Interviewing Immigrant Children and Families for Suspected Child Maltreatment

Interviewing Immigrant Children and Families for Suspected Child Maltreatment
This article, by BRYCS’ [Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services] consultant Lisa A. Fontes, discusses ways to improve interviewing immigrant youth and their family members for whom English is not a first language. The article reviews culturally-important factors like the voice quality of the interviewer and interviewee, pace and time, and the interviewer’s demeanor. The article also briefly reviews trauma symptoms in children that may not stem from caretaker abuse.

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