Human Trafficking and the Role of Healthcare Professionals

Course overview

This course will provide an overview of human trafficking and will address the statistics and prevalence of this criminal industry within the United States. Physical and behavioral indicators of victims will be identified, and intervention techniques with suspected trafficking victims, especially those within the healthcare setting, will be discussed. Course Objectives 1. Understand what defines human trafficking. 2. Identify at-risk groups and populations for exploitation. 3. Gain an understanding of how victims are manipulated into trafficking. 4. Improve the competency of physical and behavioral indicators of victims. 5. Identify the mental and physical effects and consequences a victim may experience. 6. Develop an understanding of basic interventions with a suspected trafficking victim.