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Interpreting Medical Information in Child Abuse Investigations - INV171R

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**Cancellations for this class must be received by NEMRT 35 days prior to the start of the program in order to avoid being billed!**

Location:

Round Lake Beach Police Department

Start Date:

8/10/2017

End Date:

8/11/2017

Start Time:

08:00 AM

End Time:

04:00 PM

Member Fee:

$0.00

NonMember Fee:

$210.00

Speaker(s):

Harold E. Rollins, Jr., Melinda Gronen

Department Max:

THIS COURSE MEETS THE FOLLOWING ILLINOIS STATE MANDATE(S)

Mandate	Mandate Hours	Scenario-Based Hours
Cultural Competency
Human Rights
Specialized
Lead Homicide Investigator

This sixteen hour course is specifically designed to provide law enforcement investigators with the tools necessary to effectively assess child physical abuse injuries and child death cases. Childhood injuries are extremely common. Accidents happen - but so does child abuse. Law enforcement personnel play a critical role in investigating injuries to a child and determining if a crime has been committed. This dynamic and interactive course relies on the intuition of participants to “investigate” real cases by examining evidence from medical information, scene investigation, and interviews.  

Topics include:

-Knowledge of child abuse and neglect
  -medical and physical findings (physical abuse, neglect, medical child abuse/Munchausen's 
   Syndrome by Proxy)
  -understanding types of infant death cases

-Investigation
  -understanding "medical speak" and getting what you need from doctors
  -using medical information to help differentiate abuse from an accident
  -understanding the triggers/causes for child abuse and neglect

-Interview/Interrogation Strategies
  -specific questions to ask in child abuse investigations
  -sensitivity to the situation
  -the importance of family dynamics
  -cultural/language issues

-Working with Multi-Disciplinary Teams
  -how to ask the right questions to get the information you need
  -navigating the complexities of the DCFS system, collaborating with medical teams/social 
   workers
  -working with coroners and the autopsy process

-Emotional Impact
  -why it's worth the effort
  -keeping your bias in check
  -the importance of debriefing and multi-disciplinary collaboration
  -taking it home: how to cope

Upon completion of the course, the participant will have acquired:

1. Knowledge of the prevalence of child abuse and the children at greatest risk
2. Working knowledge of child maltreatment terminology
3. Working knowledge of the medical assessment of child physical abuse
4. Skills on how to integrate the unique dynamics of child abuse into your investigations
5. Specific information needed to gather for every type of  child abuse/neglect/death case
6. Insight into the behavior of victimized children/working with non-verbal victims
7. Understanding how to interpret "medical speak"  and gain solid medical information
8. Skills to collaborate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team
9. Enhanced ability to effectively present case to the state's attorney


This course has been certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.  It is not reimbursable by the ILETSB.

** Cancellations for this program must be received by NEMRT 35 days prior to the start of class in order to avoid being billed.

Interpreting Medical Information in Child Abuse Investigations - INV171R

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