How might you begin to understand Geraldine’s “barely audible monotone,” her attentiveness, and her startled and jumpy behavior?
Geraldine is a nine-year-old, little girl being interviewed by a CAC forensic interviewer, of what she witnessed; Geraldine’s father killing her mother. Geraldine was suffering from shock; her emotional behavior was soft spoken, inattentive, and easily startled and jittery while she was interviewed. Geraldine will most likely suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress from this occurrence.
She will need intensive therapy to help her to recover from this horrific trauma experience.
What additional information do you need to get?
Geraldine specified that her father was abusive towards her mother and she witnessed many violent