Childhood Trust

Sept. 10- 4, 2012

Tuition for the five-day Child Forensic Interviewing Training is $925.  Lunches and light snacks are provided.  A late fee of $50 will be added if payment is not received within 30 days after training is completed. 

To register, fill out the attached form and email to cfs.butlercounty@gmail.com or call 513-887-4303. For questions, contact Julie at 513-604-6739.

Training Location

The Center for Family Solutions (CFS)
400 N. Erie Hwy, Suite C
Hamilton, OH 45011

Hotel Information

Wingate by Wyndham
7500 Tylers Place Blvd
West Chester, OH 45069

Phone: 513-777-1101

The five-day Child Forensic Interviewing course

• Is intended for professionals who interview children about suspected child maltreatment and/or family violence
• Includes lectures, small and large group activities, practice interviews, and peer review practice which provide ample opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration and team building
• Offers an evidence-based protocol as well as practice-informed content; both structured and flexible approaches are discussed
• Focuses on the benefit and application of narrative practice in interviews
• Is designed to have participants evaluate both the art and science of interviews (both self and others)
• Focuses on issues of protection and prosecution, teaching techniques that are scientifically sound and legally defensible
• Offers basic content on special populations (children with developmental delays, reticent children, children who witness violence)
• Integrates cultural sensitivity  throughout content
• Applies research on memory and suggestibility, communicative competence with children, and the impact of trauma on children’s abilities to narrate effectively
• Provides information regarding interview aids, such as drawings and dolls
• Offers guidelines for report preparation and court testimony

Specific techniques discussed:

• NICHD guidelines and adaptations
• The Cognitive Interview
• Freehand drawings
• Anatomical Diagrams
• Anatomical Dolls

Participants include:

• Social workers
• Law enforcement investigators
• Prosecutors
• Child Advocacy Center staff
• Medical personnel
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Interviewers on abuse teams
• Judges