Overview
The 201 Practical Applications course is the second in a two-course certificate program on human trafficking. This course will ensure participants understand how to respond to youth experiencing trafficking in appropriate and trauma-informed ways, including connecting them to the appropriate services.
Please note: The 101 Foundations is a prerequisite to the 201 Practical Applications course.
About this course
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.
Module topics include:
- How to screen youth clients for experiences of sex and/or labor trafficking
- How to assess the needs of your trafficked youth clients
- How to appropriately serve youth who have been trafficked
- Understanding the science of trauma and its impact on your clients
- Helping staff cope with secondary trauma
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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