Where
Virtual Training: Link Provided Prior to TrainingVirtual Training: Advanced Forensic Interviewing
Registration is FREE and limited to MCA Members
FACULTY TRAINER:
Kim Madden
Child Forensic Interview Specialist
National Children's Advocacy Center
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Nationally-recognized forensic interview protocols have reached greater consensus regarding best practices in forensiv interviewing. These best practices, coupled with research-informed rechniques, help maximize the production of information obtained from children reporting, witnessing, or experiencing maltreatment. Knowledgeable and tenured interviewers regularly face challenges when attempting to interview children who have experienced circumstances and events falling outside the realm of basic forensic interview training.
NCAC's Advanced Forensic Interview Training is not protocol specific. The training is designed for any experienced child forensic interviewers who would like to build on their interviewing skills. The training begins with an up-to-date review of "best practices", but quickly moves to address specific populations that place demands on forensic interviewers to adapt their practice, exploring methods to elicit details required by the multidisciplinary team, and assessing the effects of trauma on children.
COURSE AGENDA:
This four (4) day training will include 3.5 hours each morning with two 1.5 hour modules and a 30 minute break in between:
- 8:30 to 10:00 .am.: Module One
- 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.: Break
- 10:30 to 12:00 p.m.: Module Two
Participants will be expected to participate in a total of 6 modules (5 instruction sessions and 1 small group peer review). The 5 instruction modules include:
- Maximizing Children’s Communication Abilities, Part 1
- Maximizing Children’s Communication Abilities, Part 2
- Critical Thinking Skills for Forensic Interviewers
- Navigating Challenging Forensic Interviews
- Asking About Grooming/Manipulation
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT:
Cheryl Conway
programcoor@marylandchildrensalliance.org