Program Summary:  This course explores labor and sex trafficking and highlights the trafficking story arc of 1. recruitment and grooming 2. coercion and control, and 3. exit.  Human trafficking patterns, risk factors, and misconceptions are discussed.  The course offers language and practice recommendations with a focus on assistance, support, and resilience.

The course includes an analysis of hotline data from January 2020-August 2022.

This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.   Read the complete description of this course…..

Program Summary:  This course explores how caseworkers can best identify and support victims of child trafficking.  The course discusses the scope of human trafficking, the intersection of human trafficking and child welfare, risk factors, and the needs of those who experience trafficking.  The course recommends a multifaceted, collaborative approach to the identification, prevention, and treatment of human trafficking in children.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and it is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice Read the complete description of this course…..

Program Summary:   This course offers a guide for how to recognize human trafficking, how to talk to youth about exploitation, and how to build protective factors to help prevent youth from human trafficking situations.  The course describes common myths and misconceptions about human trafficking and identifies physical, behavioral, and social signs of human trafficking.  Examples of human trafficking are provided and include tactics that traffickers might use to exploit victims.  Risk and protective factors are discussed.

This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.   Read the complete description of this course…..