Child protective services workers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement personnel employ a variety of 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.
In this learning activity, you are presented with a case of an elementary school student. Bobby is an 8-year-old male. You have been called in after he reported to his teacher possible sexual abuse by his father. Bobby’s mother does not live in the home. Bobby does not display any clear acute physical and psychological signs or symptoms at this point. You are asked to interview Bobby to be able to collect as much information possible to provide the best care in this situation.
In your paper, include the following:
Discuss what interview approach would provide the most accurate information for working with Bobby.
Present at least 10 questions you would ask Bobby in this case.
Justify your decisions based on information from the article and textbook readings as well as any outside scholarly sources.
The Interview of Child Suspected of Sexual Abuse learning activity
Must be one to two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
