Welcome to NACCFI

 

 
About NACCFI

The National Association of Certified Child Forensic Interviewers (NACCFI) was established on June 16, 2006 on the principle that conducting child forensic interviews should only be performed by properly trained and credentialed practitioners. NACCFI is incorporated in Virginia as a not for profit, non stock association pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia (1950). 

Consensus Driven Practice Standards

According to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, the primary purpose of professional credentialing is to identify candidates who possess the core knowledge competencies and moral character believed necessary for safe and effective practice within a given profession. The multi-tier credentialing standards were developed in a consensus driven process that included; Victor Vieth JD, Executive Director of the National Child Protection Training Center (NCPTC), Dr. Michael Haney, past president of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), Hector M. Campos LCSW, Chairman of the NACCFI Credentilaing Board, and over 700 practicing child forensic interviewers who participated in a national standards consensus survey. The Case for the Credentialing of Forensic Interviewers; outlines this process. This paper was also published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Volume: 19, Issue 6, 2010.

 
The Credentialing Board

The historical literature has established that the practice of child forensic interviewing is a professional practice that directly impacts the welfare and safety of the clients it serves and the general public at large. On June 2006, the NACCFI Credentialing Board was appointed on the principle that conducting child forensic interviews should only be performed by properly trained and credentialed practitioners. The safety and welfare of the clients served and maintaining the public’s trust and confidence in the professional practice of child forensic interviewing is the Boards primary mission. The Board accomplishes this mission by establishing and regulating evidenced based consensus driven practice standards for child forensic interviewers and by fairly and objectively responding to any consumer or public reports of harmful or unethical practices by any of its credentialed members. 
 

Important Downloads

 

 

The Application Forms

The Applicants Handbook
Credentialing Concepts
Explaining Your Credentials

 

 

Contact Information

 

Mailing Address

NACCFI Member Services

P.O. Box 7146

Fredericksburg, VA 22404

 

Phone

M-F  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Phone: 1-888-891-8553

 

Email

naccfiadmin@naccfi.com

 

 

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