Setting course: the case for the credentialing of forensic interviewers.
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.
Florida Department of Health, Children's Medical Services, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
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Victor I
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Hector M
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D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States