Katheen Leilani Ja Sook Bergquist – Sexually Exploited Children and Adolescents

Working with these children can be complex, they often don’t see themselves as victims, and Not prepared but well-intended clinicians can replace the trafficker from the youth’s perspective.

 Katheen Leilani Ja Sook Bergquist – Sexually Exploited Children and Adolescents

Do you have any children on your caseload that make you feel uncomfortable? Often, this is the first indication that a child is being traded. Parents miss it, educators miss it, and Too many therapists ignore the warning signs. This workshop will take you on a journey through the lives of sexually exploited youth. and You will be able to effectively work with trauma survivors-informed perspective.

Kathleen will guide you through this recording. Leilani Ja Sook BergquistDr., JD. PhD, LCSW as she draws upon more than twenty years of experience with sexual assault survivors. Dr. Bergquist These strategies will help you to be a more effective clinician.

• Identify children who have been trafficked and adolescents
• Youth often need justice.-Get involved and/or foster care
• Stop the trauma bond that allows traffickers to control the child
• Identify the trauma-Particular evidence-There are a variety of based approaches. No One approach does not fit all

Working with these children can be complex, they often don’t see themselves as victims, and Not prepared but well-intended clinicians can replace the trafficker from the youth’s perspective. Nothing is more satisfying than helping youth get out of the trauma-bonded traps that their exploiters create.

1. Identify signs that a child may have been trafficked and Determine the best treatment plan.
2. You must create the right environment for survivors of trafficking to achieve the best possible treatment.
3. Summarize the federal laws pertaining to human trafficking and It is possible to identify the impact of this information on clinical treatment.
4. Utilize a strength-Based treatment for complex trauma, PTSD and other clinical issues and trauma bond.
5. How to foster post-traumatic growth in children who have been victims of sextrafficking.
6. Explore the role of the clinician in supporting clients’ rights to self-Safety is determined and It is possible to do so.-being.

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Youth Sex Trafficking

• Legal and clinical definitions
  • Federal and state laws
  • Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
  • Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC)
  • Sexually Exploited Youth (SEY)
• Sex trafficking is a risky business.
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
  • Average age of entry
  • Inadequacy in psychosocial development
  • Specific vulnerabilities
  • Environment support is limited

Assessment and Red Flags

• Screening or tools for identifying victims in DMST
• Cluster of behaviors and/or social contexts which are indicators of trafficking

Trauma Bond: “Superglue of Sexual Exploitation” and Moral Injury

• Psychological underpinnings for trafficking
• Understanding traffickers/pimps
• Psychological processes for grooming victims
• Why victims stay and why they return

Traficking Traumas:

• The evidence-Treatment for trauma stress (e.g. TF-CBT, EMDR)
• Strengths-Based treatment methods (e.g. CBT, resiliency, client as expert)
• Trauma-Terrorism vs. informed care-Specific services
• Matching treatment for different types and forms of trafficking

Post-Traumatic Growth: Transformation From Victim to Survivor

• Discover strengths by working through the trauma (Tedeschi & Calhoun)
• Resiliency v. post-Traumatic growth
• Critical questions; perceived v. actual growth
• Examples of case studies: From trauma to recovery

Potential Treatment Obstacles and What can you do about them?

• Insufficient trust in providers and Enforcement of the law
• The power of the trauma bond
• The risk of being trafficked again
• Instability and inability to care

Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Contradictions between client and vendor-Practice that is centered and Legal/law enforcement needs (i.e. Detention vs. safe house
• Legislation that impacts trafficking victims
  • Safe harbor laws
  • Age of consent in minors
  • Trafficking cases are being prosecuted
• Role of the clinician in supporting clients’ rights to self-Safety is determined and It is possible to do so.-being