Jacqueline Block Goldstein, MSW, LSW, is a nationally recognized subject matter expert with more than 23 years of experience in child sexual abuse, human trafficking, child exploitation, victim dynamics, and forensic interviewing. She brings a distinctive combination of clinical expertise, federal law enforcement experience, investigative knowledge, and direct service experience working with victims and survivors of crime.
Ms. Block Goldstein has held senior leadership and specialized investigative positions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, and most recently, Our Rescue. During her federal service, she conducted and supervised forensic interviews of children, adolescents, and adults in complex investigations involving human trafficking, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material (CSAM), exploitation, human rights violations, and other violent crimes. She also provided consultation and training to federal, state, and local law enforcement, prosecutors, multidisciplinary teams, and victim service professionals.
Ms. Block Goldstein has extensive experience providing expert consultation and testimony in legal proceedings. She has been qualified as an expert witness in state and federal courts on matters involving human trafficking, victim dynamics in child sexual abuse and sexual assault, and child forensic interviewing. Her expertise includes explaining victim behavior, trauma-related responses, disclosure patterns, grooming methods, exploitation, forensic interviewing techniques, and the dynamics that may influence a victim’s interactions with perpetrators and the criminal justice system.
A nationally and internationally sought-after trainer and presenter, Ms. Block Goldstein has delivered specialized instruction to law enforcement, prosecutors, child advocacy professionals, and multidisciplinary teams throughout the United States and internationally. She is a Licensed Social Worker in Pennsylvania and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania.