P.O.S.T. Training

Severe and Fatal Child Abuse and Related Family Violence Seminar

Intervention – Referral – Investigation
November 15-19, 2010 – DCI, Los Angeles, CA

The goal of these special topic seminars is to facilitate an effective response to the needs of child abuse victims, and to assist individuals in making appropriate decisions regarding intervention, referral and investigation in child abuse cases.

The course is designed to meet the needs of the specialist, patrol officer, supervisor and juvenile function manager. The course is taught by qualified academic, medical, social service and law enforcement experts. Objectives include:

participant recognition of the signs of abuse necessary for referral and/or subsequent intervention
psychodynamics of Multidisciplinary Interview Teams (MDIT) in child abuse investigations
exploration of the roles of agencies responsible for the reporting, investigation, referral, and treatment of abuse victims and offenders
understanding of the psychodynamics of physical, mental and sexual aspects of child abuse

Tuition
Tuition for the Severe and Fatal Child Abuse and Related Family Violence Seminar (P.O.S.T. Control #6840-32340), is currently $460. Tuition rates are subject to change. For California P.O.S.T. certified participants, tuition, per diem and travel are reimbursable under P.O.S.T. Plan III. Meets requirements of California P.C. 13516-13517 (Child Abuse).

Interviewing Child Victims and Suspects Seminar/Advanced Child Abuse

December 6-10, 2010 – DCI, Los Angeles, CA

The goal of this course is to provide experienced juvenile child abuse investigative specialists with the skills and techniques necessary for interviewing young victims and witnesses (toddlers to latency) for the purpose of intervention, referral, investigation and civil/criminal prosecution. The efficient and productive interrogation of the child abuse offender will also be carefully considered.

The curriculum is designed to meet the critical interviewing and interrogation needs of the experienced juvenile child abuse investigative specialist, their supervisors and juvenile function managers within the justice system. Qualified experts from the academic, psychology, legal, social service and law enforcement professions will present information regarding:

childhood development
communication theory
psychodynamics of communication
defense mechanisms
offender profiles
proxemics
kinesics
recanting
interagency cooperation
prosecution
court and community resources
diversion
warrants
case management
victim support
reporting
expert witnesses
multi-problem families
drawing
dolls
conflict resolution

Tuition
Tuition for the Interviewing Child Victims and Suspects Seminar (P.O.S.T. Control #6840-31470), is currently $468. Tuition rates are subject to change. For California P.O.S.T. certified participants, tuition, per diem and travel are reimbursable under P.O.S.T. Plan III. Meets requirements of California P.C. 13516-13517 (Child Abuse).

Juvenile Justice Update*

April 11-15, 2011 — DCI, Los Angeles, CA
Update Information (including some of the following topics):

Youth Sub-Cultures
Role Of Probation/Parole
Interviewing
Alcohol And Drug Abuse
Juvenile Law/Legal Update
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Gang Violence
Computers: as a problem and a solution
Prevention

*This course is especially designed for those who have completed the DCI Program, though this is not a prerequisite.

Tuition
Tuition for the Juvenile Justice Update Seminar (P.O.S.T. Control #6840-21900) is currently $400. Tuition rates are subject to change. For California P.O.S.T. certified participants, tuition, per diem and travel are reimbursable under P.O.S.T. Plan III.