1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 245 - 267 Public Welfare and Related Activities
Chapter 257 Children; Custody, Legitimacy
Section 257.81 Training for interviewers of maltreated children; commissioner of human services duties.
257.81 Training for interviewers of maltreated children; commissioner of human services duties.
The commissioner of human services shall develop training programs designed to provide specialized interviewer training to persons who interview allegedly maltreated children. The training must include information on interviewing adolescents and address the best methods of so doing. All training shall be presented within a child development model framework and include information on working with children of color and children with special needs. To accomplish this objective, the commissioner shall:
(1) establish criteria for adequately trained interviewers;
(2) determine the number of trained interviewers and evaluate the extent of the need for interviewer training;
(3) offer forums and tuition to county professionals for specialized interviewer training where the need exists; and
(4) encourage counties to assess local needs and assist counties in making interviewer training available to meet those needs.
HIST: 1995 c 226 art 7 s 1
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