Sattler, Jerome M. 1931-

Clinical and forensic interviewing of children and families : guidelines for the mental health, education, pediatric, and child maltreatment fields / Jerome M. Sattler. - San Diego, CA : Jerome M. Sattler, Publisher, 1998 - xvi, 1135 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

General Principles and Techniques of Interviewing and Reporting.-- Interviewing Children and Families of Ethnic Minority Groups.-- Interviewing Children With Psychological Disorders and Children and Families Facing Life Stressors.-- Applyng Principles and Techniques of Interviewing to the Pediatric Field.-- Child Maltreatment.--

This book is designed to help students and professionals in human services fields become competent clinical assessment and forensic interviewers. It is based on the philosophy that one cannot be a competent clinical assessment or forensic interviewer unless they have the relevant information about the child's presenting problem, as well as knowledge of the interventions that might help the child and family. Therefore, in this text, one will find information about the major problem areas encountered by children and their families and about interventions, along with suggestions for conducting interviews. Theoretical and practical guidelines are presented to help students and professionals develop skills in interviewing children, adolescents, parents, families, and teachers. It is intended to benefit students and professionals in all human services fields, including social work, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, rehabilitation psychology, health psychology, pediatric psychology, psychiatry, education, and speech therapy.



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PSYCHOLOGY
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
INTERVIEWING IN CHILD PSYCHIATRY
INTERVIEWING IN CHILD PSYCHIATRY
FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY
INTERVIEWING IN CHILD ABUSE

362.12 / Sa838 / 1998