BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//cacidaho.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:3e8ea552-934b-4b38-afbe-b640ce7f28f4 X-WR-CALDESC:This session is offered by Zero Abuse Project\n\nThe field of forensic interviewing is forever changing and to conduct best practice in the field\, research must be considered. The most recent research will be discussed\, and the lecture will provide concrete suggestions for the fiel d. Topics to be covered include faux invitation research\, pairing questio ns\, and narrative practice.\n\nLearning Objectives\n1. Increase awareness of the recent research on question formation and narrative practice.\n\n2 . Provide concrete suggestions for the field of forensic interviewing.\n\n 3. Provide a forum for discussion on challenges involving question formati on.\n\nRita Farrell is the Director of Child First\n\nRita Farrell has ove r 20 years of experience working with child abuse investigations as a fore nsic interviewer and founding executive director of a child advocacy cente r. In her role as a forensic interview specialist and trainer for Zero Ab use Project\, Rita admits that her role as a forensic interviewer of chil d abuse victims is her “true passion.” \n\nAfter graduating from Ball Stat e University with a degree in secondary education\, Rita began teaching in secondary and post-secondary classrooms. While raising her two sons in Fi shers\, IN\, Rita held various leadership positions throughout the communi ty. In July 2000\, Rita undertook the challenge of opening Chaucie’s Place \, a child advocacy center in Hamilton County\, IN. The combination of her roles as executive director and forensic interviewer naturally led Rita t o become involved with state and national organizations in the field of ch ild abuse.\n\nRita serves as the Director\, ChildFirst® for Zero Abuse Pro ject\, managing the national ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Training prog ram. In addition\, she manages the development of advanced training course s and programs for forensic interviewers and investigators as well as the ChildFirst® Arkansas state program. She is the co-author of the ChildFirst ® Forensic Interview Protocol and has conducted more than 2\,500 child int erviews. \n\nRita is a certified law enforcement instructor and still con ducts forensic interviews in the field. She has testified in numerous cour t cases and has authored many peer-reviewed articles specific to child abu se investigations and forensic interviewing of child abuse victims. As a n ational speaker\, Rita continues to champion the cause of child advocacy a nd forensic interviewing. Rita serves as a board member for the Indiana Co alition of Child Advocacy Centers. She is a member of the American Profess ional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and co-chairperson for the APSAC forensic interviewing committee. Rita serves on numerous councils\, task forces\, and boards in the areas of child abuse and domestic violenc e. Rita was presented with the U.S. Attorney General’s award for “Outstand ing Service to Victims of Crime” by the U.S. Attorney General of Indiana a nd is also the recipient of the “Champion for Children” award. X-WR-RELCALID:f5e1ae5022c4891a68e439352f6b13e5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Denver BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0f423dd9-c0d4-4e6b-8210-758797c89da3 DTSTAMP:20260407T090659Z DESCRIPTION:This session is offered by Zero Abuse Project\n\nThe field of f orensic interviewing is forever changing and to conduct best practice in t he field\, research must be considered. The most recent research will be d iscussed\, and the lecture will provide concrete suggestions for the field . Topics to be covered include faux invitation research\, pairing question s\, and narrative practice.\n\nLearning Objectives\n1. Increase awareness of the recent research on question formation and narrative practice.\n\n2. Provide concrete suggestions for the field of forensic interviewing.\n\n3 . Provide a forum for discussion on challenges involving question formatio n.\n\nRita Farrell is the Director of Child First\n\nRita Farrell has over 20 years of experience working with child abuse investigations as a foren sic interviewer and founding executive director of a child advocacy center . In her role as a forensic interview specialist and trainer for Zero Abu se Project\, Rita admits that her role as a forensic interviewer of child abuse victims is her “true passion.” \n\nAfter graduating from Ball State University with a degree in secondary education\, Rita began teaching in secondary and post-secondary classrooms. While raising her two sons in Fis hers\, IN\, Rita held various leadership positions throughout the communit y. In July 2000\, Rita undertook the challenge of opening Chaucie’s Place\ , a child advocacy center in Hamilton County\, IN. The combination of her roles as executive director and forensic interviewer naturally led Rita to become involved with state and national organizations in the field of chi ld abuse.\n\nRita serves as the Director\, ChildFirst® for Zero Abuse Proj ect\, managing the national ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Training progr am. In addition\, she manages the development of advanced training courses and programs for forensic interviewers and investigators as well as the C hildFirst® Arkansas state program. She is the co-author of the ChildFirst® Forensic Interview Protocol and has conducted more than 2\,500 child inte rviews. \n\nRita is a certified law enforcement instructor and still cond ucts forensic interviews in the field. She has testified in numerous court cases and has authored many peer-reviewed articles specific to child abus e investigations and forensic interviewing of child abuse victims. As a na tional speaker\, Rita continues to champion the cause of child advocacy an d forensic interviewing. Rita serves as a board member for the Indiana Coa lition of Child Advocacy Centers. She is a member of the American Professi onal Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and co-chairperson for the A PSAC forensic interviewing committee. Rita serves on numerous councils\, task forces\, and boards in the areas of child abuse and domestic violence . Rita was presented with the U.S. Attorney General’s award for “Outstandi ng Service to Victims of Crime” by the U.S. Attorney General of Indiana an d is also the recipient of the “Champion for Children” award. DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220524T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220524T141500 LOCATION:Virtual with ZOOM SUMMARY:Forensic Interviews and the Research Prosecutors and MDTs Need to K now END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR