Virtual - IM401Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators

Description

Day 1: Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators - BASIC

This session provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation incidents or accidents. Emphasis will be on the cognitive interviewing technique to maximize the amount and quality of information obtained during investigative interviews.

Day 2: Cognitive Interviewing for Accident Investigators - ADVANCED

This session will focus on refining the CI techniques and will provide the participant with numerous opportunities to gain confidence using the CI method through interactive discussion, demonstrations and exercises.

ID Code: IM401

Dates, Times and Location

February 16-17, 2022

8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Tentative) Course Agenda will be sent a week prior to start date

Virtual, Zoom Government platform.

Tuition and Registration

$955 early registration by January 16, 2022
$1,025 late registration between January 17 and February 9, 2022

Notes:

We are no longer accepting offline registrations.
Payment must be made at time of registration.

Status: OPEN. Applications are now being accepted

Overview

Theories of memory and recall
Influences on eyewitness memory
Logistical aspects of interviewing in transportation accident investigations
Interviewer techniques to enhance interviewee recall
Using interview information in accident investigations
NTSB accident investigation case studies
Theories of memory and recall - ADVANCED
Influences on eyewitness memory - ADVANCED
Interviewer techniques to enhance interviewee recall – ADVANCED
Using interview information in accident investigations – ADVANCED
NTSB accident investigation case studies (CON’T)

Performance

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:

Use the Cognitive Interview (CI) method to obtain more accurate and complete information from eyewitnesses and critical personnel in accident investigations
Explain how the social dynamics in an interview can affect its outcome
Identify various errors of perception and memory
Employ various techniques to enhance a witness’ recall of an event
Brief colleagues about the interview process and its impact on the outcome of an investigation

Who May Attend

Those who may be involved in transportation accident investigations
Those who may be required to conduct interviews as part of any type of investigation
Those with an interest in the methodology of obtaining and applying critical data in a transportation accident investigation
Members of the academic community attending for research purposes (on a space-available basis)