StepWise 360: Interviewing Trauma Survivors - October 2025

BASIC WORKSHOP

StepWise 360: Interviewing Trauma Survivors – October 2025

WORKSHOP

StepWise 360: Interviewing Trauma Survivors – October 2025

StepWise 360: Interviewing Trauma Survivors (ITS) equips you with advanced skills to conduct sensitive, client-centered, trauma-informed, strength-based interviews of adult victims or witnesses impacted by trauma, with special focus on sexual assault survivors.

Delivery Options

Online: Learn from anywhere with interactive virtual sessions at your own pace

Duration

5-day workshop

Best Suited For

It is suitable for police, social workers, child protection specialists, lawyers, correctional staff, mental health professionals, HR specialists, and others who interview adults.

Learning Outcomes

At the End of the Workshop, You Will Be Able To:

Recognize and mitigate common rape myths and address your biases.
Explain how trauma impacts survivors and their memory—both during the incident and throughout the investigation.
Develop interview plans that are client-centered, strength-based, culturally agile, and trauma-informed.
Describe the difference between memory-based interviewing and trauma-informed memory-based interviewing, and adapt your approach accordingly.
Understand why some interviewees may be reluctant to disclose or participate, and respond effectively to these situations.
Collect information from trauma survivors in a reliable, efficient, and respectful manner using the StepWise 360.
Avoid common practice traps, including legal issues, problematic questions, and victim-blaming.
Use consistent self-evaluation and peer reviews to improve your interviewing skills and support your team’s growth.

Pricing

Full price = $2400/person;
5% discount for social service workers (police, child welfare, and adult protection) = $2280 / person;
10% Group Discount (5+) = $2160 / person;
20% Early Bird (3 months) = $1920 / person

LEVEL

Basic

TESTIMONIALS

What Our Clients Say

Discover how our training has transformed the approach and confidence of professionals like you.

“I thought the presenters were great. They were very good at engaging all of us. The presenters gave constructive feedback throughout the course and allowed breaks throughout to help us remain focused.”

CPW

(February 2023, ICY, Inperson)

“Loved all of the different learning methods. Interactive and so knowledgeable”

Police Officer

(December 2023, ICY Inperson)

“Very knowledgeable instructor. He was able to explain things in a way everyone could understand.”

RCMP Officer

(November, 2022)

“The workshop is pretty awesome. The information is very useful. As with all things, I was intimidated about taking it, but it was ok by the time it was completed.”

Child in Care Worker

(September 2022, ICY, Open Online)

“The presenters were amazing, knowledgeable, easy going and gave all of us the platform to learn and interact with each other.”

CPW

(September 2022, ICY, Open Online)

“Amazing facilitators! Peer participation scenarios were fantastic and the actors. Really appreciated and like how timely everything was (breaks, lunches, breakout rooms etc)”

Police Officer

(May 2023, ICY, Open, Online)

“Polished. Obviously experienced in this field.”

RCMP Officer

(October, 2021)

“The course material was very well explained. The slides were engaging and easy to follow. The videos provided great examples of what may work and what may cause challenges throughout the interview. “

Police Officer

(November 2022, Tailoring to Complex Cases/Needs, Inperson)

“Very knowledgeable. Linking advanced info back to basics.”

RCMP Officer

(March, 2022)

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