Course Code: REL-ALL-0-UHT
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify the two major types of human trafficking.
Explain how force, coercion, and fraud relate to human trafficking.
Discuss federal laws regarding human trafficking.
Describe at least three barriers to identifying human trafficking.
Identify at least three signs that someone may be a trafficking victim.
Discuss steps to take if you suspect a person is being trafficked.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Human Trafficking Overview
Andres and Marisol
Human Trafficking
Sex Trafficking
Labor Trafficking
Federal Trafficking Laws
Human Trafficking Is Underreported
Trafficking vs. Smuggling
Fraud, Coercion, or Force
Fraud
Coercion
Force
Vulnerability to Trafficking
Review
Summary
Section 3: Health Impact and Identification
Health Impact
Physical Impact
Sexual Health
Psychological Impact
Psychosocial
Minors
Clinical Settings
Barriers to Disclosure
Trauma Bonding
Challenges to Identification
Potential Indicators of Trafficking
Keeping Victims Safe
Keeping Yourself Safe
Building Trust
Professional Interpreters
Private Conversations
Questions to Ask
Trafficking Vocabulary
Screening and Assessment Tools
If You Suspect Trafficking
The National Human Trafficking Hotline
Trauma-Informed Care
Documentation
Review
Summary
Section 4: Response and Follow Up
The Healthcare Provider’s Role
Multidisciplinary Partners
Mandated Reporter Obligations
Information Disclosure
Victim-Centered Approach
Community, Local, and State Resources
Organizational Protocols
Healing
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations!
Expert Reviewer: Catie Hart
Catie Hart is a skilled trainer on issues including domestic violence, human trafficking and other traumas that affect both adults and youth. A victim of human trafficking herself, she has almost 20 years of experience. After escaping her trafficker, she earned a BA in Sociology from UC Berkeley, completed a 6-month internship with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Victims Unit's Human Trafficking Division, and has trained thousands of social workers, probation officers and service providers throughout the state of California. Catie is known for developing curricula that empowers people from all walks of life to better understand even the most complex social issues. Recently, Catie became a software engineer and now trains other survivors to write code in Oakland, CA.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Dietitians; Emergency Medical Personnel; Introductory level Occupational Therapists; Nurses; Pharmacists; Pharmacy Technicians; Physician Assistants; Physicians; Psychologists; Respiratory Therapists; Speech and Language Pathologists; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.