Basic Forensic Interview Training

This training teaches the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™.The CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™ training is a National Children’s Alliance approved and Nationally Recognized Forensic Interviewing Training. The Protocol™ is a credible, reliable, developmentally flexible and non-traumatic forensic interview protocol appropriate for children, adolescents and vulnerable adults involved in an investigation of physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect.

This highly interactive training includes lecture and discussion, review of CornerHouse video-recorded interviews, skill-building exercises, and an interview practicum. Courses are outcome based and include an exam upon completion.

Course Topics

• The CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™

• Foundations for Forensic Interviewing

• CornerHouse Guiding Principles

• Multidisciplinary Team Approach

• Child Development & Developmental Expectations

• The Experience and Disclosure of Sexual Abuse

• Forensic Use of Anatomical Dolls

• Culture and the Unique Individual

Basic Training at CornerHouse is best suited for:

• Forensic interviewers; investigators from child/adult protection, tribal social services, and law enforcement; and prosecuting attorneys

• Multidisciplinary professionals who work in a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and need to meet NCA accreditation standards

• An individual or a member of a group of six or less from the same agency. If your group is larger than six, please see our On-site Basic Training option.

Benefits of training at CornerHouse include:

• Extended opportunities for lecture, discussion, and experiential learning

• Opportunity for every learner to perform an individualized interview practicum with a professional actor

• Each learner receives peer review feedback from a multidisciplinary team

• Each learner receives a copy of their interview practicum for further individual review and reflection

• Approved by the National Children’s Alliance to meet accreditation standards for forensic interviewer training.

Details About Basic Forensic Interview Training at CornerHouse (these details apply to in-person training sessions, for virtual training details, contact training@cornerhousemn.org)

• 4.5 days in-person training

• 6 hours of online training available 2 weeks before the in person training

• A light breakfast is provided every day and lunch on Monday and Thursday

• Participants are responsible for the tuition and all costs related to transportation, lodging, and other meals.

• These details apply to in-person training sessions, for virtual training details, contact training@cornerhousemn.org.

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For more information, please contact the Development and Training Coordinator at 612-440-1164 or training@cornerhousemn.org.