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FACILITATING CHILDREN'S DISCLOSURES: ACTIVE DISCLOSURES VS RELUCTANT DISCLOSURES

Presenters: Kathleen Faller

Abstract Category: Interviewing

Instruction Level: Intermediate

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Description:

This workshop will describe the debate regarding children's disclosures of sexual abuse, discuss relevant research, and illustrate with a video case example.

Abstract: 

There is a debate in the field about whether disclosure of sexual abuse is an event or a process. The workshop will describe this research on disclosure, describe factors that inhibit and promote the disclosure of sexual abuse, andd illustrate the disclosure process with a case example.