Stages of an Interview
Teen Questions
Question Types
Feeling Questions, clothing and NonDisclosure
Odds and Ends
100
Establish comfort, trust and awareness of interview.
What is Introduction?
100
How do you adapt instructions for teenagers?
Make them conversational.
100
Best Question type is?
Open ended questions.
100
Example of a general feeling question?
How did that make you feel?
100
Listen more and _______ ______.
talk less.
200
Four most important ground rules.
It is okay to say I don't know, but tell me if you do know; its okay to say you don't know what I mean; its okay to tell me when I am wrong; I don't know what happened to you and won't be able to tell you the answers to my questions.
200
When seeing a teen with concern that they are being trafficked what engagement strategy would you be careful of?
Careful with engagement techniques that use compliments.
200
Examples of Open Ended Questions
Tell me everything that happened, tell me everything you remember, tell me more, what happened next, then what happened.
200
Example of a more specific feeling question?
How did that make your body feel?
200
What is best question to ask kid about time?
When did that happen?
300
Name one 4 Narrative Event Practice Guidelines
Opened ended questions, use facilitators, use child's name frequently and 5 minutes is sufficient.
300
What kind of statement would you make to the teen to help minimize blame.
"When he made you give him a blow job" vs When you gave you a blow job, therefore minimizing that blame.
300
Try to avoid these types of questions
Yes/no, forced/multiple choice, and questions that can be answered with a single word.
300
Best question to ask about clothing?
When John touched your but where were your clothes?
300
Example of time segmentation question.
Tell me everything that happened from when Bob {child's words} until {child's words}.
400
The first transition question is?
Tell me why you came to talk to me or came here today.
400
Age range that suggestibility is the same for adults?
10-12 Years
400
Additional follow up question for child who said, "Johnny touched my coochie."
Tell me more about Johnny touching your coochie.
400
Example of a feeling question after the event?
How did it feel when you went to the bathroom or how did you feel after he touched you?
400
3 main reasons for narrative event practice.
To engage the child, assess child's use and understanding of language, teach and practice pattern of open-ended questions and narrative answers.
500
Closure should include?
Thank the child for effort, not content, ask if there is something else and ask the child if he/she has a question.
500
Example of a question you could ask a reluctant teen?
Is there something I can do to help you talk about it? Would you like to write it down? If it is hard for you to talk about it, what are you concerned about?
500
Most productive Wh prompts for referring to a sequence of events that take place over time.
What happened; what happened next; then what happened; how did it happen.
500
Name at least two reasons when kids do not disclose.
Embarrassment, shame, expectations that the disclosure recipient would blame the child or fail to believe the allegation. Wanting to protect or fearing the perpetrator, wanting to avoid upsetting others or not feeling bothered by the abuse.
500
Name a good narrative event practice prompt?
What is the most fun thing you did last week?