Advanced Forensic Interview Training

Advanced Forensic Interview Training

This training is designed to provide multiple opportunities for professionals to expand the scope of expertise surrounding their forensic interviewing practice. Topics have been selected based on requests from the field and will build upon the foundational knowledge and skills that learners have developed to this point. There are a limited number of online activities that need to be completed prior to the in-person CornerHouse training. These activities are intended to establish a shared foundation and allow learners to focus on the application of research- and practice-based knowledge and information during the in-person portion of the curriculum. All learners are requested to bring a forensic interview recording for review.

Learners who complete CornerHouse's Advanced Forensic Interview Training will:

1. Engage in the process of peer review and consultation, for the purpose of increasing skills and knowledge as well as increasing familiarity with the significance of the process.
2. Develop a solid foundation to effectively speak to the basics and the complexities of forensic interviewing, particularly in a legal setting.
3. Enhance their capacity to adjust, address or negotiate the numerous challenges presented in a wide range of forensic interviews.
4. Increase interviewing skills and abilities in regard to target populations, including adolescents, children with unique needs and varying abilities and witnesses to crimes.

How is the training provided?

• The 6 hours of online learning is required and will be available 3 weeks before the in-person training. This learning will be reviewed and discussed during training.
• In-person learning takes place over two days in Roseville, Minnesota
• Class size limited to 12 participants, assuring a small, personal learning environment
• Active and experiential in-person training utilizes interviews, lectures, discussion, demonstration videos, role-playing, and guided reflection

This training is appropriate for forensic interviewers; investigators from child/adult protection, tribal social services, and law enforcement; prosecuting attorneys; and other multi-disciplinary team members who have conducted a minimum of 10 interviews (waived for Prosecutors)