Healthcare Practitioner Human Trafficking Course (Texas HHSC Approved)
$25.95
Healthcare practitioners are ideally positioned to intervene in human trafficking, one of the most sinister and seemingly unnoticeable public health challenges. This includes labor and sex trafficking and may involve people of any age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, or sexual orientation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) approved training course for healthcare practitioners meets the Texas requirement to recognize, intervene, and report suspected human trafficking.
Description
Victims of human trafficking may visit local clinics, emergency rooms, or other medical settings. Studies have shown that approximately 50% of trafficking victims saw a healthcare professional while held captive. Health care teams trained to identify human trafficking victims can offer life-saving options to victims who want to escape their trafficker. This training was designed to provide resources to educate and support planning when a victim is identified.
This course was designed with the advice and expertise of Becca Cary, a human trafficking survivor. She is the founder of Hands of Justice, an anti-trafficking non-profit in Montgomery County, Texas. Becca holds the Survivor position on the board for Montgomery County Coalition Against Human Trafficking, is a member of the Survivor Expert Advisory Committee (SEAC) with the Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition, and is a member of the Survivor Advisory Committee for the State of Texas. A portion of all sales of this course will be donated to Hands of Justice.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) approved training course for healthcare practitioners meets the Texas requirement to recognize, intervene and report suspected human trafficking.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify risk factors and vulnerabilities related to trafficking victims
- Explain recruitment techniques
- Recognize human trafficking indicators in the clinical setting
- Respond to victims of human trafficking
- Develop a Response Protocol
- Report incidents, as appropriate
Audience
Beginning September 1, 2020, certain healthcare practitioners who provide direct patient care must complete an approved human trafficking prevention training course to renew their license. This course has been approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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Course Information
- Course Duration: 60 minutes
- Enforced by: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Certificate of Completion: By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate of Healthcare Practitioner Human Trafficking Course
- Payment Options: Pay by Credit Card, E-Check or Invoice
