Over the years, child protective services workers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement personnel have utilized various approaches in interviewing children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse. Some of these approaches utilize structured interviews, while others use open-ended interviews, or interviews utilizing anatomically correct dolls. For this paper, you are to locate 2 journal articles that address clinical interviewing of children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse.
Use the ProQuest social science journals database to select your articles. Write a 2-4 page reaction paper in which you include the information listed below. The paper is to be done in APA style with a title page and reference section.
Identify the journal articles with the appropriate headings
Summarize each article and research findings
Conclude with a paragraph or two sharing your thoughts about the process of assessing children who are suspected of sexual abuse. What approaches do you feel would work best with these children? What approaches would provide the most accurate information? Why?
Grading Criteria
Content CriteriaTotal: 4
Provides an overview of the two journal articles addressing the clinical interview procedures.
Summarizes the articles and the research findings.
Shares the learner’s thoughts regarding the process of assessing children suspected of sexual abuse.
Identifies the approaches the learner believes would work best with these children.
Describes the approaches that would provide the most accurate information and provides a rationale for the choices.
Writing and Organization CriteriaTotal: 2
Writing style is clear and concise.
Tone is academic and appropriate for the content and assignment.
Structure is logical, including an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Flow is maintained by effective transitions.
Rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling are followed.
Adherence to APA formatting requirements is evident.
Research CriteriaTotal: 2
Sources are credible (preferably peer-reviewed), varied, relevant, and current (published within past five years); use of seminal work (e.g. Freud) is encouraged.
Sources inform analysis, evaluation, problem-solving and decision-making.
Includes required number of professional/scholarly sources.
Addresses ethical considerations in research when appropriate.
