Abstract
The Special Testimony (ST) is a practice of inquiry for children and adolescents victims of sexual abuse that aims to minimize negative consequences related to repetitive testimonies. The objective of this study was to verify perceptions of Law workers about ST, focusing on the psychologist work, from interviews with 20 professionals' experts in this method. The content analysis with WebQda showed three categories (Role of Psychology, Functions of ST and Technical conditions). The results indicated that different professionals can execute this activity and the autonomy of interviewer is dependent on workers. The functions of ST are not only the proof of the fact but also its protection. Workers indicate the experience has been positive and it has propitiated the improvement of the method, but technical improvements are still necessary. ST is still a method under construction, dependent on workers and full of possibilities of changes.
Keywords:
sexual abuse; forensic psychology; child abuse