Registration closed for October class; spring session will be next
The Crime Victim Services Section of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office wanted to let you know that the application portal for our Finding Words Ohio Forensic Interview training set for October has been closed. The next class will be held sometime in the spring with dates to come later this year.
Through a generous partnership with the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, the registration fee of $325 has been covered for every attendee selected for the fall, and we anticipate it will be covered in the spring too. Travel, lodging and most meals will still be the responsibility of the student, though we do reserve a small block of hotel rooms at a government rate to assist you. Even though the registration fee will be covered, attendance remains selective with priority given to those actively conducting interviews at CACs or those who soon will, followed by those who are members of the multi- disciplinary teams who work with them. We then balance the class out by discipline and region. Not everyone who applies will be accepted as the slots are limited.
This training that teaches the Zero Abuse Project/ChildFirst protocol includes lecture and discussion, review of videotaped interviews, skill-building exercises and an interview practicum and is focused on helping those who interview victims of child abuse sex cases. It includes homework assignments and tests. Classes run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and you must attend each day in its entirety to get credit for the course. CLEs/CEUs/CPTs have been approved.
Please note again that this is an application process ONLY. Class size is limited, so the 30 applicants who are accepted into the weeklong program will be notified later in September. Upon selection, you will be emailed instructions on how to secure your spot.
Please Check back later this year for 2027 class information.
For questions, please contact Holly Andrews, Deputy Director of Support and Outreach in the Crime Victim Services Section, at Holly.Andrews@OhioAGO.gov or at 614-216-4909.