Advanced Forensic Interviewing
Strategies for Interviewing a Reluctant Child Witness
Virtual TrainingForensic interviewers encounter a variety of forms of reluctance in child witnesses. Forensic interviewers are challenged to adopt a single strategy as reluctance is often the result of a complex…
Getting the Best Information from a Narrative Child Witness
Virtual TrainingForensic interviewers often focus much attention on strategies for interviewing reluctant children. Alternatively, there are also skills to be developed and generously applied when interviewing a highly narrative child. The…
Interviewing Children Who Witnessed Violence
Virtual TrainingChildren may witness situational or chronic violence in several ways including domestic violence in the home, living in a violent neighborhood, and/or witnessing an assault or murder of another person.…
Interviewing Children with Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Virtual TrainingChildren exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors may be referred for a forensic interview. CAC forensic interviewers whose mission is to interview children about potential maltreatment they have experienced and not as…
Forensic Interviews of Preschool Child Witnesses
Virtual TrainingForensic interviews of preschool children are challenging, calling for knowledge of early childhood developmental abilities and limitations, as well as strategies for developing rapport and maintaining engagement with a preschool…
Preparation and Adaptations for Interviewing Children with Mental Health Needs
Virtual TrainingChildren referred for a forensic interview during an investigation of maltreatment may also present with either a diagnosis or concerns about their mental health including but not limited to PTSD,…
Preparation and Adaptations for Interviewing Children with a Disability
Virtual TrainingChildren with a disability are at high risk for victimization. Forensic interviewers well trained in their discipline may lack confidence when speaking with a child with a disability as it…
Critical Thinking in the Forensic Interview: moving from rote to responsive practice
National Children's Advocacy Center Training Facility 210 Pratt Avenue NE, Training Building, Huntsville, AL, United StatesEffective forensic interviewers must possess a broad repertoire of skills. Additionally, forensic interviewers should develop a critical thinking framework to accommodate the needs of the child and the investigative team,…
Interviewing Children on the Autism Spectrum
Virtual TrainingChildren with neuro-divergent disorders such as ASD are at an increased risk of child maltreatment. This population presents challenges for forensic interviewers as there is great variability in functioning including…
Supervision of Child Forensic Interviewers
National Children's Advocacy Center Training Facility 210 Pratt Avenue NE, Training Building, Huntsville, AL, United StatesThe role of the forensic interviewer within the CAC continues to evolve, calling for a greater level of competence and skill. Limited opportunities for peer review are no longer sufficient…
