SAFE Training (Safe Accessible Forensic Interviewing for Elders) - Virtual

SAFE Training

(Safe Accessible Forensic Interviewing for Elders)

SAFE (Safe Accessible Forensic Interviewing for Elders) Training was developed to meet the growing need for victim-centered, trauma-informed interview techniques for use with older adults in criminal contexts.

The SAFE Two-Day training is designed for elder justice professionals seeking to gain additional information on communicating with older adults who are alleged victims of crime. This training is for Adult Protective Services workers, law enforcement, district attorneys, attorneys general, victim services professionals, medical professionals, etc. While this is not a course specifically designed for forensic interviewers, it is intended for professionals to increase their understanding and skills for communicating with older adults who are alleged victims of abuse and neglect. The training is founded in forensic interviewing best practices with considerations and adaptations to account for age related declines in cognition, underlying neuropathology (e.g., dementia, Alzheimer’s), language capacity and cultural background. 

This training is in collaboration with Modell Consulting Group, LLC.

Dates: 

February 12-13, 2025

Times:

9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Location:

APAAC Training Room

3838 N. Central, Ste. 850

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Presented By:

Kate Homan, MS is a Senior Consultant for Modell Consulting Group, LLC. Since 2017, Ms. Homan has assisted in teaching and co-authoring multiple multidisciplinary trainings. This included leading the development of a first-of-its-kind project collaborating with national experts to develop a forensic interviewing model for interviewing adults (FIND Foundations). In addition, Ms. Homan co-authored the suite of Project FIND trainings, including, but not limited to, an advanced forensic interviewing model for interviewing individuals with disabilities and an interviewing model with adaptations for individuals who do not speak (FIND Adapted).

This training is limited to 25 in-person participants and 75 virtual participants.

Completion of this course does not confer expertise as interviewing expertise is attained through repeated training and practice. However, this course provides the basic tools needed to understand elder abuse and effectively communicate with older adults.