Virginia Office of Children's Services recently issued the following announcement.
ChildFirst Virginia Forensic Interview Training
When: Nov 1 – 5, 2021
Where: The Advanced Technology Center at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus, 1800 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Description
The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) announces an excellent training opportunity. Children’s Advocacy Centers of Virginia (CACVA), in partnership with Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), will offer ChildFirstTM Virginia Forensic Interview Training in Virginia Beach, November 1- November 5, 2021. It will be held at The Advanced Technology Center at Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach campus, located at 1800 College Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va. 23453.
ChildFirst™ Virginia is an intensive five-day course through which students learn the skills necessary to conduct a forensic interview of a suspected child abuse victim. It combines lectures and demonstrations supplemented with homework assignments and a written examination at the end of the course. Moreover, participants must conduct a 30-minute interview of a professional actor playing the role of a sexually-abused child after which the interviewer is critiqued by a professional forensic interviewer and cohort of fellow students. The course is specifically designed for attendance by multidisciplinary teams comprised of CPS investigators, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers.
The application and additional information may be found at: https://web.cvent.com/event/533db413-e0cd-4c40-8ad0-c15ccd87cf1d/summary
Applications must be received by CACVA on or before SEPTEMBER 17, 2021. You may contact Maggie Cullinan, CACVA Program Coordinator, at 276-644-3371 or via e-mail at Maggie.cullinan@cacva.org should you have any questions.
Through a reimbursement process, VDSS offers full scholarships ($500) to CPS investigators and/or their supervisors to facilitate attendance of this training. Selected candidates will be contacted by the CPS Program regarding scholarship details, and will be reimbursed following successful completion of the course. Selected participants are reimbursed for lodging and meals. Questions regarding the scholarships can be directed to Mary Walter at 804-489-7352 or by email at mary.walter@dss.virginia.gov
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