Sex Trafficking & Sex Industry Exploitation (CCTS-S)
What you'll learn
- The focus is to increase understanding of individuals through the trauma/adversity history lens. Motivation and meaning of behaviors will be explored and defined as an attempt to decrease feelings of distress. Trauma-informed care is an established practice that can dramatically improve the outcomes for individuals, children, and families.
Requirements
- This is a discussion of the elements of trauma informed care and supporting materials on the nature of how trauma/adversity can impact life and health throughout the lifespan.
Description
Presenters: Dr. Stephanie Thurston-Simmons and Brian Simmons
Dr. Stephanie Thurston-Simmons has been in private practice since 2000. Dr. Thurston- Simmons holds three licenses: She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Sex Offender Treatment Provider, and a Licensed Deregistration Specialist.
Brian Simmons has been a Licensed Peace Officer in Texas for 15 years beginning his career with the Dallas Police Department in 2000. He holds a Master Peace Officer’s License, is a Certified Field Training Officer, and a Certified Hostage Negotiator.
In addition to working domestically, Dr. Thurston-Simmons and Mr. Simmons are involved in the fight against global sex trafficking. Traveling the Mideast assisting refugees and the rescue networks designing, implementing, and overseeing a trauma treatment program for men, women, and children that have been trafficked, tortured, or recruited as soldiers.
Sex Trafficking & Sex Industry Exploitation: Understanding and Treating the Multidimensional Needs of Victims is a 18 hour certification training course designed to provide the participant with a working knowledge of the global sex trafficking trade. Clinicians will learn about the different forms of exploitation utilized to bring victims into the trade as well as how the international community is responding to fight the proliferation of this devastating abuse. Practitioners will develop a working knowledge of the traumatic elements unique to the women and children who have been exploited for profit. Through discussion, case studies, and experiential exercises, participants will gain knowledge regarding current research, theories, empirically supported treatment models and techniques, assessments, and treatment structures that minimize resistance & maximizes effectiveness. Clinicians will also learn about unique challenges related to this population and develop strategies to reduce treatment failure.
Learning Goals/Objectives:
Participants will learn about the sex trafficking trade
Define trafficking and related terminology
Describe the breadth and scope of the problem
List the types of trafficking
Differentiate the facts and statistics from myths about the industry
Distinguish state statutes from federal statutes
Discuss current efforts to rescue victims and disrupt trafficking operations
Participants will learn about the people who engage in trafficking
List the different types of traffickers
Discuss the characteristics of traffickers
Differentiate the various tactics used to obtain and contain victims
Explain the impact of the Internet and social media on the industry
Identify ways that pornography influences the trafficking trade
List the signs of trafficking and tips for safety
Participants will gain an understanding of the trafficking customers
Discuss the characteristics of the customer
Explain the influences of pornography
Describe how customers seek and obtain victims
Distinguish between criminality and sexual addiction
Participants will learn about the victims of trafficking
List the types of victims
Discuss the characteristics of victims
Identify victim vulnerabilities
Describe trauma experiences
Summarize the effects of trafficking on victims
Describe the types of trauma
Recognize the different trauma reactions
Detail relevant family dynamics
Differentiate cultural reactions among groups
Explain treatment and resource limitations
Participants will acquire knowledge of trauma and how to effectively treat it
Define trauma
Explain the neurophysiology of trauma
Determine the treatment limitations and barriers
Discuss Trauma Informed Care
Identify the different treatment models and programs
Describe the treatment process
Differentiate between the needs of child vs. adult victims
Illustrate the difference between sex offender treatment and John programs
Explain factors related to attachment and bonding in victims
Distinguish between treatment resistance and treatment noncompliance
Build resiliency
Dissect elements of comorbidity
Participants will explore special issues related to working with trafficking victims
Identify ways to create safety
Cite tips for working with the population
Discuss factors relevant to court testimony
Differentiate between trafficking clients and general population clientele
Analyze a therapist’s own personal biases and preconceptions toward traffic victims
Assess treatment challenges
Define compassion fatigue and related terminology
Identify resources used to expand a clinician’s understanding of trafficking and trauma
This course meets the educational requirement for the Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Sex Trafficking (CCTSS) when applying to the Trauma Institute International (TII). For eligibility, please visit the TII website for details.
This course is not available for NBCC credit.
Who this course is for:
- Mental health, teachers, probation, courts, child-protective agencies, foster parents, clergy
Course content
- 00:44Welcome
- 00:34Module 1- Introduction to Sex Trafficking
- Preview01:00:06
- 3 questionsModule 1 - Introduction to Sex Trafficking
- 00:36Module 2 - United States Sex Trafficking Industries
- 01:00:12Module 2 - United States Sex Trafficking Industries
- 4 questionsModule 2 - United States Sex Trafficking Industries
- 00:37Module 3 - Sex Trafficking and Recruiting
- 01:00:08Module 3 - Sex Trafficking and Recruiting
- 5 questionsModule 3 - Sex Trafficking and Recruiting
- 00:27Module 4 - Recruiting Techniques
- 01:00:42Moduel 4 - Recruiting Techniques
- 6 questionsModule 4 - Recruiting Techniques
- 00:28Module 5 - The Violence and Trauma of Sex Trafficking
- 01:00:13Module 5 - The Violence and Trauma of Sex Trafficking
- 7 questionsModule 5 - The Violence and Trauma of Sex Trafficking
- 00:28Module 6 - Discovering the Dark Web and Interpol
- 01:00:04Module 6 - Discovering the Dark Web and Interpol
- 7 questionsModule 6 - Discovering the Dark Web and Interpol
- 00:01Module 7 - Stephanie interviewig clients
- 01:01:06Module 7- Stephanie interviewing clients
- 00:23Module 8 - Understanding Johns
- 01:01:12Module 8 - Understanding Johns
- 5 questionsModule 8 - Understanding Johns
- 00:21Module 9 - Learning about Victims and Treatment
- 01:00:06Module 9 - Learning about Victims and Treatment
- 9 questionsModule 9 - Learning about Victims and Treatment
- 00:21Module 10 - Mass Hysteria and Treating Clients
- 01:00:35Module 10 - Mass Hysteria and Treating Clients
- 9 questionsModule 10 - Mass Hysteria and Treating Clients
- 00:20Module 11 - Personality Disorders and Elements of the Brain
- 01:00:08Module 11 - Personality Disorders and Elements of the Brain
- 9 questionsModuel 11 - Personality Disorders and Elements of the Brain
- 00:13Module 12 - The Memory Network
- 01:00:29Module 12 - The Memory Network
- 4 questionsModule 12 - The Memory Network
- 00:15Module 13 - What a Victim Needs
- 01:01:09Module 13 - What a Victim Needs
- 5 questionsModule 13 - What a Victim Needs
- 00:16Module 14 - Understanding the Body’s Needs
- 01:00:14Module 14 - Understanding the Body’s Needs
- 6 questionsModule 14 - Understanding the Body’s Needs
- 00:17Module 15 - Treatment for Sex Trafficking Victims
- 01:00:13Module 15 - Treatment for Sex Trafficking Victims
- 4 questionsModule 15 - Treatment for Sex Trafficking Victims
- 00:17Module 16 - Self-Protection Pendulum
- 01:00:24Module 16 - Self-Protection Pendulum
- 7 questionsModule 16 - Self-Protection Pendulum
- 00:20Module 17 - Who is Stephen Porges?
- 01:40:13Module 17 - Who is Stephen Porges?
- 9 questionsModule 17 - Who is Stephen Porges?
- 01:13Congratulations on the successful completion of the training!
Instructor
Dr. Robert Rhoton, CEO of Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International possesses a rich history of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Rhoton has supervised multiple outpatient clinics, juvenile justice programs, and intensive outpatient substance abuse programs for adolescents, day treatment programs for youth and children, adult offender programs and child and family therapeutic services. Additionally, Dr. Rhoton has advanced training in child and adolescent trauma treatment, family therapy, and family trauma. Dr. Rhoton served as president of the Arizona Trauma Therapy Network from 2010 through 2012. Dr. Rhoton was a Professor at Ottawa University in the Behavioral Sciences and Counseling Department whose primary interests were training counselors to work with traumagenic family dynamics, child and family trauma, and non-egoic models of treatment. Dr. Rhoton is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and collaborates and consults with numerous Arizona agencies fine tuning their understanding of trauma and the impact of developmental trauma on the individual and family. Dr. Rhoton has served on the Arizona Department of Health Services Trauma Informed Care (TIC) task force, currently is on a SAMHSA Technical Assistance committee working with trauma and education. Dr. Rhoton also works with Arizona State Epidemiologists around the identifying of concrete markers and the predictive nature of public health impact of early developmental trauma on Arizona children.
Dr. Rhoton's most recent publication can be found in the July 2017 Journal of Counseling and Development titled; Trauma Competency: An Active Ingredients Approach to Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.