Faculty: This 5-day training of the NCAC Forensic Interview model is presented by experienced professionals who are also current practitioners.

Forensic Interviewing of Children Training will include:

Foundational sessions NCAC Forensic Interview model, including:

• Forensic conversations with children
• Child forensic interview structure
• A developmental perspective
• Children in active disclosure
• Children reluctant to disclose

Legal issues (presented by a senior attorney from the NDAA):

• Corroboration of child abuse cases
• Memory and suggestibility
• Defending interview in court

Skill-based sessions:

• Child interview practicum: practice interview with a real child
• "Slow-motion" interview practice session: practice of actual case with an actor through the entire interview protocol
• Case studies
• Mock Court

Who Should Attend: This training is specifically designed for child interviewers who have responsibility for initial investigative/forensic interviews of children. It is appropriate for professionals from the fields of child protective services, law enforcement, and those affiliated with a Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) with:

• less than one year of full-time experience
• need a refresher on the current model
• have worked in the field for a number of years but have not received formal training

http://www.nationalcac.org/ncac-training/registration-bfi.html