Friday, March 28th, 2025 1:45 PM EDT -4:45 PM EDT M. Elizabeth Bowman, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C,
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Webinar Description
Domestic minor sex trafficking, also known as the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), is defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA, 2000) as any “commercial sex act induced by force, fraud, or coercion, in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.” This impacts an estimated 10,000 children across the US each year.
This training provides an overview of CSEC/sex trafficking, focusing on how to effectively engage with at-risk populations such as foster youth, unhoused children, individuals with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. Participants will examine trafficking risks from a systems perspective, exploring how societal factors—such as mental health care, education, economic systems, and service accessibility—contribute to vulnerability. The training also covers ethical practices when working with trafficking survivors, emphasizing trauma-informed care and empowerment-focused approaches. Attendees will learn to Identify warning signs of trafficking, use effective, empowerment-based intervention strategies, and connect clients with appropriate resources and assistance.
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About the Presenter:
M. Elizabeth Bowman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Gallaudet University. She is also a minor domestic sex trafficking survivor, anti-trafficking advocate, researcher, and speaker. In her clinical practice she works with trafficking survivors using trauma-informed yoga therapy and also has a clinical practice supporting children and adolescents with anxiety and other challenges. Her nonprofit, The Restoring Ivy Collective, works to establish intentional community for survivors through authentic social connection and mental health support. Her research areas include the intersection of child welfare and sex trafficking, organizational culture and supervision in child welfare, and special populations issues in trafficking including LGBT and Deaf youth. She holds clinical social work licensure in DC and Maryland and is a Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT-200. She is a mother of two teenagers and in her abundant free time enjoys long walks and napping.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will understand the risk factors for sex trafficking domestically.
- Apply ethical and trauma-informed principles to create a more transparent, trust-based, and empowering practice with survivors of trafficking and those at risk.
- Explore the ecosystems approach to reducing risk and safety issues for youth, including how to engage with survivors of trafficking from an empowerment framework and how to access resources for support.
- Develop actionable strategies for implementing trauma-informed practices in risk reduction and aftercare for survivors.
Accreditation - This Webinar Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
- CE You LLC #1573 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CE You LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 3/27/2024 – 3/27/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.
- CE You LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0437
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program. - Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
This presentation is open to:
- Behavior Analysts
- 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
This online class is offered at an intermediate level, and is beneficial for intermediate level clinician:
- 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
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