Finding Words

In 1998, CornerHouse entered into a collaborative venture with the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) to present the CornerHouse model of training on the national stage in a new format titled Finding Words™. Currently, one national Finding Words™ course is held annually. For more information, contact NDAA’s National Child Protection Training Center at angelica.hoskin@ndaa.org or 507.457.2892.

Half a Nation By 2010: A Partnership Opportunity

In partnership with CornerHouse, The National District Attorneys Association’s National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse presents Finding Words: Half a Nation by 2010. Finding Words™ is a five-day forensic interviewing course for prosecutors, law enforcement officers, child protection caseworkers, and forensic interviewers. The Half a Nation project brings this intensive training to interested states in a train the trainer model. To date, South Carolina, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, West Virginia, Kansas, Ohio, Arkansas, Delaware and Virginia have completed the process and have fully functional programs in their individual states. In 2007 Connecticut and Oklahoma will complete the program.

If your agency is interested in bringing Finding Words to your state in the future, you are invited to submit an application. Please click on the link http://www.ndaa-apri.org/pdf/ half_nation_application_06.pdf and you will be taken to the application materials. If you have any questions, please contact the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse in Alexandria, Virginia at (703) 549-4253 or the National Child Protection Training Center in Winona, Minnesota at (507) 457-2890.

Other Training Opportunities

CornerHouse can develop unique training sessions to meet individual and agency specific needs. This includes presenting at conferences, conducting agency in-services, or contracting for training services. Areas of expertise include:

• Child sexual abuse
• Child witnesses to violent crime
• Issues related to memory/suggestibility
• Using anatomical dolls

The cost for this training is generally $2000.00 per day (or $250.00 per hour) plus trainer expenses for a negotiated number of participants. For more information about hosting a unique training session, contact Jodi Lashley at or 612.813.8325.

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