Course Description:

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which victims are controlled, manipulated and exploited. Human traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to overpower and oppress their victims. Victims include both children and adults – belonging to any age group, ethnic background and socioeconomic status. This course will focus on defining human trafficking, identifying signs of human trafficking, discussing consequences of human trafficking, providing support and guidance to survivors of human trafficking and implementing effective therapeutic techniques that promote healing and recovery.

This workshop is relevant to the practice of Social Work because it provides providers with the skills necessary to understand and assist victims of human trafficking. This workshop equips providers with the therapeutic skills necessary to help clients process, heal and thrive through their trauma. Human trafficking negatively impacts the victims of human trafficking. In particular, victims of human trafficking victims experience coercion, emotional abuse, fear, lying, manipulation and threats –essentially all harmful and negative emotions. In return, human trafficking victims frequently suffer from a wide variety of emotional and psychological problems, such as Depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicide, low levels of self-esteem, traumatic bonding and many more problems. This workshop educates social workers on effective treatment modalities and techniques.

Course Link: 
https://www.emich.edu/engage/business/professional-programs-training/programs/social-work/index.php

CE Value (credits): 3
CE Type: Standard, Human Trafficking

Sponsor Name:
Eastern Michigan University

Contact Information:
Julie Newland
734-487-4926
jnewland@emich.edu

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