Training Opportunity: Sexually Exploited Children and Adolescents
- October 22, 2018 in King of Prussia, PA: Crowne Plaza Valley Forge
- October 23, 2018 in Mount Laurel, NJ: Westin Mount Laurel
- October 24, 2018 in Wilmington, DE: Double Tree Wilmington
Registration: 7:30 am. Program begins: 8:00 am. Program ends: 4:00 pm.
Continuing Education Credit for Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, etc.
$199.99 per person for 2 or more preregistering together, or single registration postmarked 3 weeks prior to seminar date.
$299.99 standard.
Register online: pesi.com/express/64544
Register by phone: 800-844-8260 with credit card
Register by fax: 800-554-9775
Register by mail: PESI, PO Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000
Seminar Outline
Sex Trafficking of Youth
- Legal and Clinical Definitions
- Risk Factors for Sex Trafficking
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Average Age of Entry
- Lack of Psychosocial Development
- Specific Vulnerabilities
- Limited Support in Environment
Assessment and Red Flags
- Tools or Screening
- Indicators of Trafficking
Trauma Bond
- Psychological Underpinnings of Entry to Trafficking
- Understanding Traffickers
- Grooming Victims
- Why Victims Stay and Why They Return
Treating the Trauma of Trafficking
- Evidence-based Treatment for Traumatic Stress
- Strengths-based Treatment
- Trauma-informed care v. Trauma-specific Services
- Treatment Matching for Different Types of Trafficking
Post-Traumatic Growth: Transformation from Victim to Survivor
- Discover Strengths by Working Through Trauma
- Resiliency v. Post-traumatic Growth
- Critical Questions: Perceived v. Actual Growth
- Case Examples: From Trauma to Recovery
Potential Treatment Obstacles and What to Do About Them
- Lack of Trust in Providers and Law Enforcement
- The Power of Trauma Bond
- Risk of Returning to Trafficking
- Instability of Care
Legal and Ethical Considerations
- Contradictions Between Client-centered Practice and Legal/Law Enforcement Needs
- Laws That Impact Trafficking Victims
- Safe Harbor Laws
- Age of Consent for Minors
- Prosecution of Trafficking Cases
- Role of the Clinician in Supporting Clients’ Rights to Self-determination, Safety, and Well-being.