Trauma-Informed Child Forensic Interview Training

About The Presenter

Hector M. Campos, LCSW DCFI has 37 years of clinical social work experience. He retired from the DoD Family Advocacy Program (FAP) after 21 years of clinical service. His first introduction to child welfare was in 1986 while working as a Social Worker at the Pitt County Department of Social Services in NC. He completed his MSW in 1989. Hector was first Certified as a Forensic Screener in 1990 at the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Hospital in NC. In 2003 he was the featured speaker at the International Chapter of NASW in Germany, presenting on the identification and treatment of Post Combat Stress Disorders. In 2005 he participated in the training of all Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Program Managers for the US Army Medical Command in Europe. In 2007 he attended the Utah PD NICHD Advanced Training at the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences in TX. In 2009 he completed Child First, a training model. In 2012 he Chaired the Practice Analysis Taskforce that founded the evidence based, trauma informed Child Centered Approach to Forensic Interviewing. In 2014 he attended the APSAC Advanced Interview Clinic. Hector currently serves as a Trauma Centered Therapist, Forensic Trainer and Chairman of NACCFI. He is also a U.S. Disabled Marine Corps Veteran, awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal in 1980.