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Setting Course: The Case for the Credentialing of Forensic Interviewers

NCJ Number
233384
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 19 Issue: 6 Dated: November - December 2010 Pages: 709-727
Author(s)
Mike Haney; Victor I. Vieth; Hector M. Campos
Date Published
December 2010
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This article examines the certification process for forensic interviewers.
Abstract
The article provides a history of efforts to develop a credentialing or certification process for forensic interviewers and reviews the multitiered credentialing process offered by the National Association of Certified Child Forensic Interviewers. The authors argue the benefits of a credentialing process for forensic interviewers and respond to the arguments commonly made against the credentialing of forensic interviewers. (Published Abstract)