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Course Instructors:

Lisa Williams, Founder & President, Circle of Friends & The Living Water Programs, Atlanta, GA (Training Coordinator/Director)

Angelica Geter, DrPH, MPH
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine,
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (Curriculum Coordinator)

Sharon W. Cooper, MD FAAP
CEO of Developmental & Forensic Pediatrics, PA, Fayetteville, NC

Victor Blake, M.D., MTS, F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Natosha Reid Rice
Associate General Counsel, Real Estate and Finance
Habitat for Humanity International, Atlanta, GA
Associate Pastor,
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA

Credits Offered (number of credits and type of credits) TBD

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. CEUs also available.

Duration

Tuesday May 2, 2017, 6:00-8:00pm
Wednesday May 3, 2017, 8:00am-6:00pm

Course Location

Dillard University/LSUHSC Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHHDRC) NIH/NIMHD Capacity Outreach-Research Endowment (CORE) Program

2601 Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

Parking is available and is free for registered participants.

Prerequisites

Complete the Human Sex Trafficking Awareness Pre-Test prior to the offered training.

Course Rationale

This comprehensive training is designed to educate healthcare professionals, social workers and service providers on the factors that place domestic children, youth, young women and others vulnerable populations at risk for sex trafficking as well as how to implement treatment and care without stigmatizing or victimizing a survivor. Our team of experts will train healthcare professionals on a myriad of topics including: social determinants of health, infectious disease, medical treatment and care, healing and survivorship, and social justices.

Course Goals

This training will present a comprehensive overview of the complex and systemic promotion of sex trafficking and barriers to sustainable treatment and care. The goal of this training is to raise the awareness of healthcare professionals, social workers and service providers on the issue of domestic child sex trafficking and empower them to address the whole person; including their physical and mental health, spiritual wellness and the social context of the victims- survivors.

Course Objectives

Describe the definitions and stages of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Describe the warning signs of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation and how to identify a potential victim

Identify the domestic social determinants of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Describe domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation as a public health issue

Describe the physical and mental health consequences of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Describe the principles of physical and mental healthcare and spiritual wellness for survivors of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Identify the barriers to adequate physical, mental and spiritual health care for survivors of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Describe the stages of healing and the transition from victim to survivor and from striver to thriver of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

Describe opportunities for community and faith-based organizations to inform social justice and advocacy for survivors of domestic child sex trafficking and exploitation

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For more information, contact Monique Hill at or 843.792.3303