Interviewing Immigrant Children and Families About Child Maltreatment

Introduction and Rationale PART ONE: BEFORE THE INTERVIEW Cultural Information Bioculturalism Location of the Interview Accompanying Adults PART TWO: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Non-Nuclear Arrangements Immigrants and Refugees PART THREE: LANGUAGE ISSUES Option 1 Interview in English Option 2 Interview in the Child's Language Exclusively Option 3 Use an Interpreter Option 4 Bilingual Professional Conducts the Interview PART FOUR: NON-VERBAL ISSUES Gestures Eye Contact Seating Arrangements Physical Expressiveness Touch Pace and Silence PART FIVE: PHASES OF THE INTERVIEW Building Rapport and Establishing Trust Assessment Closure and Preparation for the Next Steps PART SIX: CONCLUDING REMARKS

"Lisa Fontes provides some very useful information for practitioners across disciplines. I would highly recommend this tape for use in the classroom as well as professional training seminars as it takes one step by step through the intricacies of interviewing immigrant children." -- Sherri Y. Terao, Ed.D.