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Home > Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues > Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues : Appendix C : A Continuum of Types of Questions To Be Used in Interviewing Children Alleged To Have Been Sexually Abused
Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues
Appendix C
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| Question Type | Example | Child Response | ||
| Open-Ended | A. General* | Do you know why you came to see me today? | To tell you about my daddy. | More Confidence |
| B. Focused | How do you get along with your dad? | OK, except when he babysits for me. | ||
| What happens when he babysits? | OK, except when he babysits for me. | |||
| What does he use to play with your hole? | His "wiener." | |||
| C. Multiple Choice | Does he play with your hole with his finder, his "wiener,&Quot; or something? | He used his "wiener." | ||
| Did he say anything about telling or not telling? | Don't tell or you'll get punished. | |||
| Did you have your clothes off or on, or some off and some on? | I took my pants off. | |||
| D. Yes-No Questions | Did he tell you not to tell? | Yup. | ||
| Did you have your clothes off? | No, just my panties. | |||
| E. Leading Questions** | He took your clothes off, didn't he? | Yup. | ||
| Close-Ended | Didn't he stick his "wiener" in your hole? | Yup. | Less Confidence | |
* Children usually are not very responsive to general questions.
** Not appropriate when interviewing children
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