My old job

I figured I'd finally sit down and explain what my job at the non-profit was before I decided to do the teaching/counseling thing and it's impact on the rest of my life aside from it being my first professional/college graduate job.

Anytime a child needs to be interviewed for any law enforcement reason (sexual abuse, physical abuse, witness to a violent crime, neglect, abandonment) they are interviewed at a special place specifically designed for children by a neutral 3rd party called a forensic interviewer. The interviews are videotaped for court purposes but the child may still have to testify in court. My job was to support the interviewer while the interview was taking place by running the tapes, making sure paperwork was in order and so forth. I was being groomed to actually start the interviewing myself before I left. Most of the time, we interviewed victims of sexual abuse. There is always little to no medical evidence despite what people think and it's often a he said, she said type of case. The interview goes through all the details step by step of the abuse and the interviewer must remain neutral, not showing compassion, anger or shock. Typically these interviewers work for non-profit agencies and are not compensated enough (in my opinion) for what they do.

The job was emotionally tough and was a huge slap in the face for me because growing up, I thought my family was dysfunctional but now I realize I am blessed that I never had to go through some of the things these kids did growing up and what a spoiled brat I was/am.