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Author:   Kathleen Faller (University of Michigan, USA) ,  Mark Everson (University of North Carolina, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.340kg
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9781138954069

ISBN 10:   1138954063
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   04 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Preface Section 1: Balancing Sensitivity and Specificity in Evaluation of Sexual Abuse 1. Contested Issues in the Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: Why Consensus on Best Practice Remains Elusive Kathleen Coulborn Faller and Mark D. Everson 2. Interviewing Children Versus Tossing Coins: Accurately Assessing the Diagnosticity of Children’s Disclosures of Abuse Thomas D. Lyon, Elizabeth C. Ahern, and Nicholas Scurich 3. Reliability of Professional Judgments in Forensic Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations: Unsettled or Unsettling Science? Mark D. Everson, José Miguel Sandoval, Nancy Berson, Mary Crowson, and Harriet Robinson 4. Mental Health Professionals in Children’s Advocacy Centers: Is There Role Conflict? Theodore P. Cross, Janet E. Fine, Lisa M. Jones, and Wendy A. Walsh 5. Base Rates, Multiple Indicators, and Comprehensive Forensic Evaluations: Why Sexualized Behavior Still Counts in Assessments of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations Mark D. Everson and Kathleen Coulborn Faller 6. A Call for Field-Relevant Research about Child Forensic Interviewing for Child Protection Erna Olafson Section 2: Commentaries and Responses 7. ""Nobody’s Perfect""—Partial Disagreement with Herman, Faust, Bridges, and Ahern John E. B. Myers 8. Comment on Cross, Fine, Jones, and Walsh (2012): Do Mental Health Professionals Who Serve on/with Child Advocacy Centers Experience Role Conflict? Colleen Friend 9. Comment on Cross, Fine, Jones, and Walsh (2012): We Are Now on the Same Page Seth L. Goldstein 10. Comment on Cross, Fine, Jones, and Walsh (2012): Good Therapeutic Services—Therapeutic Advocacy and Forensic Neutrality Mary Connell 11. A Response to Commentary on Faust, Bridges, and Ahern’s (2009) ""Methods for the Identification of Sexually Abused Children"" David C. Ahern, Ana J. Bridges, and David Faust 12. What Poole and Wolfe (2009) Actually Said: A Comment on Everson and Faller (2012) Debra Ann Poole"

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Kathleen Coulborn Faller, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, University of Michigan, USA, and Director of the Family Assessment Clinic, which evaluates, treats, and provides case record reviews on complex child welfare and sexual abuse cases. She is author of nine books and over 90 research and clinical articles. Mark D. Everson, PhD is Professor and Director of Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His career has focused on improving the reliability and accuracy of forensic assessments of alleged child abuse.

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