Intervene: Identifying and Responding to Sexually Exploited Youth 

The Intervene training curriculum provides attendees with a comprehensive perspective on the victimization of America’s children through commercial sex enterprises. The training will cover the profiles and vulnerability factors of domestic minor sex trafficking victims and recruitment, grooming and control tactics used by various traffickers nationwide including family members, street-level pimps and criminal street gangs. The presenter will review terminology and rules associated with trafficking subcultures, breaking down the differences between pimp-controlled and gang-involved trafficking cases. The presenter will provide case studies on traffickers and buyers, addressing their motives and mentalities, before hosting an overview of the impact of trauma on juvenile victims. Attendees will learn how to implement or improve a victim-centered response, providing tips on identifying and interacting with minor victims of sexual exploitation.

C.E.U.'s available for social workers.

About the Trainer

Elizabeth Scaife is the Director of Training at Shared Hope International and a proud Louisiana native. She has trained over 5,000 law enforcement, service providers, and related professionals across the U.S. on the issue of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) and manages the ongoing development and implementation of training curriculums for diverse audiences. She coordinates Shared Hope’s national JuST Conference and is an active member of the Washington, D.C. and the North Virginia Human Trafficking Task Forces. In addition to training, she authored the 2014 Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Training Guide, developed the resources for Shared Hope’s youth curriculum series, Chosen, and produced a unique video training series on gang trafficking, Gang TRAP. In her previous role at Shared Hope, Elizabeth directed a national awareness campaign and managed the funding and development of restoration programs. Prior to joining Shared Hope, Elizabeth graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi before spending several years assisting and coordinating projects for education, humanitarian aid and disaster relief in thirteen countries worldwide including two years specifically focused on managing a volunteer program in post-Katrina New Orleans. She has worked undercover with other professionals to document child sex trafficking in the U.S., appearing on two national television programs, “Our America with Lisa Ling” and “Gangsters.”

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