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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://ceyouplus.org/workshops/HumanTrafFall2322/viewHuman Trafficking of People with Disabilities
Monday, January 06, 2025, 10:00 AM EST - 1:00 PM EST
Presenter: Laura Cusack
Course Length: 3 Hours
This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
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.
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