More information and an application for the below training is at
http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/juvenile/cja/childFirst/index.cfm?menuLevel
=5&mID=7.

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Department of Criminal Justice Services
Juvenile Services
ChildFirst(tm) Virginia Training

ChildFirst(tm) Virginia is a forensic interview training program
presented by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
(DCJS). The training curriculum is provided by the National Child
Protection Training Center and CornerHouse, a nonprofit interagency
child abuse evaluation and training center located in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. ChildFirst(tm) Virginia is designed for multidisciplinary
team (MDT) members and is the ideal course for law enforcement officers,
child protective service workers, prosecutors, child protection
attorneys, and forensic interviewers who are seeking to enhance their
ability to speak to and for abused children.

ChildFirst(tm) Virginia is an intensive five-day course in which
students are taught the forensic interviewing protocol RATAC(c) that was
developed by CornerHouse and has been specifically recognized and
approved by a number of appellate courts. Students learn the necessary
skills to conduct a competent, investigative interview of a child abuse
victim using the RATAC(c) protocol. ChildFirst(tm) Virginia is a course
that challenges and enhances knowledge with reading assignments prior to
and each night of the training, and a final exam at the end. The course
is interactive, combining lectures with demonstrations and hands-on
experience. Students receive feedback and guidance from faculty and have
an opportunity for peer review when they conduct an interview with an
actor/actress playing the role of an abused child.

Training Location, Size, and Dates
The ChildFirst(tm) Virginia training will be held September 21-25, 2009
at the Roanoke Police Training Academy in the City of Roanoke, VA. Forty
students will be admitted to attend the training.

Tuition
The tuition fee to attend this training is $200 per person. Please do
not submit payment with your application. Payment will be due upon
notification of acceptance into the course.

Application & Brochure
Students must submit an application to be considered for admission to
the course. Priority will be given to applicants requesting admission as
part of a multidisciplinary team, but individual applications will be
considered. Applications are available at
http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/juvenile/cja/childFirst/index.cfm?menuLevel
=5&mID=7.

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director of Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention
Division of Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. #815G
Richmond VA 23219
of: 804-864-7740
fax: 804-864-7748
email: Becky.Odor@...
web: www.vahealth.org/injury/sexualviolence