The effect of intra- versus post-interview feedback during simulated practice interviews about child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-227

  Powell, Martine B ^a   Fisher, Ronald P ^b   Hughes Scholes, Carolyn H ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Investigative interviewing; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIMULATION;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40749104282     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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