Mentoring and Consultation Groups for Child Forensic Interviewers

Mentoring and consultation is critical for the development of child forensic interviewers.  Designed for active child forensic interviews trained in a nationally recognized forensic interview model, the NCAC is offering formalized web-based Mentoring and Consultation Groups (MCG) to support knowledge gain and skill enhancement.  Led by experienced forensic interviewers, MCG cohorts average 12 participants and will meet via Zoom once a month for seven months.  During meetings, cohort leaders will facilitate discussion on relevant current research and literature.  Further, cohort leaders will review two recorded interviews submitted by each participant and provide one-on-one personalized feedback.

Individuals interested in participating in an MCG must live in the United States or one its territories and complete an application.  All applications will be reviewed by a panel of experienced forensic interviewers to determine applicants’ eligibility.  Applicants will be given the opportunity to rank their preferences for cohort schedules. Note there is no guarantee that applicants will receive their preferred cohort schedule.  Participants are only allowed to participate in the cohort to which they are assigned.

Course Requirements:

• Have an account (free) on the NCAC Virtual Training Center (https://www.ncacvtc.org/).
• Attend all scheduled meetings; see schedule below.
• Read and be prepared to discuss the assigned article before each meeting.
• Have the capability to submit two recorded child forensic interviews in MP4 format via the NCAC Dropbox.com account (secure).  Recordings must be an MP4 file.
  • First interview is due between the start of the cohort and March 3, 2025.
  • Second interview is due between the feedback session of the first interview and June 13, 2025.
• Complete the course evaluation.

Timeline

• Applications close on January 2, 2025
• Applicants notified of status the week of January 6-7, 2025.
• Applicants who are invited to participate, or put on the waitlist, must confirm by Jaunary 17, 2025.
• Waitlist will be managed through January 29, 2025.
• Cohorts are scheduled mid/late January through August.