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Item Getting the Details: Gathering Episodic Information in Cases of Repeated Abuse- A Research-to-Practice Summary(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2016) Chamberlin, A. K., & National Children’s Advocacy CenterWhen interviewing children about suspected abuse it is important to gather as many details as possible. Unfortunately, many victims of child maltreatment experience abuse on numerous occasions, and as similar events may be repeatedly experienced, it becomes increasingly difficult for children to discriminate between individual episodes. In jurisdictions across the United States, successful prosecution of an alleged offender often depends on a child’s ability to recount specific, individual incidences of abuse with regard to location, time, and type of abuse. Even when details specific to an occurrence of abuse are not required, children’s credibility is enhanced by providing organized episodic narratives (Brubacher, Powell, & Roberts, 2014). This paper examines the challenges faced by children attempting to recall specific details from a set of repeated events, the benefits of providing children with an opportunity to describe in detail a non-abusive event before transitioning to the substantive phase of a forensic interview, and children’s ability to retrieve temporal (time-related) information from memory. Finally, the author will review evidence-based strategies that forensic interviewers can employ to enhance children’s recall of information in cases of repeated events.Item Impact on Children at Different Ages of Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2018) Chamberlin, A. K., & National Children’s Advocacy CenterFact Sheet covering effects on children of different ages of witnessing domestic violence.Item Interviewing adolescents: A Research-to-Practice Summary(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2017) Chamberlin, A. K., & National Children’s Advocacy CenterA summary of the research on interviewing adolescents.Item Minimal Facts Interviews of Children-Online training(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2017) Chamberlin, A. K., & National Children’s Advocacy CenterFollowing an initial report of alleged child abuse, basic information should be collected to determine whether maltreatment has likely occurred. As part of a multidisciplinary approach, law enforcement and child protective services must establish contact with the child, collect preliminary case information, and assess child safety, the risk of imminent danger, and the need for immediate medical attention, generally within a mandated time frame. This information is generally obtained through a minimal fact interview with a child.Item What Educators Need to Know about Sexual Misconduct with Students- Fact Sheet(National Children's Advocacy Center, 2018) Chamberlin, A. K., & National Children’s Advocacy Center