Council of Professional Investigators Ontario (CPIO) upcoming events

ORBIT: The Science of Rapport Based Interviewing (24 June 2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

ORBIT: The Science of Rapport Based Interviewing

This presentation provides an introduction and overview of ORBIT, an empirically grounded and comprehensive rapport-based model for communicating in difficult contexts. ORBIT is derived from the analysis of the largest international corpus of real-world interviews, including those with convicted terrorism suspects, child sexual offenders, and victims of sexual assault, now comprising more than 2,000 hours of data. The model integrates over 75 years of research on humanistic therapeutic approaches, alongside theories of personality and interpersonal interaction, to form a theoretically rich framework for rapport-based communication. As an internationally recognised model, ORBIT is widely used by law enforcement, military, security, and internal investigation teams across the globe.

For more information visit www.orbitinterviewing.com

Advanced Interview and Elicitation Course (28 September 2026)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Advanced Interview and Elicitation

This course will provide investigators and intelligence professionals with the strategic frameworks and techniques necessary to conduct effective elicitation efforts. Participants will examine the purpose and principles of elicitation, with focuses on pre-research methodologies, subject analysis, technique selection, and approach development aimed at obtaining reliable information through purposeful, conversation-based inquiry.

Instruction is led by Shawn Stevenson. Recognized as a current and future leader, Shawn has been awarded a CBC Future 40 for being identified as a future change maker within his professional and larger community. He has been asked to present at international conferences (Building Business Capability, BA World) and has travelled to Kenya and Nigeria in a consulting role.

Please note: You must complete Interview Techniques Level 1 by Jim Smyth as a prerequisite for this course. More details for this course can be found here.

Advanced Interview and Elicitation Course (29 September 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Advanced Interview and Elicitation

Please note: You must complete Interview Techniques Level 1 by Jim Smyth as a prerequisite for this course. More details for this course can be found here.