Promoting and enhancing the quality of impartial workplace investigations.™
During this webinar, Eve Fichtner will discuss self-education, interview preparation, and practical interviewing tips to elicit credible information from a child witness, while avoiding leading or tainting the witness testimony. Participants will gain awareness of general development stages and competency of a child witness.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe an appropriate interview setting for a child witness
Prepare adequately for an interview of a child witness
Deliver appropriate questions to gather relevant and credible evidence from a child witness
Disclaimer: The contents of this webinar and the positions taken are those of the presenter only, may be time sensitive, and are not warranted, endorsed or otherwise recommended by AWI and are not intended to provide legal advice.
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Eve Peek Fichtner represents school districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and private employers for personnel matters, student issues, and all forms of discrimination and harassment claims. Ms. Fichtner has training, certification, and significant experience conducting prompt, thorough, and effective workplace investigations and Title IX investigations. She also provides resolution-based services to clients, including workplace coaching, conflict resolution training, and facilitated meetings. In addition, she serves as a hearing officer for student expulsion cases, appeals and Title IX campus assault matters. Ms. Fichtner received her JD from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1994.