Workshops

Tedeschini Training and Consulting offers Foundational, Advanced, and Strategic interviewing workshops which can be adapted to the needs of your organization, both in terms of content and length of training (e.g., half, one, or two-day training sessions). Virtual/remote training is available upon request.

If your organization is interested in hosting a training workshop, please contact me directly at tedeschinitraining@gmail.com for details on group rates and availability.

All workshops are designed to:

• Help practitioners conduct high-quality interviews in their respective field

• Enhance decision-making

• Improve service delivery

• Reduce individual and organizational risk

• Respect the human rights and dignity of all interviewees

INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

A best-practice approach to information-gathering

Interviews are routinely conducted within organizations for various purposes. This workshop aims to introduce students to science-based interviewing techniques that can be applied in any information-gathering context. Students will learn the core skills of investigative interviewing and how to utilize them to conduct high-quality structured interviews. Additionally, the workshop will address common challenges and provide strategies for overcoming them, ensuring successful outcomes.

Workshop content includes: 

The Core Skills of Investigative Interviewing

• Planning and preparation

• Building and maintaining rapport

• Effective listening techniques

• Effective questioning techniques

A Structured Approach to Investigative Interviewing - The PEACE Model of Investigative Interviewing

• P lanning and Preparation

• E ngage and Explain

• A ccount

• C losure

• E valuation

Tandem Interviewing

• How to prepare for and conduct an investigative interview with a second interviewer present

Overcoming Common Interviewing Challenges and Roadblocks:

• Learn strategies to overcome obstacles encountered during investigative interviews

Who will benefit?

This workshop is designed for a wide range of professionals who conduct information-gathering interviews for various purposes, including:

- Workplace investigators

- Clinicians, social workers, and caseworkers

- Organizational managers and supervisors

- Academic and educational administrators

- Auditors and compliance officers

- Criminal justice personnel (e.g., probation, parole, correctional officers)

- Law enforcement, security, and loss prevention officers

- Fire investigators

- Insurance investigators

- Journalists and writers

- Anyone in a role where interviewing is part of their responsibilities

ADVANCED INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES

Advanced interviewing insights and strategies

This workshop will equip students with science-based insights and strategies to facilitate information-gathering from both cooperative and resistant interviewees. Participants will learn memory-enhancing techniques to improve the quantity and quality of details obtained from cooperative interviewees. Practical and non-coercive interviewing strategies will be presented for use with reluctant or resistant subjects. The workshop will also explore the benefits of incorporating additional interviewing methodologies, such as Motivational Interviewing, and introduce evidence-based credibility assessment techniques.

Workshop content includes:

The Cognitive Interview

• Memory-enhancing techniques to facilitate recall in cooperative interviewees

Motivational Interviewing

• Effective and non-coercive techniques to facilitate interviewee cooperation and disclosure

Advanced Planning and Preparation Considerations

• Advanced strategies to enhance disclosure from cooperative and resistant interviewees

Recognizing and Managing Interviewee Communication Styles

• Understanding and adapting to the fundamental styles of communication

Managing and Eliciting Information from Resistant Interviewees

• Non-coercive techniques to manage and overcome resistance

Credibility Assessment – What Science Tells Us Works

• Science-based interviewing techniques and strategies to assess interviewee credibility

Who will benefit?

The advanced interviewing techniques presented in this workshop are ideally suited for individuals tasked with conducting more in-depth and challenging interviews. However, it will also benefit any professional who conducts information-gathering interviews, including:

- Workplace investigators

- Clinicians, social workers, and caseworkers

- Organizational managers and supervisors

- Academic and educational administrators

- Auditors and compliance officers

- Criminal justice personnel (e.g., probation, parole, correctional officers)

- Law enforcement, security, and loss prevention officers

- Fire investigators

- Insurance investigators

- Journalists and writers

- Anyone in a role where interviewing is part of their responsibilities

STRATEGIC INTERVIEWING

Interview to Distinguish Truth from Deception

Strategic interviewing methods have emerged as valuable tools for investigators in recent years. This workshop focuses on science-based interviewing techniques designed to enhance an investigator's ability to elicit information and distinguish truth from deception. It is best suited for professionals who conduct investigative interviews in challenging and high-stakes contexts, such as respondent interviews and interviews with criminal suspects. While prior evidence-based foundational training, such as the Investigative Interviewing Techniques and/or Advanced Interviewing Techniques workshops, is recommended, it is not required. Individuals interested in these topics are welcome to register.

Workshop content includes:

Strategic Planning & Preparation

• Lay the strategic groundwork to enhance disclosure

Fostering Trust & Rapport

• Develop trust and sustain rapport to elicit critical information

Strategic Questioning

• Elicit rich narratives, minimize resistance, and assess credibility

Managing and Countering Resistance

• Effective strategies for dealing with resistant subjects

Strategic Interviewing Approaches

• Science-based approaches to distinguish truth from deception

Credibility Assessment

• Cognitive approaches to detecting deception and the latest research findings

Novel Approaches to Enhancing Disclosure

• Innovative methods to maximize the quantity and quality of details from interviewees

Who will benefit?

This workshop is primarily designed for investigators who conduct interviews in challenging and high-stakes contexts. However, it is open to individuals who are interested in learning more about these important and fascinating topics. As such, all interested participants are welcome to register!