Program Development for Adolescent Sex Trafficking Survivors

Explore needs assessment and goal setting for adolescent sex trafficking survivors, emphasizing trauma-informed occupational therapy, emotional health screening, sensory program updates, and transitional offerings for reintegration.

Explore the Covering House model for adolescent sex trafficking survivors, detailing residential therapy and life skills. Understand how community services and outreach support reintegration, safety, and healthy coping.

Develops skills to utilize and analyze evidence for occupation-based practice while fostering lifelong learning, by administering pre/post surveys and the Pizzi Holistic Wellness Assessment, and compiling their outcomes.

Develops professionalism, ethical behavior, and advocacy to influence positive change through an educational presentation on occupational therapy's unique role in rehabilitating adolescents affected by sex trafficking and exploitation.

Occupational therapy helps adolescent sex trafficking survivors rebuild independence in activities, including adls and iadls, and engage in education, work, and social life through basic life skills and sensory regulation.

Explore how occupational therapy supports adolescent sex trafficking survivors through a transition program, featuring the KC Life Skills Assessment, the Transition Curriculum, and a comprehensive resource guide.

Enhance the holistic sensory program by adding interoception education and on the go resources to link sensory regulation with emotional regulation and healthy coping for adolescent sex trafficking survivors.