Neutral interviewing!!! Now booking for 2026

DW Midwest Training provides specialized neutral interviewing training designed for professionals outside of traditional systems such as law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, and Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs). Our goal is to elevate participants’ skills to the same professional standard used by these disciplines—without requiring them to be part of those systems.

Our training focuses on developing ethical, unbiased, and developmentally appropriate interviewing techniques for working with vulnerable populations, including children, individuals with mental health needs, and at-risk individuals. Participants learn how to conduct interviews that are trauma-informed, non-leading, and defensible, while maintaining neutrality and professionalism.

Through instruction in forensic interviewing principles, investigative awareness, and rapport-building strategies, participants gain the tools needed to:

• Gather accurate and reliable information
   
• Communicate effectively with vulnerable individuals
   
• Reduce suggestibility and bias
   
• Support advocacy efforts without compromising neutrality
   

DW Midwest Training is ideal for mental health professionals, advocates, educators, and other professionals who work closely with at-risk populations and want to strengthen their interviewing, investigative, and advocacy skills to a forensic-level standard.