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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This course was last revised on March 28, 2019.
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Rachel Buehner, Ph.D., MEd.
Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC
- Forensic psychologist performing evaluations of child victims and adult perpetrators of alleged sex abuse
- Has worked with families in the court and correctional system in cases of child sexual abuse
- Regional representative of the Kentucky Psychological Association
- Ph.D. and M.Ed. degrees in psychology
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 502-694-9432
Sarah F. Shelton, Psy.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.P.
Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC
- Owns Shelton Forensic Solutions, LLC, a multi-state multi-disciplinary company specializing in forensic and correctional services
- Forensic psychologist licensed in five states performing parent-child reunification for over 15 years
- Has testified as an expert witness repeatedly in court on cases involving incarcerated parent-child reunification
- Teaches graduate level criminology courses
- Chair of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, past president of the Kentucky Psychological Association
- Psychology, Public Health, and Psychopharmacology (PsyD, MPH, MSCP) degrees
- Can be contacted at 502-694-9432 or [email protected]
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