About CornerHouse Training

CornerHouse, an Interagency Child Abuse Evaluation and Training Center located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened in 1989 utilizing the RATAC® protocol to interview alleged victims of sexual abuse. Almost immediately, CornerHouse began receiving requests from investigative professionals for forensic interview training. Since 1990, CornerHouse has been providing child sexual abuse forensic interview training to investigative professionals throughout Minnesota and across the nation. CornerHouse has trained over 15,000 professionals to date.

Although there is no such thing as a perfect interview, a competent interview takes place when a child is interviewed in a child-friendly environment, with developmentally and linguistically appropriate language and by someone who is adequately trained.

CornerHouse’s training curriculum is designed to produce competent forensic interviewers who can defend their interviews in court and effective mandated reporters who can provide investigating professionals with essential information. The benefits of attending CornerHouse training include:

• a low faculty to student ratio;
• the interview and pre-interview assessment protocols taught are legally defensible and account for pertinent research; and
• instructors are national speakers as well as practicing child interview specialists.

Classes

Forensic Interview Training

Advanced Interview Training

Mandated Reporter Training

Other Training Opportunities

Continuing Education Credit

Courses are pre-approved for continuing education credits through the Minnesota POST Board and the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education. Courses are on record with the Minnesota Board of Social Work.