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Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old

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Main Author: Campher, J
Other Authors: Holtzhausen, Leon
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Social Development 2015
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12754 Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old Campher, J Holtzhausen, Leon Probation and Correctional Practice Includes bibliographical references. The following research presents an exploration on the role that competency assessments and competency reports play in child sexual abuse cases. This research is informed by forensic social workers in practice within the Gauteng Province. The respondents work both within government organisations and non-government organisations. This research uses a mixed methodology approach to explore practices around competency assessments and competency reports. The respondents completed two forms of data collection namely a survey and were part of a focus group which was conducted by the researcher. The findings therefore presents both quantitative and qualitative data, and are discussed to further elaborate on practices within the Gauteng Province. Conclusions and recommendations were made by both the researcher and the respondents, which are supported by the findings of this research and existing literature in the field. 2015-05-06T14:19:25Z 2015-05-06T14:19:25Z 2014 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12754 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Probation and Correctional Practice
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Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
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title Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
title_full Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
title_fullStr Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
title_short Exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
title_sort exploring the role of competency assessments in forensic interviewing for child victims of sex offences between five to ten years old
topic Probation and Correctional Practice
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12754
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