End Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs from the Healthcare Frontline
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery involving the use of force, fraud, or coercion to induce an individual to perform labor or commercial sex acts. Healthcare workers are on the frontline of recognizing and caring for trafficked persons.
Studies show that between 68% to 88% of trafficked persons encounter a healthcare professional while being trafficked, with around 56% of these individuals being seen in an emergency department. Yet despite the extent of the problem, less than half (42%) of healthcare providers and emergency personnel have received training on human trafficking.
This course educates medical personnel and students about the phenomenon of human and sex trafficking, trains them on how to recognize red flags and health problems associated with trafficking, and offers instruction on how to provide safe and appropriate health care for trafficked persons.
Course Details
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
There is a 25% discount for three or more participants from the same institution/organization when enrolling simultaneously as a group. Contact the program coordinator for arrangements at pce-bus@sandiego.edu.
What You Will Learn
Students who fully participate in the Human Trafficking Training for Healthcare Professionals course will be able to:
- Define human trafficking and describe types of human trafficking
- Differentiate facts from myths about human trafficking
- Explain vulnerability factors and conditions that put people at risk of being trafficked
- Identify red flags and indicators for recognizing potential trafficking victims
- Analyze the impacts of human trafficking on survivors
- Use a protocol for evaluating and responding to potential victims of human trafficking
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The USD PCE course on Human Trafficking Training for Healthcare Professionals is designed for healthcare workers and nursing and medical students who are interested in learning how to identify possible human trafficking victims to end the cycle.
Any healthcare professional who desires the skills and knowledge to identify and assist individuals who are at risk of trafficking, are experiencing trafficking, or who have experienced trafficking is welcome to attend.
- ER Physicians and Nurses
- Primary Care Physicians
- Pediatricians
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Paramedics
- Mental Health Professionals
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Social Workers
- Public Health Workers