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Forensic Interviewing
Monday, January 25 THE BASICS OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWING – Cathy McLennan Understanding the phases of evidence-based protocol utilized in most of California. Includes challenges involving young children and common errors made by interviewers.
EXTENDED FORENSIC INTERVIEW/EVALUATION (EFE): WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO DO IT – Laurie Fortin Not all children can conform to the one-time interview model. The EFE affords children the opportunity to tell about what they may have experienced at their own pace, in their own time, and with additional trust and safety.
CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INTERVIEWING BILINGUAL AND/OR MONOLINGUAL CHILDREN – Silvia Barragan Weaving cultural considerations throughout the interview protocol in order to highlight critical issues and possible roadblocks in each step.
Tuesday, January 26 DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVIEWING: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (NICHD) INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEW PROTOCOL, PARTS 1, 2 – Michael Lamb The research base documenting the most effective ways of eliciting reliable information from young victims and witnesses.
TRAINING INVESTIGATORS TO USE THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (NICHD) INTERVIEW GUIDELINES AND PEER REVIEW, PARTS 1, 2 – Heather Stewart Review of training program that teaches child abuse interviewers how to effectively employ research-based forensic interview guidelines developed by NICHD and how to maintain adherence to the model and quality of interviews through peer review.
Wednesday, January 27 RELUCTANCE, REAL AND APPARENT, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT: LESSONS FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, PARTS 1, 2 – Thomas Lyon Children often fail to disclose abuse, recant or provide brief and unconvincing reports. When are these statements false denials, when are they false allegations and when is the reluctance attributable to the interviewer rather than the child? Review of the latest research and excerpts of forensic interviews.
PRESENTING AND CROSS-EXAMINING EXPERT TESTIMONY TO CRITIQUE THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW – Martha Finnegan, Laura Rogers Ever had a forensic interviewer on the stand? Let a prosecutor and a forensic interviewer help craft a superb direct exam or an excruciatingly painful cross exam.
EXTENDED FORENSIC INTERVIEW/EVALUATION (EFE): DEFENDING IT IN COURT – John E.B. Myers When a child is interviewed more than once, the defense attorney is likely to cry foul! This workshop addresses how to defend multiple interviews in court.
Thursday, January 28 SPECIAL ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS IN INTERVIEWING YOUNG CHILDREN – Miriam Wolf An overview of the developmental capabilities and limitations of young children, and implications for forensic interviewing.
PROJECT ABILITY: DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY IN CHILD ABUSE INTERVIEWING, PARTS 1, 2 – Holly Bridenbaugh, Marieka Farrenkopf Demystifying disabilities in children by identifying common problems that occur regardless of the root cause or diagnosis. Creating a better interview format for children with disabilities.
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