Interviewing Immigrant Children and Families About Child Maltreatment

Listeners will learn how to help diverse immigrant children speak as comfortably and accurately as possible about experiences of child abuse and neglect. Participants learn how to build rapport with children and families of diverse backgrounds, and how to conduct interviews with children who do not speak English. This tape is geared to all professionals who speak with diverse children about child maltreatment including social workers, forensic interviewers, psychotherapists, law enforcement professionals, physicians, nurses, educators, and attorneys. Listening carefully to this tape is an important step on the road to cultural competence.