ChildFirst Illinois
PRESENTED BY THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOIS
ChildFirst is an intensive five-day course in which students learn the neccesary skills to conduct a forensic interview of an alleged child abuse victim.
ChildFirst is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers, social workers, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers. Students receive training on the ChildFirst Forensic Interview Protocol, memory, and suggestibility, child development, testifying in court, legal issues and preparing children for court.
ChildFirst is rigorous and interactive. Each participant completes homework assignments, a critiqued mock forensic interview, and a written examination. Successful participants will receive a certificate of completion.
ChildFirst is an ideal course for investigators and prosecutors seeking to enhance their ability to speak to and for abused children.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN INTENSIVE COURSE. ChildFirst Illinois will send you a mandatory reading assignment prior to the training sessions. Homework is assigned in the evening to supplement each training session. Each student will be given a written examination at the end of the course. Students who fail to attend all the workshops, to complete homework, or to pass the exam will not receive the certificate of completion.
Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations with the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel by the reservation cut off date of April 9, 2018. Room Rate is $70 a night. When making reservations, ask for the block of rooms for CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOIS
Registration deadlne is March 30th, 2018. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance into the ChildFirst Illinois training. Registration is limited to 40 participants per session. Acceptance will be based equally on the following factors; the order in which the application was received by our office, coordination with the sponsoring CAC, and applicants who will be in the primary role of forensic interviewer. Applicants will be notified of acceptance no later than April 2nd, 2018. After April 2nd, no refunds will be given for cancelation of registration by participant.
Alll applicants must be endorsed by the Children's Advocacy Center in the applicant's service area.
All participants must attend all five days of training in order to receive a certificate of completion. If someone is unable to make this committment, he or she should not apply.
Registration MUST meet a minimum of 20 participants. If 20 participants have not registered by March 30th, the event will be cancelled, all participants will be notified, and registration fees will be returned.
There is a promo code for attorneys wanting to attend this course. The attorney track is held Monday-Wednesday, and attorneys must be present the entire 3 days to recieve credit. Please contact cara@cacionline for promo code and pricing.
MCLE's for attorneys and CEU's for social workers will be available pending approval.
If you have any questions, please contact Cara Vock at 815-973-6777 or cara@cacionline.org