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ChildFirst EX: Expanded Forensic Interview Process

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Based on the nationally-recognized ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol, this 2.5-day training provides a purposeful and legally defensible process for conducting expanded forensic interviews with children who may not succeed in a standard, single interview due to trauma, developmental, special needs or other complicating issues, including polyvictimization. 

The course will teach the expanded interview process as well as research supporting multiple, non-duplicative interviews with child victims and witnesses. It will discuss the expanded interview process as well as research supporting multiple, non-duplicative interviews with child victims and witnesses. 

ChildFirst® EX can be utilized with any forensic interview protocol model and includes not only lecture but practice for participants in conducting an expanded forensic interview.

Date Created: June 7, 2022