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October 2023 – ChildFirst Indiana

October 23, 2023 @ 8:00 am – October 27, 2023 @ 5:00 pm EDT

ChildFirst® is an intensive in-person five-day course taking place 8am – 5pm Eastern in which students learn the necessary skills to conduct a competent, investigative interview of a child abuse victim using the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol.

ChildFirst® is an interactive course which combines lectures with demonstrations and hands-on experience. ChildFirst® is a flexible model and takes a holistic approach and explores for all forms of maltreatment. 

ChildFirst® is the ideal course for investigators, child protection workers, forensic interviewers, and prosecutors working within a multidisciplinary team seeking to enhance their ability to speak to children.

$500 Paid via check upon approval of your registration. You will be invoiced for the amount with pertinent details. Cost includes the binder and materials for the course.

October 23 – 27 ChildFirst

Name(Required)
Address(Required)
Ex: Forensic Interviewer, Director, Prosecutor, Advocate, Medical Provider, etc
Have you applied to attend a ChildFirst course before?(Required)
Has anyone from your agency attended a ChildFirst course?(Required)
Do you follow a forensic interview model?(Required)
Does your jurisdiction have a Multidisciplinary Team?(Required)
Are you currently a Multidisciplinary Team member?(Required)
Which tools do you employ during interviews?(Required)
Which of these have you encountered during an interview?(Required)

*All applicants will be notified of their acceptance or wait-list status approximately three weeks prior to the beginning of training.

Please be aware that this is an intensive course. ChildFirst® Indiana will send you a MANDATORY reading assignment prior to your training session. Homework is assigned each evening to supplement each training sessions. Each participant will be given a written examination at the end of the course. In order to receive a certificate of completion, participants are required to attend all workshops all five days of training, complete homework and pass the mock interview and final examination.

This training with ChildFirst® Indiana is limited to 30 participants per session. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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ChildFirst Indiana

Fishers Police Department

4 Municipal Dr
Fishers, Indiana 46038 United States + Google Map
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