2nd Annual Human Trafficking Conference

at Salisbury University 

Join us at Salisbury University for the 2nd Annual Human Trafficking Conference.  This year's conference will focus on clinical treatment and intervention with Human Trafficking survivors. The day will begin with a keynote address given by Nadine Finigan-Carr Ph.D., of the University of Maryland - Baltimore School of Social Work and Assistant Director of the Ruth Young Center for Families and Children.  Dr. Finigan-Carr will discuss her research and article A Traumgentric Social Ecological Framework for Understanding and Intervening with Sex Trafficked Children and Youth published in The Bulletin in December 2018.

Abstract: Sex trafficking of children and youth is receiving significant attention from practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Recognition that sex trafficking constitutes a form of child abuse has increased; however, there is still a need for a theoretical framework that provides direction on how best to intervene and conduct research into this phenomenon. In this article, we present a traumagenic social ecological framework of child sex trafficking that examines perceived social norms, societal and environmental factors, extended and intimate relationships, and personal characteristics that influence the ecological setting in which the child is embedded. Utilizing a four-tier approach, our framework focuses on how factors at each level interact and contribute to youths’ vulnerability for sex trafficking through mechanisms including social norms. This allows us to move beyond individualistic explanations of why sex trafficking occurs and consider more complex relationships. This framework is also useful to identify and group intervention strategies on the basis of social ecological level, as each level can be thought of as both a level of influence and a key point for prevention. In addition, interventions that have an impact on all levels of the social ecological framework are encouraged in order to successfully prevent child sex trafficking.

The Details:

Date:               Friday, January 10,2020

Time:               Registration 8:30 - 9:00, keynote begins at 9:00

Loaction:         Salisbury University, Academic Commons Assembly Hall

Cost:                $70 per persn includes 6 BSWE Cat I CEUs

*A light breakfast and light lunch will be provided.

Afternoon Presenters

Joseph Dugan: Maryland State Police

Officer Dugan, an Internet Safety Specialist with MSP, will present Basic Internet Safety: How Our Children Put Themselves at Risk and How to Avoid that Risk.  Dugan will identify the connection between unsafe practices and the and identify high-risk apps that place children at risk of Human Trafficking.

 

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