Recognizing and Responding to Child Trafficking for CASA Staff & Volunteers June 11
Event Date:
June 11, 2025
Event Time: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Event Type: Live In-person
Total CE Credits: 1.5
General Admission: $0 CE Cost: $0
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Description
Workshop Synopsis
An overview of emerging trends in child trafficking, including sex, forced labor and on-line exploitation including the complex range of factors that make children and young adults more susceptible. Working with culturally diverse communities and English learners along with strategies and tools to prevent and respond to child trafficking in all forms will be provided. The VOICES specialty docket at Family Court for juvenile survivors and those at risk of trafficking. The role of CASA in recognizing and responding to those at risk and those who are survivors of trafficking will be discussed. Appropriate response protocols in collaboration with law enforcement, child advocacy centers, family court and child-appropriate victim services will be covered.
Speaker & Bio
MDT Training Team
Location
2nd Floor Training Room Family Court of Jefferson County
Itinerary
Learning Goals:
To educate participants related to the issue of child trafficking, including internet safety, emerging trends and threats to children and teens.
To equip participants with prevention steps, talking points, strategies to educate and respond to clients, parents, children and teens associated with CASA about risks, warning signs.
To provide participants with tools, resources, community services, and guidance on how to respond utilizing universal response protocols when incidents and threats are identified.
Participants will be able to:
Define commercially sexually exploited children and labor trafficking of minors.
Identify the following:
- Basic elements and legal issues related to child sex and labor trafficking;
- Interpret acronyms of commonly used terms and agencies/initiatives involved in combating human trafficking;
- Identify common physical and behavioral indicators of child trafficking as well as risk and warning signs.
Describe how societal factors including social media and on-line predators contribute to demand for commercial exploitation of minors.
Identify tools that can be utilized in the identification of potential victims of trafficking as well as how to respond in relationship to child protective services, law enforcement, juvenile justice, and multiple jurisdictions.
