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Brief Description: CAIA: Child Abuse Interviewing & Assessment Virtual

Full Description: This is a 4 day (32 hour) multidisciplinary online course for WA State law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and specialized child interviewers.  The training is co-sponsored by the WA State CJTC and the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence.  There are 30 hours of classroom and self-study with 2 hours of pre-course work.

The focus is on improving investigative skills in child sexual abuse and physical abuse cases, with emphasis on the forensic interview with the child in suspected sexual and physical abuse cases for law enforcement, prosecutors, and DCYF, FAR, and CPS investigators.

Each applicant will:

• Receive information on current research-based child forensic interview techniques.
• Understand the structure and components of forensic interviews that have been proven by research to be most effective in eliciting reliable information.
• Practice interview skills by interviewing actors using suspected child abuse scenarios.
• Learn the importance of cultural influences on the investigative interview.
• Be aware of considerations for effective interviews of victims with special needs.
• Learn to defend interviews in court.
• Receive information about resources available to reinforce skills and keep updated about future developments in best practices

Audience:  This course is mandated for persons responsible for investigating child sexual abuse in law enforcement, prosecution, and child protective services per RCW 43.101.224.

Out-of-state applicants are accepted only on a space-available basis two weeks prior to course start and with payment of a $500 fee

Pre-Course Work:  All students are expected to read the listed articles and guide to gain a starting point for the class.

Schedule: The class is held over 4 days - Wednesday/Thursday & the following Monday/Tuesday

Cancellation Policy:  Deadline to cancel is 7 days prior to class.
• $100 no show or late cancellation fee for mandated.
• $500 no show or late cancellation fee for non-mandated.

Cancellations are done by the agency's training manager or by the Alliance for child Welfare Excellence

Training Dates: 05/14/2025 - 05/20/2025

Prerequisites: None Specified

Registration Dates: 05/14/2024 - 04/30/2025

Available Seats: 8

Hours: 32h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: Virtual Classroom

Directions to Location: This course is held in a virtual synchronous environment. Students are emailed Zoom links and information prior to the start of class.

Resources Required: As this class is offered online, each student must have a strong internet connection, a computer with video capabilities, a working microphone and Zoom.

Reporting Instructions: This class starts at: 0815 - 1700 / 4 Days Wednesday/Thursday & following Monday/Tuesday

Documents: Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse (Lyon, T.D and Ahern, E.C.)

Interviewing Children (Lyon, T.D.)

WA State Child Interviewing: Quick Reference

Signup Details: To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to register you using the WSCJTC Acadis Portal.

CPS workers and other DCYF employees must register for the class by emailing the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence, Aidan Ramos @ ramosaa@uw.edu

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Special Investigations - 5358 - 127 Child Abuse Interviewing & Assessment

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