Telling the Real Story of Human Trafficking (2 credit hours)

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.  

“Book  Open the Course Reading Here.

Reading #1:  Getting it Right.  Making it Matter.  Telling the Real Story of Human Trafficking  Publisher:  Polaris

Reading #2:  Human Trafficking During the Covid and Post-Covid Era  Publisher:  Polaris

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by highlighting the story arc of human trafficking, common patterns, and practice recommendations.

Learning Objectives:  Describe the human trafficking story arc and give examples of recruitment and grooming, coercion and control, and exit.  Describe who gets trafficked and why.  Describe typical trafficking patterns.

Course Available Until: October 31, 2026.

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1: Trafficking is
 
 
2: The __________ of the trafficking arc is typically more unique and follows less common patterns.
 
 
 
3: Grooming occurs ____________ of the trafficking arc.
 
 
 
4: Trafficking, coercion, and control occur _______________ of the trafficking arc.
 
 
 
5: Who is at a higher risk for trafficking?
 
 
 
 
 
 
6: Labor trafficking most often begins with
 
 
 
 
7: Economic need is a key risk factor and immigrants- including immigrants who are in this country legally- are particularly vulnerable to labor trafficking.
 
 
8: US law has recognized human trafficking as a crime since _________.
 
 
 
 
9: Which of the following terms is not recommended related to helping adult survivors of sex and labor trafficking?
 
 
 
 
10: Which of the following describes the US National Human Trafficking Hotline?
 
 
 
 
11: For the following questions, please refer to Human Trafficking During the Covid and Post-Covid Era.  The top exploiter type for labor trafficking was
 
 
 
 
 
12: The top exploiter type for sex trafficking was
 
 
 
 
13: The top labor trafficking situation was
 
 
 
 
 
14: The top sex trafficking situation was
 
 
 
 
15: For both sex and labor trafficking during the Covid pandemic, interaction with __________ was the most common point of access to help for likely victims.
 
 
 
 

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Review our pre-reading study guide.

G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City.  She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: October 31, 2026.
Filed under: Human Trafficking