CST Forensic Interview Training

Develop the skills and techniques to conduct developmentally appropriate forensic interviews with victims of child sex trafficking. Learn the differences between interviewing children in child abuse cases and interviewing child sex trafficking victims. Review victim-centered interview methodology with special emphasis given to understanding the factors contributing to child sex trafficking victimization and the impact on development and effects of trauma. This is an advanced course. 

Prerequisites

• Have completed a National Children's Alliance approved 5-day forensic interviewing course or its equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years' experience
• At least 50 child forensic interviews per year, totaling 100 child interviews or have interviewed a minimum of 250 children in the context of an multidisciplinary team regardless of number of years
• Students must have completed the National Criminal Justice Training Center course Presenting Evidence in Child Forensic Interviews.
• Students will also need to have completed the online modules "FIT: Dynamics of CST Victim Interviews (Parts 1 & 2) and the "FIT: Preparing for the CST Forensic Interview" prior to the first day of this training.

The deadline to register is October 10, 2025.