Child Forensic Interview Training (CFIT)
These are free events offered under the CATTA grant.
Upcoming CFIT
Orange County CFIT August 21-24, 2023
Registration is now closed for this event
Time: 8:00 am — 5:00 pm
Location: California
This page is for Southern California CFITs only.
The Child Forensic Interview Training for California is a four-day introductory course intended for new child forensic interview specialists. This course will introduce child forensic interviewing within the context of multidisciplinary team investigations, interviewer and team responsibilities, interview models and techniques, child development of language and cognition as it applies to interviewing, disclosure dynamics, childhood trauma as it relates to interviewing, and brief discussions of special topics including interviewing small children, adolescents, and children with special needs, and cultural competency. Experiential exercises and role-play activities are interwoven throughout the four-day training.
Eligibility
Only professionals who will be performing forensic interviews in a team-based and/or center-based program are eligible for this training. It is not appropriate for team members who will be observing, but not conducting, forensic interviews directly. Because this is experiential in nature, every participant is expected to participate in skill-building exercises and role-plays of forensic interviews.
Eligible Interested? Fill out this form.
Enrollment Process
Applications are reviewed and submitted to the applicant's CAC or MDT for approval. Once an applicant receives approval, they will have access to the online prerequisite materials. Upon completion of the prerequisite work, they will be added to CIR’s list of those eligible to attend the 4-day in-person portion of the training. This training is FREE OF CHARGE. Participants are responsible for travel, lodging and all meal expenses. Lunch is NOT provided.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants may also apply for Continuing Education Credits after the event. Course meets qualifications for 27.5 hour(s) of Continuing Education Credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Provider #128590). The Center for Innovation and Resources, Inc. (CIR) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. CIR maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. CE Credits will be available after the event for a fee of $45. Certificates for CE Credits will be mailed to participants within two weeks following the event. If you would like to cancel your CE application or would like a refund, please contact goretti.alvarez@cirinc.org.
POST
This course is POST approved (Provider #1214).
For more information, questions, or grievances, please contact Aimee Hanna at aimee.hanna@cirinc.org.
Produced by the CATTA Center, a project of the Center for Innovation and Resources, Inc. with funding awarded by Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program (Formula Grant Program) and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention state funds (Grant Subaward numbers NC22 16 8567 and SC22 16 8567) through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES).
