The effect of using trained versus untrained adult respondents in simulated practice interviews about child abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1007-1016

  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 protective services; Child sexual abuse; Investigative interviewing; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS;

EID: 56549110760     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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