Basic Forensic Interview Training

This training teaches the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™.The CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol™ training is an NCA 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 a sexual abuse investigation.

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

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 External Relations Coordinator at 612-440-1164 or training@cornerhousemn.org.