APSAC Advanced FI Institute:  Enhancing Fundamental Skills for Forensic Interviewers

Experienced interviewers know that often, the most difficult challenge during an interview isn’t eliciting an initial disclosure from the child, but figuring out the best way to formulate open-ended prompts and structure follow-up questioning. Aimed at experienced interviewers committed to excellence and continuous improvement of fundamental skills, this institute will be a combination of presentations, discussion and activities focused on:

• Lessons from recent research that can inform experienced forensic interviewers

• How to get the most out of narrative event practice (NEP) and how to use NEP to organize and inform questioning strategies later in the interview

• Using critical thinking skills to develop more effective and precise approaches to substantive questioning aimed at maximizing reliable details from children

Presented by: Rita Farrell, Kate Homan, MS