Forensic, cultural, and systems issues in child sexual abuse cases--part 2: research and practitioner issues.
This article introduces the second issue of the special double issue focusing on forensic, cultural, and systems issues in child sexual abuse cases. We briefly review the articles, which include a discussion of child sexual abuse myths, an empirical analysis of extended child sexual abuse evaluations, an article on the role of the medical provider in child sexual abuse evaluations, a study of satisfaction levels with multidisciplinary teams in child advocacy centers, and a commentary advocating for the credentialing of forensic interviewers. We call for further empirical examination of media related to child sexual abuse risk, research on appropriate models for extended sexual abuse interviews and evaluations, and optimal practices relevant to each member of multidisciplinary teams in a child advocacy center.
Harvard Medical School, and Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. amy.tishelman@childrens.harvard.edu
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D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans