LIVE: Introduction to Developmentally Appropriate Interviewing Using the Revised NICHD Protocol
Sessions begin: January 25th, 2022 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am Pacific
$750 Registration | Early Registration $600 (through Jan. 1st)
Session Dates: Tuesday, January 25th, February 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, 2022
Session Times: 9:00 - 10:00 am Pacific
15 Hours | 15 CEs
(1-hr live, online + 2-hrs asynchronous each week x 5 weeks)
This live workshop on Introduction to Developmentally Appropriate Interviewing Using the Revised NICHD Protocol is presented by Michael Lamb, PhD, Irit Hershkowitz, PhD, Mireille Cyr, PhD, and Carlos Eduardo Peixoto, PhD.
The Revised NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Protocol, developed over the last three decades, provides detailed research and evidence-based guidance for structured forensic interviews of young and vulnerable alleged victims of abuse. Effective use of the Protocol demands both (1) a thorough understanding of the underlying research and principles and (2) extended supervision and guidance as a trainee works to translate principles into effective practices.
This 5-week live workshop will review the underlying research that guided the development of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol and informed its structure and content, particularly child, event, and interview factors. This live workshop has no prerequisites. This program constitutes the first level—and is a prerequisite for other courses—in the certificate program for users of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol.
Workshop outline
1-hour live, online each week + 2 hours of readings & assignments weekly
Week 1 - Child factors; Event factors
Week 2 - Preparing the child for the interview
Week 3 - Questioning the child
Week 4 - The transitional phase; Investigating specific incidents
Week 5 – Review and discussion
Required Readings
The required readings are not included with the workshop registration fee. Please purchase both required texts before the first session.
Cyr, Mireille. (2022). Conducting Interviews with Child Victims of Abuse and Witnesses of Crime: A Practical Guide. London, UK: Routledge.
Upon completion of this sessions participants will be able to:
Describe the underlying research that guided the development of the Protocol and informed its structure and content: child and event factors
Describe the underlying research that guided the development of the Protocol and informed its structure and content: interview factors
Describe the pre-substantive phase of the interview
Describe how following the Protocol enhances the value of forensic interviews with children
Describe the substantive phase of the interview
Describe how following the Protocol enhances the value of forensic interviews with children
Custom training options for groups of 5 to 500+