Description

Workshop Synopsis

An overview of emerging trends in human trafficking, including child, sex, forced labor and on-line exploitation including the complex range of factors that make children and adults more susceptible.  Working with culturally diverse communities and English learners along with strategies and tools to prevent and respond to trafficking in all forms will be provided. The role of NGO's and child-serving professionals and volunteers in creating and participating in comprehensive, coordinated, equity-based, trauma-informed response 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, DHR, and appropriate victim services will be covered. 

Itinerary

Learning Goals:

To educate participants related to the issue of human and child trafficking, including internet safety, emerging trends and threats.

To equip participants with prevention steps, talking points, strategies to educate and respond to clients, parents, children and teens 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:

Identify the following:

• Basic elements and legal issues related to adult and 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 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, criminal and juvenile justice, and multiple jurisdictions.