Interviewing Children Who Have Developmental Disabilities

1. [Type text] ©2014 CornerHouse
Interviewing Children Who Have Developmental Disabilities
Anne Lukas Miller, CornerHouse
Connecting for Children’s Justice Conference
Nashville, Tennessee
November 23 – 25, 2014
I. Foundational Information
A. Define: Forensic Interview (FI)
B. Define: “Dis/Abilities”
1. Language
2. Intellectual Disability
3. Developmental Disability
4. Other Dis/Abilities
a. Examples
A. Incidence of Abuse
B. Increased Risk of Abuse
1. Dis/Ability Related Factors
2. Caregiver Factors
3. Societal Factors
II. The Forensic Interview
A. Barriers to Communicating about Abuse
1. The Challenge(s)
B. Before the Interview
1. Prepare
2. Gather Information: Who, What
3. Consider Impact
a. Communication Examples
4. Consider Options
C. During the Interview
1. Take Time
2. Utilize Orienting Messages
3. How to Gather Information
a. Issues
b. Suggestions
4. Troubleshooting
D. After the Interview
1. Completing the Investigation
2. Identifying Services
3. Learning & Improving
III. Summary & Closure