The world's largest minority group is people with disabilities, and this populations experiences crime, including human trafficking, at far higher rates than their counterparts without disabilities. Yet people with disabilities are often left out of programming, education, and services. Many service professionals also report not feeling comfortable or equipped to work with people with disabilities, despite the reality that they will likely interact with people with disabilities regularly. This presentation provides an overview of disabilities , an introduction to human trafficking, and guidance on how to interact and service human trafficking victims who have disabilities.
This class meets the DC Key Public Health Priorities criteria for DC licensees.
https://nefesh.org/workshops/HumanTrafficking/viewFREE WEBINAR
Human Trafficking of People with Disabilities
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Laura Cusack
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Clearly define what constitutes human trafficking.
- Identify key indicators of victims of human trafficking who have disabilities.
- Effectively engage and respond to victims of human trafficking who have disabilities.
The world's largest minority group is people with disabilities, and this populations experiences crime, including human trafficking, at far higher rates than their counterparts without disabilities. Yet people with disabilities are often left out of programming, education, and services. Many service professionals also report not feeling comfortable or equipped to work with people with disabilities, despite the reality that they will likely interact with people with disabilities regularly. This presentation provides an overview of disabilities , an introduction to human trafficking, and guidance on how to interact and service human trafficking victims who have disabilities.
This class meets the DC Key Public Health Priorities criteria for DC licensees.
Learning Objectives:
- Clearly define what constitutes human trafficking.
- Identify key indicators of victims of human trafficking who have disabilities.
- Effectively engage and respond to victims of human trafficking who have disabilities.
Agenda:
Human Trafficking of People with Disabilities
Intro to Disabilities (30 mins)
Definition and Types of Disabilities
Disability statistics
Disability Etiquette
Communicating with People with Disabilities
Intro to Human Trafficking ( 45 min)
Human Trafficking legal definitions
Types of trafficking
Statistics
Industries where trafficking can occur
Traffickers
Vulnerabilities of people with disabilities (45 min)
Impact of COVID-19
Abusive Tactics
Online Grooming
Co-occurrence with other crimes
Case examples
Responding to HT victims with disabilities (45 min)
Indicators of HT
Building Rapport with victims
Reporting
Resources
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives