Overview
Throughout this course, participants will hear from subject-matter experts, as well as engage with the content through supplemental materials including videos and readings. At the end of each module, learners will test their understanding of the information presented through interactive exercises and knowledge checks.
Please note: The 101 Foundations course is a Prerequisite to the 201 Practical Applications course.
About this course
Modules topics include:
- Trafficking definitions and relevant laws
- Trafficking myths & biases, identification
- Addressing trafficking trauma and its impacts
- Building relationships with youth and case management
- Accessing additional resources and meeting your professional obligations
- Responding to local variations and putting training in action
Certificate on Human Trafficking Contributors:
In preparation for this course, the McCain Institute and NN4Y assembled a group of experts and advisors, comprised of members from across the nation representing urban, suburban, and rural communities. These leading experts, academics, and practitioners reviewed and provided feedback on the curricula. Together, their valuable insights and expertise will help to mobilize our communities to serve vulnerable youth and combat human trafficking and exploitation.
- Ernie Allen
- Founder, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
- Former President and CEO, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Kenneth Allen
- Commissioner At-large, Indianapolis Public Schools
- Program Director for the Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program (ITVAP)
- Myeesha Arranaga
- Human Trafficking Empowerment Advocate, Open Door
- Holly Austin Gibbs
- Member, McCain Institute Human Trafficking Advisory Council
- Stacie Blackburn
- Juvenile Probation Supervisor, Pinal County Juvenile Court
- Melissa Brockie
- Human Trafficking and Youth Homelessness Expert
- Jean Bruggeman
- Executive Director, Freedom Network USA
- Officer Michael Cleary
- Somerville, Massachusetts Police Department
- Valerie Douglas
- Director of Counseling & Runaway/Homeless Youth Services, The Center for Youth Services, Inc
- Dr. Melinda Giovengo
- CEO and President, YouthCare
- Sparky Harlan
- CEO, Bill Wilson Center
- Melanie Heitkamp
- Executive Director, Youthworks/Mountain Plains Youth Services
- Rumi Kato Price PhD, MPE
- Professor of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
- Founder, Human Trafficking Collaborative Network (HTCN)
- Washington University Institute for Public Health
- Olive Kersey
- Anti-Trafficking Caseworker, International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Leslie McGuire
- SVP of Quality, Performance and Site Support, Covenant House International
- Gina Read
- Program Manager, one•n•ten, Inc.
- Samantha Sahl
- Child Sex Trafficking Recovery Services Team, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Certificate program
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