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.
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Agenda
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
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on March 28, 2019.
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- CA MCLE 1.0
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
- WA CLE 1.0
- This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
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Faculty
Rachel Buehner, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC
- Forensic evaluator, licensed psychologist, and clinical supervisor in correctional psychology
- In her work with Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC, she provides treatment and evaluation for court-active families, expert witness testimony, and reunification therapy
- Worked in family-court active forensic psychology for more than a decade
- Is recognized for her experience in treating and interviewing children during contentious divorce and custody cases as well as sexual abuse victimization cases
- Current president of the Kentucky Psychological Association and a current member of the American Psychological Association's Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) and Division 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice)
Sarah Shelton, Psy.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.P.
Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC
- Forensic psychologist, evaluator, and professor
- Owns and operates a multistate multidisciplinary forensic practice, Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC, which provides evaluation, expert witness testimony, treatment, mediation, training, and consulting for court systems, government entities, the corporate sector, and private consumers
- 15 years of experience forensically interviewing children and consulting and training legal professionals on evidence-based techniques for effectively examining children
- Has unique training and expertise on the nuances of developmental factors that are critical to understand when interviewing children
- Recognized expert and has published and presented nationally on this topic
- President-elect of the International Association of Correctional and Forensic Psychology, former president/chair of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and former president of the Kentucky Psychological Association
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