Welcome to the Finding Words Ohio pre-registration portal. Please note this is an application process ONLY. Class size is limited, so the 30 applicants who are accepted into the week-long program will be notified in mid-September. Upon selection, you will be emailed instructions on how to pay and secure your spot.

This training that teaches the Zero Abuse Project/ChildFirst protocol includes lecture and discussion, review of videotaped interviews, skill-building exercises and an interview practicum. It includes homework assignments and tests.

Classes run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and you must attend each day in its entirety to get credit for the course.

CLEs/CEUs/CPTs have been approved.

For questions, please contact Holly Andrews, Deputy Director of Support and Outreach in the Crime Victim Services Section, at [email protected] or at 614-216-4909.

Application

Name

Title

Organization

Address

County

Phone Number

Please explain why you want to attend this course?

Have you applied to this course before?

Has anyone from your agency attended Finding Words or any other ChildFirst course?

Please list other child abuse related training or interviewing programs you have attended?

Number of years in Child Protection field?

Please detail your experience conducting forensic interviews

Approximate size of your jurisdiction

Continuing education credits

Does your jurisdiction have a multidisciplinary team?

Special Accommodations

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Finding Words Ohio: A ChildFirst Course on Interviewing and Preparing Children for Court

October 20-24, 2025, at the Rhodes State Office Tower

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