Certified Forensics Interviewer Training
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children correlates certification for forensic interviewers to licensing, which can improve professionalism and competence as an interviewer. A forensic interviewer conducts risk assessment interviews for predicting violence or danger, interviews victims, eyewitnesses or suspects of a crime, interviews parents or children for court or alleged abuse cases or serves as a consultant for interrogations.
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Prerequisites
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To take the Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI) certification exam, the applicant must meet minimum requirements of a bachelor's degree or higher, an associate degree with three years of work experience in the interviewing field, a GED with four years of work experience or two years of full-time work experience. A background check is administered and anyone applying with a criminal record will be disqualified.
Training
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The CFI handbook is available as a PDF download to help prepare the applicant for the certification exam. Many choose to take the exam using only their acquired work experience as their preparation, while others use a recommended Certified Forensic Interviewer computer program to study and review.
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Wicklander-Zulawski CFI Exam Prep Course
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The Wicklander-Zulawski CFI exam preparatory course covers 15 skills sets designed to improve interviewer technique and professionalism as well as help the applicants pass their CFI exams. The course is in the form of a two-day seminar and requires the purchase of the CFI preparation computer program.
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