CornerHouse
2502 10th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612.813.8300
Fax: 612.813.8330
Advanced Forensic Interview Training
This training course is for forensic interviewers, child protection workers, tribal social service investigators, law enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys who have completed the required prerequisites. The course teaches advanced forensic interviewing skills including; modifications to the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol: RATAC® for physical abuse and other violent crimes, physical evidence in the forensic interview, autism spectrum disorders, multi-session forensic interviews, a mock cross examination demonstration and active participation in peer review using a variety of written assessment tools.
Prerequisites
Completion of one of the following basic interviewing courses:
- CornerHouse Child Sexual Abuse Forensic Interview Training
- On-Site Child Sexual Abuse Forensic Interview Training
- First Witness™ Forensic Interview Training
- Finding Words™/ChildFirst Forensic Interview Training
- Completion of a minimum of fifteen (15) interviews using the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol: RATAC® (waived for prosecutors).
- Ability to bring a video recorded forensic interview conducted utilizing the CornerHouse Forensic Inteview Protocol: RATAC®l. This will be used for the purpose of confidential peer review (waived for prosecutors).
Available Courses
Advanced Forensic Interview Training
- Four-day training course at CornerHouse
- Small, personal, learning environment; enrollment limited to twelve (12) learners
- Each learner participates in a video-recorded interview practicum, self- and peer-review of a video or audio recorded interview, and an individualized skill development session
- Tuition is $850.00 per learner
- Learners are responsible for the tuition and all costs related to transportation, lodging and meals
- Download Class Flier
- Download Agenda
- Hotel Information
- Download Registration Form with upcoming class dates
- Training Policies
Available 2012 Advanced Forensic Interview Training at CornerHouse:
July 31-August 3, 2012
December 4-7, 2012
On-Site Advanced Forensic Interview Training
- Three-day training conducted at your site
- Training fee is $6,500.00 for up to twenty (20) learners
- An agency representative must enter into a contractual agreement for the training and associated expenses including the trainer’s travel, lodging, meals and other expenses
- Download Class Flier
- Download Agenda
- Training Policies
For more information about 2012 Advanced OnSite Dates, contact Sandy Heitkamp at 612-813-8310 or .
Available 2012 Advanced Forensic Interview Training at your location:
May 23-25, 2012
July 18-20, 2012
September 19-21, 2012
October 31-November 2, 2012
Course Topics
- Supporting the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol: RATAC® with Research
- Physical Abuse and Witness to Violent Crime – Modifications to the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol: RATAC®
- Court Testimony/Mock Cross Examination
- Interviewing Children Who Have Intellectual Disabilities
- What Was I Thinking? A Framework For Ongoing Improvement of Forensic Interview Skills
- Aliens, Alligators and Allegories: Fantastic Elements in Forensic Interviews
- Is This You? Physical Evidence in the Forensic Interview
- Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Forensic Interview
- Multi-Session Forensic Interviews: When Kids Can't Just Sit Still, Speak Clearly, and Tell Everything They Know
- Vicarious Trauma (On-Site only)
- Interview Practicum (not included in On-Site course)