How to prepare for conversations with children about suspicions of sexual abuse? Evaluation of an interactive virtual reality training for student teachers.

Background: Training for child interviewing in case of suspected (sexual) abuse must include ongoing practice, expert feedback and performance evaluation. Computer-based interview simulations including these components have shown efficacy in promoting open-ended questioning skills.

Objective: We evaluated ViContact, a training program for childcare professionals on conversations with children in case of suspected abuse.

Adverse childhood experiences and personality functioning interact substantially in predicting depression, anxiety, and somatization.

Etiological theories on the development of psychopathology often incorporate adverse childhood experiences (ACE) as an important contributing factor. Recent studies suggest personality functioning (PF; i.e.

Predicting disclosure latency in substantiated cases of child sexual abuse.

Objective: Children who experience sexual abuse (CSA) often delay disclosure, thus impeding early interventions. This study explores predictors of disclosure latency in a sample of forensically substantiated cases.

Methods: Court files were analyzed for a total of 124 cases of CSA.