DESCRIPTION: Sometimes investigating allegations against people with disabilities creates unique challenges both during and beyond the interview. During this session, participants will learn about common biases and assumptions related to investigating cases involving victims or witnesses with disabilities. This workshop will discuss biases related to ability, sexuality, communication, and aging will be discussed. Overcoming our own biases and assumptions along with how we can utilize a strengths-based perspective throughout an investigation will create more successful outcomes for clients.
PRESENTER: Staci Whitney, LMSW is the Senior Director for Modell Consulting Group, LLC (MCG). Since 2017, Ms. Whitney has been responsible for teaching and coauthoring trainings on interviewing individuals from vulnerable populations. Specifically, Ms. Whitney led two projects which included contributions from other national experts to develop advanced Forensic Interviewing protocols for interviewing individuals with disabilities (Project FIND) and older adults (SAFE). Prior to her work with MCG, Ms. Whitney was the Senior Forensic Interviewer at Bivona Child Advocacy Center in Rochester, NY and was responsible for developing Bivona’s Forensic Interviewing Program. During that time, Ms. Whitney had extensive training and experience in the field of Forensic Interviewing including interviewing individuals with disabilities who are victims or witnesses of crime. She has developed and delivered numerous trainings to Multidisciplinary Team Members internationally on recognizing and responding to suspicions and reports of abuse, neglect and maltreatment.
The training will take place on January 9th from 10:00 am-11:30 am via Zoom.
An email with the Zoom link and instructions on how to attend will be sent out a day prior to the training.
The training is virtually designed to ensure that the benefits of in-person trainings are still available. This will include being able to ask questions, have access to the training materials, and converse with fellow members.
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Virtual: Overcoming Biases and Assumptions about Individuals with Disabilities
- Thursday Jan 09 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
