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Item Interviewing Victims of Violence/Homicide: Understanding Homicide Through the Eyes of a Child(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2010-10-27) Chamberlin, A.People charged with the critical task of communicating effectively with a child who has witnessed homicide can be hindered by the degree of trauma experienced by the child, the child’s age and developmental level, plus a basic misunderstanding of the principals of communication. Information about the death of a parent or family member that is salient to children may not be what investigators or forensic interviewers expect or need. Children may be extraordinarily focused on certain events and attempting to extract other information required for the investigation or prosecution may be extremely challenging. The process for communicating effectively with children is the responsibility of the adult. Interviewers must be aware of basic principals of communication and have an understanding of a child’s language skills. Interviewers should also be aware of and adept at affording children multiple avenues of communication so they can fully disclose their experiences. This presentation will provide participants with an understanding of how grief impacts children, the challenges investigators and interviewers face when attempting to gather information pertinent to a homicide investigation, and different methods that can be used to communicate effectively with children who have witnessed homicide or other violent crimes.Item It's About Time: Children's Ability vs The Team's Need to Know(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2012) Chamberlin, A.One of the challenges facing interviewers is how to elicit information concerning time. Often investigators and prosecutors want to determine when something happened, how long it took to happen, the number of times it happened, and if it was the first or last time. Balancing the needs of the investigation versus the abilities of the child to provide facts regarding an event can often derail an interview. Practical guidelines and strategies for gathering temporal information will be discussed.Item Webinar-Strategies for Gathering Details when Children Experienced Repeated Abuse(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2016) Chamberlin, A.Children are often required to describe specific details associated with each occurrence of repeated abuse. Research consistently demonstrates that children quickly develop scripts as to what "usually happens" when events are recurring. In this workshop, attendees will be briefly introduced to the research concerning children's memories for repeated events and theoretically-guided interviewing strategies for helping children describe individual occurrences with greater specificity will be discussed.