews	6	(5)
Clinical Assessment Interviews in Relation to Other Assessment Procedures	11	(1)
Theoretical Perspectives for the Clinical Assessment Interview	12	(5)
Clinical Assessment Interviews Compared with Conversations and Other Types of Interviews	17	(4)
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Clinical Assessment Interview	21	(1)
A Preferred Model for the Interviewer-Interviewee Relationship	21	(1)
Stages of Clinical Assessment Interviews	22	(1)
Degrees of Structure in Initial Clinical Assessment Interviews	23	(3)
Steps in the Clinical Assessment Process	26	(2)
Learning to Be an Effective Interviewer	28	(2)
Ethical Considerations for Clinical Assessment Interviewers	30	(1)
Children at Risk	30	(6)
Overview of the Text	36	(1)
Concluding Comments	37	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	38	(7)
Chapter 2. Conducting the Interview	45	(51)
Introduction to Interviewing Guidelines	46	(1)
Factors Influencing the Interview	47	(1)
External Factors and Atmosphere	47	(1)
Forming Impressions	47	(1)
Listening	47	(3)
Sending Nonverbal Messages	50	(1)
Analytical Listening	50	(3)
Observation Guidelines	53	(7)
Establishing Rapport	60	(3)
Timing Questions Appropriately	63	(1)
Changing Topics	63	(1)
Widening the Circle of Inquiry	64	(1)
Formulating Appropriate Questions	64	(3)
Major Types of Questions to Avoid	67	(2)
Using Structuring Statements	69	(1)
Encouraging Appropriate Replies	70	(1)
Probing Effectively	70	(9)
Dealing with Difficult Situations	79	(6)
Remaining Objective	85	(1)
Recording Information and Scheduling	85	(1)
Confidentiality of the Interview Material and Assessment Findings	86	(5)
Thinking Through the Issues	91	(5)
Chapter 3. The Initial Interview with Children	96	(37)
General Considerations in an Initial Interview with Children	97	(3)
Developmental Considerations in Interviewing Children	100	(11)
Techniques for Interviewing Children	111	(7)
Areas Covered in the Initial Interview with Children	118	(5)
Self-Monitoring Assessment	123	(3)
Case History Report	126	(4)
Thinking Through the Issues	130	(3)
Chapter 4. Initial Interviews with Parents, Teachers, and Families	133	(52)
Interviewing Parents	134	(13)
Interviewing Teachers	147	(2)
Interviewing the Family	149	(26)
Closing the Initial Interview	175	(2)
Evaluating the Initial Interview	177	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	178	(7)
Chapter 5. The Post-Assessment Interview	185	(21)
Guidelines for the Post-Assessment Interview	186	(17)
Follow-Up Interview	203	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	203	(3)
Chapter 6. Reliability, Validity, and Other Considerations Related to the Interview	206	(25)
Reliability and Validity of the Interview	207	(4)
Assessment of Malingering	211	(2)
Evaluating Your Interview Techniques	213	(5)
The Challenges of Being an Expert Witness	218	(10)
Thinking Through the Issues	228	(3)
Chapter 7. Writing the Interview Report	231	(26)
Introduction to Writing the Interview Report	232	(1)
Sections of an Interview Report	233	(4)
Principles of Report Writing	237	(17)
Concluding Comment on Writing the Interview Report	254	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	254	(3)
SECTION II. INTERVIEWING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS	257	(66)
Chapter 8. Ethnic Minority Groups: An Overview	258	(23)
Background Considerations	259	(11)
Dynamics of Cross-Ethnic and Cross-Cultural Interviewing	270	(4)
Interpreters	274	(3)
Thinking Through the Issues	277	(4)
Chapter 9. Specific Ethnic Minority Groups	281	(42)
Black Americans	282	(8)
Hispanic Americans	290	(6)
Asian Americans	296	(6)
Native Americans	302	(7)
Refugees	309	(2)
Intervention Considerations	311	(2)
Semistructured Interviews	313	(1)
Recommendations for Interviewing Ethnic Minority Children and Their Families	313	(5)
Thinking Through the Issues	318	(5)
SECTION III. INTERVIEWING CHILDREN WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FACING LIFE STRESSORS	323	(158)
Chapter 10. Children with Psychological Disorders: An Overview	324	(25)
How Psychological Disorders Develop in Children	325	(5)
Living with a Child with a Psychological Disorder	330	(1)
Interviewing Issues	331	(7)
Interventions	338	(7)
Thinking Through the Issues	345	(4)
Chapter 11. Children with Behavioral or Emotional Disorders	349	(42)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	350	(7)
Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder	357	(6)
Depression	363	(2)
Anxiety Disorders-An Overview	365	(3)
Separation Anxiety Disorder	368	(1)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	369	(8)
Dissociative Identity Disorder	377	(8)
Thinking Through the Issues	385	(6)
Chapter 12. Children with Developmental, Learning, or Sensory Disorders	391	(32)
Autistic Disorder	392	(7)
Mental Retardation	399	(5)
Specific Learning Disability	404	(8)
Visual Impairment	412	(2)
Hearing Impairment	414	(5)
Thinking Through the Issues	419	(4)
Chapter 13. Children and Families Facing Bereavement or the Threat of Suicide	423	(28)
Bereavement	424	(11)
Suicide	435	(13)
Thinking Through the Issues	448	(3)
Chapter 14. Children and Families Facing Adoption, Divorce, or Homelessness	451	(30)
Adoption	452	(5)
Divorce and Custody Evaluations	457	(12)
Homeless Families and Children	469	(8)
Thinking Through the Issues	477	(4)
SECTION IV. APPLYING PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING TO THE PEDIATRIC FIELD	481	(184)
Chapter 15. Children with Health-Related Disorders: An Overview	482	(35)
Children's Understanding of Their Medical Illnesses and the Disruptive Effects of Medical Illnesses on Development	484	(3)
Coping with a Medical Illness	487	(8)
Adherence	495	(6)
Families of Medically Ill Children	501	(6)
Healthy Children in a Family with a Medically Ill Member	507	(5)
Thinking Through the Issues	512	(5)
Chapter 16. Children with Health-Related Disorders: Interviewing and Formulating Interventions	517	(22)
Interviewing Children with Medical Illnesses	518	(6)
Interviewing Parents of Medically Ill Children	524	(1)
Interviewing in Cases of Terminal Illness	525	(2)
Evaluating the Interview	527	(1)
The Post-Assessment Interview with Medically Ill Children and Their Parents	527	(4)
Interventions with Medically Ill Children and Their Families	531	(5)
Thinking Through the Issues	536	(3)
Chapter 17. Interviewing and Interventions for Specific Pediatric Health-Related Disorders, Part 1	539	(39)
Pain	541	(9)
Asthma	550	(3)
Diabetes	553	(3)
Childhood Cancer	556	(2)
HIV and AIDS	558	(10)
Pediatric Headaches	568	(2)
Failure to Thrive	570	(3)
Thinking Through the Issues	573	(5)
Chapter 18. Interviewing and Interventions for Specific Pediatric Health-Related Disorders, Part 2	578	(36)
Sleep Disorders of Childhood	579	(7)
Substance Abuse	586	(15)
Eating Disorders	601	(9)
Thinking Through the Issues	610	(4)
Chapter 19. Children with Brain Injuries	614	(51)
Background Considerations in Understanding Brain Functions	615	(3)
Causes of Brain Injury	618	(1)
Traumatic Brain Injury	619	(1)
Specific Effects of Brain Injury in Children	620	(10)
Diagnostic Techniques for Brain-Injured Children	630	(2)
Interviewing Brain-Injured Children	632	(2)
Observing Brain-Injured Children	634	(2)
Interviewing Parents of Brain-Injured Children	636	(1)
Evaluating the Assessment Findings for Brain-Injured Children	637	(4)
Rehabilitation Programs for Brain-Injured Children	641	(17)
Concluding Comment on Interviewing Brain-Injured Children and Their Parents	658	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	658	(7)
SECTION V. CHILD MALTREATMENT	665	(189)
Chapter 20. Background Considerations in Child Maltreatment, Part 1	666	(52)
The Challenge of Child Maltreatment Interviewing	667	(1)
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act	667	(2)
Definition and Types of Child Abuse and Neglect	669	(3)
Reporting Child Maltreatment	672	(8)
Child Maltreatment as a Social Problem	680	(6)
Reasons Why People Maltreat Children	686	(1)
The Offender in Cases of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect	687	(19)
The Offender in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse	706	(3)
The Offender in Cases of Child Emotional Abuse	709	(1)
Statistics on Characteristics of Perpetrators of All Types of Maltreatment	709	(1)
Child Maltreatment in Facilities, Institutions, and Foster Homes	710	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	711	(7)
Chapter 21. Background Considerations in Child Maltreatment, Part 2	718	(34)
Process of Disclosure of Maltreatment	719	(2)
Effects of Child Maltreatment	721	(12)
Children's Memory, Lying, and Suggestibility	733	(5)
Allegations of Child Maltreatment	738	(3)
Comment on the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act	741	(6)
Thinking Through the Issues	747	(5)
Chapter 22. Interviewing Considerations in Cases of Child Maltreatment	752	(53)
A Model for Interviewing in Cases of Child Maltreatment	755	(1)
Preparing for the Initial Interview in Cases of Child Maltreatment	756	(26)
Interviewing the Family in Cases of Child Maltreatment	782	(8)
Interviewing the Alleged or Known Offender in Cases of Child Maltreatment	790	(9)
Concluding Comment on Interviewing Children, Families, and Alleged Offenders in Cases of Child Maltreatment	799	(2)
Thinking Through the Issues	801	(4)
Chapter 23. Evaluation and Intervention in Cases of Child Maltreatment	805	(49)
Evaluating Allegations of Child Maltreatment	807	(22)
Evaluating Facilities, Institutions, or Foster Homes	829	(1)
Risk Assessment	830	(5)
Interventions	835	(13)
Concluding Comment About Interviewing Children Who May Have Been Maltreated	848	(1)
Thinking Through the Issues	848	(6)
Epilogue	854	(1)
Appendixes	855	(173)
A--List of National Organizations for Families with Special Needs	855	(4)
B--General Sources of Information for Families with Special Needs	859	(14)
C--Miscellaneous Tables	873	(24)
D--New York State Risk Assessment and Services Planning Model	897	(16)
E--Highlights of the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-3)	913	(4)
F--Semistructured Interviews	917	(111)
Glossary	1028	(48)
References	1076	(34)
Name Index	1110	(10)
Subject Index	1120