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Interview
Karen Littman
Morphonix
104 Wimbledon Way
San Rafael, CA 94901
tel: 415.456.2561
kl@morphonix.com
www.morphonix.com
"Interview"© is a CD-ROM designed to assist professionals
in interviewing children who may have been sexually abused.
"There are few tasks so hard or so important as effectively
interviewing children about possible sexual abuse or other traumatic
events. This innovative, interactive computer technology has the promise
of engaging children in a non-suggestive process and providing opportunities
to enhance accuracy and completeness of their description. Relying
on pictures and involving the children directly should make telling
about hard things easier." Lucy Berliner, M.S.W. Director
of Research from the Sexual Assault Center at the Harborview Medical
Center in Seattle Washington
"Interview" provides a structure that helps the child tell
her or his story verbally or non-verbally. It assists the interviewer
by providing a framework of questions and an easy-to-use system for
taking notes and tracking the child's selections that can be used
throughout the interview.
"Interview" provides children with pictures and sounds that
help create a safe, and supportive environment for responding to questions
and telling their story.
"Interview" is used by professionals involved in the interviewing
process including police officers, psychologists, social workers,
attorneys, and psychiatrists.
This program is not a substitute for a trained interviewer, it simplifies
the interview process and gives the interviewer more time to focus
on the child.
"Interview's" primary purpose is to gather information required
to confirm a case of sexual abuse for further action or prosecution.
Its secondary purpose is to assist psychologists, social workers,
and other mental health professionals in uncovering the details of
sexual abuse for use in treating the child.
"Interview" was funded by grants from the National Institute
of Mental Health's Small Business Innovative Research Program.
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