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Julie Kenniston, LSW
Training, Education Coordinator Butler County Children Services
Julie Kenniston is the Director of Training and Education at Butler County Children Services in Hamilton, Ohio. She is also an independent contractor and trainer presenting nationally and internationally on interviewing, investigation, and the prosecution of child abuse cases. She specializes in the areas of forensic interviews, interdisciplinary teamwork, peer review, sexual abuse issues, assessment, and planning. She mentors Children’s Services workers in child maltreatment investigations and conducts training for interdisciplinary team development. Ms. Kenniston is a licensed social worker in Ohio, a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and a board member of the Ohio APSAC Chapter.
Ms. Kenniston organized and coordinated the Forensic Training Institute for The Childhood Trust in Cincinnati, Ohio starting in August 1997 and has trained in the program since its inception. Ms. Kenniston is a trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. Ms. Kenniston was a Sexual Abuse Investigator for the Hamilton County Department of Human Services where she conducted over 3,000 forensic interviews of alleged child victims of sexual abuse.
Ms. Kenniston is a member of the APSAC Think Tank on Videotaped Interviews of Children and was a member of the Ohio Governor’s Task Force on the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Cases. She is a Certified Special Instructor for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and presents for the Ohio Investigative Mentor Program (OJJDP and OCWTP).
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