FORENSIC
INTERVIEWING OF CHILDREN
An Introduction to
the Forensic Interviewing Protocol
November 14-15, 2016
Demott’s West Park Inn
440 W. Sanilac Road, Sandusky, MI
48471
(810)648-4300
PLEASE NOTE: Training Times: 1:00PM – 8:00PM
The Prosecuting
Attorneys Association of Michigan, Child Abuse Training Services, in
cooperation with the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council,
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), and Governor's Task Force on
Children's Justice (GTF), is pleased to present a regional, cross-professional
Specialized Child Abuse Training seminar on the topic of Forensic
Interviewing of Children. This training will begin with registration at 12:30 p.m.; training begins
at 1:00pm on Monday, November 14 and will conclude by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November
15, 2016.
This
seminar is designed for prosecuting attorneys, assistant prosecuting attorneys,
CPS workers, police officers, and CAC interviewers who are involved with child
abuse investigations or prosecution. The training is designed to increase your
understanding of the primary features of forensic interviewing and provide
information to enhance your interviewing skills. The Forensic Interviewing
training provided by the Child Abuse Training Services (CATS) department within
PAAM is the only DHS and GTF approved Forensic Interviewing training within the
state.
Michigan’s Forensic Interviewing Protocol was developed in conjunction with the DHS and the GTF. The goal of a forensic interview is to obtain a statement from a child in a developmentally sensitive, unbiased, and truth-seeking manner that will support accurate and fair decision-making in the criminal justice and child welfare systems. Topics to be covered include:
- Preinterview
preparation.
- Interviewer guidelines.
- Conducting a phased
interview.
- Special topics/children
with special needs.
- Guidelines for
questioning children.
There
is no tuition charge or charge for materials for this seminar. "Dinner" will be served each afternoon at 4:00pm. Attendees (or their agencies) are responsible for payment for overnight rooms, transportation, additional meals, and other incidental costs. Please register early since registration is limited to 30 people. When space at seminars is available, we welcome participation from professionals in addition to DHHS CPS workers, law enforcement, and prosecutors.
Confirmation
regarding seminar attendance will be sent out approximately 2 weeks prior to
the seminar date.