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Recent Invited Trainings, Presentations, and Workshops
 

Lytle, N. E., Barocca, C., & Dickinson, J. J. (2023, March). Recommendations for interviewing caregivers and
    corrob
orating witnesses. The 39th International Symposium on Child Abuse, National Children’s Advocacy
    Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2023, March).  The 5th Edition of the Michigan Forensic Interviewing Protocol Edition. The 39th
    International Symposium on Child Abuse, National Children’s Advocacy Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

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Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N E. (2023, March).  Do we need trauma informed forensic interviewing for children?
    (Spoiler: You’re probably already doing it). The 39th International Symposium on Child Abuse, National
    Children’s Advocacy Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

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Dickinson, J. J., & Brown, S. J. (2022, June 27). Talking to kids at the medical exam and elsewhere: What can we
    learn from interviewing best practices? [Training workshop]. Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan 12th
    Annual Child Advocacy Conference, Grand Rapids Michigan.

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Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N. E. (2022, June 27). Do we need “trauma informed” forensic interviewing for children?
    (Hint: You’re already doing it). Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan 12th Annual Child Advocacy
    Conference, Grand Rapids Michigan.

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Lytle, N. E. & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, June 27). Revisiting children’s use of self-representations: A review of
    developmental science and implications for forensic interviewing. Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan 12th
    Annual Child Advocacy Conference, Grand Rapids Michigan.

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Lytle, N. E. & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, June 27). How children talk about events: Implications for forensic
    interviewers. Children’s Advocacy Centers of Michigan 12th Annual Child Advocacy Conference, Grand Rapids
    Michigan.

 

Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N. E. (2022, June 23). Interviewing corroborating witnesses in child maltreatment
    in
vestigations [training workshop]. Child Sexual Abuse Investigation Continuum Training. Michigan State Court
    Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services.

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Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N. E., & Harrison, A. M. (2022, April 21). Strategies for enhancing victim-witness
    testimony in sexual assault cold case investigations [Training workshop]. International Conference on Sexual
    Assault, Domestic Violence, and Reimagining Justice, San Francisco, California (End Violence Against Women
    International).

 

Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N. E. (2022, March 8). Interviewing outcry witnesses in child maltreatment investigations
    [Online training workshop]. Child Sexual Abuse Investigation Continuum Training. Michigan State Court
    Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services.

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Dickinson, J. J., & Wilson, K. (2022, January 25). Evaluating the reliability of children’s eyewitness testimony.
    Harris County, Texas, Public Defender’s Office. [Online training workshop].

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Poole, D.A., & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, December). The Michigan Forensic Interviewing Protocol: How the fifth
    edition gives children—and interviewers—a voice. Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
    Annual Summit, Detroit, Michigan.

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Poole, D.A., & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, December). Emotions, Teens, and Time: The Myth-Busting Science All
    Helping Professionals Should Know. Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect Annual
    Summit, Detroit, Michigan.

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Lytle, N. E., & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, December). Understanding children's  abilities to describe and identify
    unknown assailants. Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Summit, Detroit,
    Michigan.

 

Lytle, N. E., & Dickinson, J. J. (2022, December). Do we need trauma informed forensic interviewing for children?
    (Spoiler:
You’re probably already doing it). Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect Annual
    Summit, Detroit, Michigan.

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Toth, P. & Dickinson, J. J. (2021, December 16). What’s Trauma Got to Do With It? (Are Best Practices in Child     
     Forensic Interviewing “Trauma-Informed?”).
Workshop presented at the American Professional Society on the 
     Abuse of Children, Advanced Practice and Training Institute, Brooklyn, New York.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2021, November 17). Children’s testimony. International Seminar on Family Law and Evidence.
     Center for Constitutional Studies, Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico; Suprema Corte de Justicia de
     la Nación [Online presentation].

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Dickinson, J. J. (2021, November 16). The emerging practice of tele-forensic interviewing: Implications for
    children’s testimony. University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral 
    Sciences, Law and Mental Health Lecture Series [Online presentation].

 

Dickinson, J. J. (2021, August 31). Potential Sources of Error in Children's Testimony. Workshop presented at the 
    Michigan Child Advocacy Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2021, August 31). Children's Eyewitness Identification Accuracy and Physical Descriptions of
  Others
. Workshop presented at the Michigan Child Advocacy Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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​​​Barocca, C., & Dickinson, J. J. (2021, July 13). Tele-forensic interviewing: Emerging research, policy, and practice. 
     [Online training presentation]. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's 28th Colloquium.

 

Dickinson, J. J., & Lytle, N. E. (2021, February 11). How children talk about events: Implications for eliciting and
    analyzing
  eyewitness reports. [Online training presentation]. Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse
    and Neglect Annual Summit.

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Barocca, C., Lytle, N. E., & Dickinson, J.J. (2020, November 13). Tele-fi practice & protocol development webinar
    [Online Training Presentation]. Baltimore Child Abuse Center.

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​​​Dickinson, J.J. (2020, Sept-Nov). Potential sources of error in children's testimony. New Jersey Child First Forensic
    Interviewing Training Academy. (Multiple training presentations, Little Falls, New Jersey; New Brunswick New
    Jersey).

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Dickinson, (2020, October 13). Putting children's testimony in context. University of New Mexico School of
    Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Law and Mental Health Lecture Series [Online
    presentation].

 

Harrison. A., Dickinson, J. J., Lytle, N. E., Barocca, C., & Parks, K. (2020, July-August). An overview and practical
    training for the provisional tele-forensic interview guidelines
. The State of Michigan Governor’s Task Force on
    Child Abuse and Neglect & Department of Health and Human Services Online Training (Multiple online training
    presentations).

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Dickinson, J. J. (2020, August, 14). What investigators should know in cases of alleged child maltreatment. Alaska
    Public Defender Agency [Online training presentation].

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Dickinson, J. J. (2020, August, 14). What attorneys should know in cases of alleged child maltreatment. Alaska
    Public Defender Agency [Online training presentation].


​Dickinson, J. J. (2020, August, 29). How children talk about events: Implications for analyzing eyewitness reports.
    Montana Children's Alliance [Online training presentation].

 

Dickinson, J.J., Lytle, N.L. & D'Urso, A.D. (2020, June). Investigative interviewing in cases of suspected human
    trafficking
. Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners Association and the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
    (Multiple online training presentations).

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Dickinson, J. J., Poole. D.A., (2020, May 28). The Intersection of Technology and Forensic Interviewing. [Podcast].
    One in Ten Podcast, hosted by the National Children's Alliance. https://www.stitcher.com/show/one-in-
    ten/episode/the-intersection-of-technology-and-forensic-interviewing-70004659

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Lick, S., Dickinson, J. J., Lytle, N.E., & Fried, C. (2020, May 18-20) Overview of the New Jersey Tele-Forensic
    Interview Guidelines. New Jersey Child First Forensic Interviewing Academy, New Jersey Children's Alliance.
    (Multiple online trainings).

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Dickinson, J. (Presenter). (2020, April 28). Tele-Forensic Interviewing Webinar: Research, Practice, and NCA
    guidance
[Webinar]. National Children’s Alliance. Retrieved from https://learn.nationalchildrensalliance.org/telefi

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​Barocca, C., Lytle, N. E., & Dickinson, J.J. (2020, April 16). Tele-fi practice & protocol development webinar 
    [Online Training Presentation]. Baltimore Child Abuse Center.

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Dickinson, J. J. & Lytle, N. E. 2020, March 23-26) Strategies for improving the reliability of hearsay evidence in
    child abuse investigations
. [Training presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 36th International
  Symposium on Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama. (Symposium canceled).

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Lytle, N. E. & Dickinson, J. J. (2020, March 23-26). Potential sources of error in children's testimony. [Training
    presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 36th International Symposium on Child Abuse. Huntsville,
    Alabama. (Symposium canceled).

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Dickinson, J.J., & Poole, D. E. (2020, March 23-26). How children talk about events: Implications for analyzing
    eyewitness reports
[Training Presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 36th International Symposium
    on Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama.(Symposium canceled).


​Dickinson, J. J. & Lytle, N. E. (2020, March 5). The accuracy of children’s eyewitness identification and physical
    descriptions of others
. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child and Adolescent Forensic Interviewer Peer Review
    [Online training presentation].
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Dickinson, J. J. (2020, May 21). How children talk about events: Implications for analyzing eyewitness reports
    [Online Presentation]. The Child Abuse Training and Technical Assistance Centers, Center for Innovation and
    Resources, Inc.

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Dickinson, J.J., Lytle, N.L. & D'Urso, A.D. (2020, January 7-8, 14-15). Investigative interviewing in cases of

     supected clergy abuse. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Clergy Abuse Task Force.(Multiple training
    presentations, Montclair, New Jersey; Westampton, New Jersey).

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Dickinson, J. J. (2020, January 25-31). The accuracy of children’s eyewitness identification & physical descriptions
    of others
. [Training presentation]. 35th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family
    Maltreatment. San Diego, California.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2020, January, 25-31). How children talk about events: Implications for analyzing eyewitness
    reports
[Presentation]. 35th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. San
    Diego, California.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2019, September 24-26).  Sources of error in children’s testimony [Presentation]. The 25th Annual
    Reflections Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina. Lake
    Junaluska, North Carolina.

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Dickinson, J. J. (2019, September 24-26).  The accuracy of children’s eyewitness identification and physical
    description of others
. [Training presentation]. 25th Annual Reflections Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect,
    Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina. Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

Cordisco Steele, L., Dickinson, J. J., Lytle, N. E., Stewart, H, & Poole, D. A. (2019, March 19-22). Forensic
    interviewers and researchers talk with each other and with you
. [Workshop]. National Children’s Advocacy
    Center’s 35th International Symposium on Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama.

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Lytle, N. E., & Dickinson, J. J. (2019, March 19-22). Recent developments on the admissibility of testimony on child
     sexual abuse
accommodation syndrome [Presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 35th International
    Symposium on Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama.

 

Dickinson, J. J., & Poole, D. A. (2019, March 19-22). The accuracy of children’s eyewitness identification and
    physical description of others
. [Training presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 35th International
  Symposium on Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama.

Dickinson, J. J. , & Poole, D. A. (2019, March 19-22). How children talk about events: Implications for forensic

     interviewers. [Training Presentation]. National Children’s Advocacy Center’s 35th International Symposium on
    Child Abuse. Huntsville, Alabama

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