Recorded Webinar: Human Trafficking in Adolescents: Understanding the Issues as a Service Provider

Violence Prevention Education Webinar Series

Experts from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) regularly conduct free educational webinars on various topics related to youth violence prevention.

Watch VPI's most recent webinar which provides an overview of the complex issue of human trafficking in adolescents.

The two hour session is presented by Jasmine Oglesby, MSW, Prevention Case Manager for the Adolescent Initiative at CHOP and Erica Smith, MEd, Adolescent Case Manager for the Adolescent Initiative at CHOP and the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center. The moderator is Marné Castillo, PhD, MEd, Research Scientist in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at CHOP and Violence Prevention Initiative Fellow.

Webinar Topics

• Define human trafficking and other related terms
• Identify signs that your patient or client may be a trafficked youth
• Identify root causes of trafficking and transactional sex
• Explore your role and responsibilities as a social worker, including the impact of implicit bias
• Identify resources to assist you with clients who are victims of trafficking

Previous VPI webinars on suicide prevention, IPV, bullying, gun safety in the home, and others can be found on the Violence Prevention Tools section of their website www.chop.edu/violence.