Forensic Interviewing
The forensic interviewers at Blue Sky Bridge
Who are Amanda and Katie?
66% of this gender received services at BSB in 2017
What are females?
The therapists at Blue Sky Bridge
Who are Robin and Allison?
The grade that our education program goes to.
What is third grade?
A child and family advocacy center in Boulder County.
What is Blue Sky Bridge?
Recorded interviews that support investigation and prosecution that help increase the number of successful convictions of child abuse.
What is a forensic interview?
1 out of 10 children experience this type of abuse
What is sexual abuse?
Children who interview at Blue Sky Bridge
What children see the therapists?
The amount of schools participating in the education program from 2016-2017.
What is 32 schools?
What is the role of a family support advocate?
This process was created to decrease the number of times that children have to tell their story.
What is a child forensic interview?
The most common form of suspected abuse
What is sexual abuse?
An evidence-based treatment approach shown to help children, adolescents, and their caretakers overcome trauma-related difficulties.
What is TF-CBT?
Training these individuals on recognizing the signs of abuse, mandatory reporting laws and appropriate steps in handling disclosure of abuse.
What is school personnel?
Providing comfort and reassurance to a victim so they know their body has not been damaged.
What is a medical?
Defining a truth versus a lie, practicing narratives and building rapport.
What is the first stage of interviewing?
The number of children interviewed at BSB in 2017
What is 286 children?
Reduce children's negative emotional and behavioral responses to the sexual abuse, correct maladaptive or unhelpful beliefs and attributions related to the experienced abuse, provides support and skills to help non-offending caregivers cope effectively with their own emotional distress, and provide non-offending caregivers with skills to respond optimally to and support their children.
What are the goals of TF-CBT?
Teaching these individuals about touching rules, body safety rules, the difference between secrets and surprises, identifying trusted adults and the "No, Go, Tell" plan.
What are the components of teaching the children in this program?
Conducts emotion-regulating activities before and after a case/medical and before therapy.
What is the role of a case support intern?
Starting with open-ended questions, going to more specific questions and then back to open-ended questions.
What is funneling/pairing?
The most common relationship of the perpetrator
What is a parent/stepparent?
A short-term treatment provided in 12-18 sessions. The sessions are joint child and caregiver, providing educational skills and a safe environment to address the traumatic memories.
What does TF-CBT treatment entail?
Showing these individuals a presentation on recognizing signs of abuse, how to proceed when a child discloses abuse, proactive parenting strategies, characteristics of safe homes and an orientation to the third grade children's curriculum.
What are the parents?
A psychotherapy treatment that is effective for resolving emotional difficulties caused by disturbing, difficult, or frightening life experiences that is being brought into our therapy program.
What is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Program (EMDR)?