Join Christina Rouse & Michele Thames in this highly requested full day training for the many professionals & volunteers who are in the position of talking to children in the context of a crime.
Goals include understanding child developmental levels; talking to a child in the context of crime vs. conducting a forensic interview; learning each team member's role in the process of child abuse investigations; and learning what to say and what not to say to a child.
Upon completion of this course, you will:
Target Audience: GALS, victim witness, doctors and nurses, teachers, guidance counselors, school resourse officers, domestic violence advocates, crisis workers, CASA volunteers, foster care workers, counselors and therapists.
Friday, May 12, 2017 from 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
at VT School of Medicine at Carilion Auditorium
lunch on your own
COST - $75 per person
Registration deadline is Friday, April 28.
Christina Rouse, MSW, CAC Director/Forensic Interviewer
Children's Trust Roanoke Valley
Christina is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she received a degree in Psychology, and then a Masters in Social Work from Radford University. Mrs. Rouse joined the Radford Department of Social Services as a Child Protection Services investigator in May 2006. In June 2007, Mrs. Rouse became employed as the first full time forensic interviewer for Children’s Trust Roanoke Valley CAC. Mrs. Rouse has interviewed over 900 children and has been an advocate for the CAC and Multidisciplinary teams in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, and City of Salem. Mrs. Rouse has been a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) since 2009, is a ChildFirst Virginia faculty member, and serves on the Board of Directors for Children’s Advocacy Centers of Virginia.
Michele Thames, M.Ed, Executive Director
SafeSpot Children's Advocacy Center, Fairfax County
LODGING
The gov't per diem rate is available at the following hotels upon request:
Cambria Hotel & Suites
301 Reserve Ave. SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
(540)400-6226
Best Western Plus Inn at Valley View
5050 Valley View Blvd NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 362-2400
Comfort Inn Airport
5070 Valley View Blvd N NW, Roanoke, VA 24012
(540) 527-2020