This course consists of a blend of theory and role-play exercises, both as a participant and observer. It includes cognitive interviewing through the PEACE model and conversation management techniques, including skills development in questioning and active listening.
We will look at:
- the process of interviewing, including planning and preparation, relationship building and managing information
- key considerations for approaching survivors/victims and witnesses
- credibility and reliability
- use of intermediaries and interpreters
- understanding witness memory
- verbal and non-verbal communication
- dealing with barriers to communication such as investigative mindsets
- managing difficult and challenging behaviour during the interview
- interviewing suspects and ‘insiders’
- interviewing individuals who may be disadvantaged through age, developmental issues or post-traumatic stress disorder
- techniques to interview survivor/victim/witnesses of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence against both female and male, adults will be addressed.
All our staff have … expressed a STRONG appreciation for the course and articulated the relevance for our work. Very good for our team building also.
The past two weeks have been such a wonderful experience. So I am writing to say that it was the most interesting, fruitful and pleasant training I have ever been to. Your management of the challenges of our training and your skills in engaging the participants was outstanding. What really amazed me was, how aware you were of everything that was occurring in the classroom, and how you managed to help each attendee personally and to initiate discussions of the topics everyone was thinking and wondering about
The best thing being by far the team building experience: work with people I had never seen before and that came from different background, put together our expertise and experiences in a constructive way. Each of us brought something to our team and I believe we all learn about the importance of listening to one another and question our ideas. It was like building a picture to which each one of us contributed with an essential detail.
The best thing being by far the team building experience: work with people I had never seen before and that came from different background, put together our expertise and experiences in a constructive way. Each of us brought something to our team and I believe we all learn about the importance of listening to one another and question our ideas. It was like building a picture to which each one of us contributed with an essential detail.
You, both the participants and our tutors, are uniquely talented and experienced individuals from whom I learned a lot during my one week with you. Am looking forwards to another opportunity to work with you in an effort to enhance respect and accountability for human rights and end impunity on SGBV crimes.