Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program

Comprehensive services to victims (24 and under) of trafficking or sexual exploitation

TRAINING DESCRIPTIONS

The Indiana Trafficking Victims Assistance Program (ITVAP) recognizes that survivor-led efforts are paramount in a survivor-centered, trauma-informed, culturally comprehensive approach to addressing human trafficking. The trainings below have been created in consultation with subject matter experts and advocates. They are free of charge and continuing education credits are offered for some trainings. To request training, you will need to complete the Training Request Form.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS & EDUCATION

HT 101: Human Trafficking and Indiana Youth: Identification and Collaborative Support of Victims and Survivors (For general community, youth workers and service providers, residential and detention center staff) Understanding human trafficking in Indiana and the scope of the issue among youth; recognizing risk factors that lead to heightened vulnerability and red flags that may indicate a trafficking situation; understanding reasons victims don’t self-identify or reach out for help; identifying trafficked youth and reporting tips; connecting survivors with resources and services. (2 hours)

HT 201: Human Trafficking and Indiana Youth: Serving and Empowering Victims and Survivors (For service providers) Understanding human trafficking and its components using case studies, identifying risk factors and red flags, explaining the impacts of trafficking. Participants will learn to identify techniques for identification of trafficked victims by building trust and support and discuss how to build program capacity to respond through community partnerships. (2-3 hours)

HT 301: Treatment of Trafficked Persons for Clinicians (For clinical providers) Assisting clinical providers in understanding the special considerations related to working with individuals with complex trauma, specifically related to human trafficking. This training provides an opportunity for clinicians to utilize their current skills in unique ways and highlights the importance of therapeutic concepts in trauma-focused, human trafficking work. Also discussed is the neurobiology of trauma, including sensitive areas of the brain during development and ways to foster positive outcomes. This is participatory training. (2-3 hours)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR SPECIFIC FIELDS

HT 101 for Law Enforcement: Identification and Collaborative Support of Victims and Survivors

(For law enforcement)

Defining human trafficking under federal and state law; understanding the scope of the problem among Indiana youth; recognizing red flags that may indicate a trafficking situation within a law enforcement context; learning reporting protocol; understanding trauma-informed best practices for interacting with potential victims; discussing evidence collection and charging considerations; learning available resources for survivors. (2 hours)

*Created in partnership with the Indiana State Police and Office of the Indiana Attorney General

**ITVAP presenters are ILEA certified

HT 101 for Educators: Identification and Collaborative Support of Victims and Survivors

Understanding human trafficking in Indiana and the scope of the issue among youth. Assisting educators with recognizing risk factors that present in educational settings that lead to heightened vulnerability and red flags that may indicate a trafficking situation. Understanding reasons victims don’t self-identify or reach out for help and learning techniques for how to assess for a potential trafficking situation. Includes information on identifying trafficked youth and reporting tips, connecting survivors with resources and services. (2 hours)

HT 101 for Healthcare: Healthcare Provider Awareness and Intervention

(For healthcare providers)

Defining human trafficking in Indiana; understanding the role of healthcare professionals in addressing human trafficking; learning how to identify and interact with patients who may be victims; understanding reporting protocol and how to connect survivors with resources; discussing statewide and regional collaborative efforts. (2.5 hours)

*Created in partnership with the Healthcare Working Group of Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans (IPATH) Task Force

**This training updated with valuable input by Child Forensic Interviewers and Sexual Assault Treatment Nurse Examiners

Human Trafficking in a Health Care Setting: A Trauma Informed Approach to Identification and Treatment

(For healthcare providers)

A follow up to the Human Trafficking Healthcare training, this session provides information on how to identify, interact with and treat individuals with human trafficking or complex trauma backgrounds. Using case studies, the training walks through scenarios that are often found in a healthcare setting and how they may be indicative of a trafficking situation. This training also provides practical tools and models of practice that can be used in a healthcare setting. (2.5 hours)

*This training created in partnership with Child Forensic Interviewers and Sexual Assault Treatment Nurse Examiners

Trauma Bonding and Human Trafficking:

(For direct care staff, DCS/social services, therapists, social workers)

Trauma Bonding is a phenomenon that occurs when an individual develops an unhealthy bond with an abuser. In the field of huma trafficking, this phenomenon can be especially difficult to understand and address in a clinical setting. This training will define Trauma Bonding Theory, address the concepts specifically as they pertain to Human Trafficking survivors, and discuss techniques for working with trauma bonded individuals. (1.5 hours)

SPECIALIZED TRAINING RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Trauma Informed Care: A Survivor Centered Approach to Working with Human Trafficking

(For youth workers and service providers)

This training focuses on the lasting impact of trauma on individuals involved with human trafficking. It uses concepts from Trauma Informed Care, Survivor Centered work, Adverse Childhood Experiences and other techniques to help attendees understand how complex trauma impacts behavior, physical development, mental health and personal interactions. It provides practical techniques that anyone working directly with an individual with complex trauma can use to develop positive relationships and assist with addressing the needs of this population. (2 hours)

Vulnerable Populations: Intersection of Human Trafficking and Substance Use

(For rehabilitation/recovery support service providers, law enforcement, court officials, healthcare/treatment providers)

The main objective for this training is to highlight the intersection of human trafficking and substance use disorder. This training will demonstrate the increased vulnerability of victims of human trafficking with substance use disorder and discuss the opioid epidemic and its impact on human trafficking. Industries in substance use treatment that are vulnerable for recruitment for human trafficking and how long-term recovery process for clients of human trafficking may parallel with substance use disorder will also be explored. (2 hours)

Protecting Youth in a Digital Age: Understanding Online Exploitation and Trafficking

(For youth workers and general community audiences)

As a result of increased social media usage among youth, previous human trafficking recruitment techniques have shifted online, exploiting vulnerabilities in youth, and making virtual exploitation a new reality. This training will delve into the complex usage of technology to gain an understanding of how traffickers leverage online platforms, social media, and communications to recruit, control, and exploit their victims. This training will equip participants with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to navigate the digital landscape safely to learn how to respond, report and contribute to the prevention of human trafficking in the digital age. (1.5-2 hours)

ADDITIONAL TRAININGS

The following trainings are provided by ITVAP staff with specialized training and certification. The content was created outside the agency, but ITVAP appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with individuals and organizations in the community to be able to provide these trainings.

NetSmartz Cyber Safety Presentations

(Parents, guardians, community members, youth serving agencies, age-appropriate presentations for youth in grades K-12)

As a Community Education Partner, we are trained to provide NetSmartz cyber safety presentations on the following topics:

Inappropriate Content, Online Privacy, Cyberbullying, Sexting, Online Enticement

*ITVAP provides these NCMEC trainings as a Community Education Partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

Labor Trafficking in Indiana: Identification and Survivor Centered Response

(For youth workers and service providers, law enforcement, educators, healthcare and the general community)

Created by the IPATH Labor Trafficking Committee to define and recognize the scope of labor trafficking in Indiana, highlight risk factors that lead to heightened vulnerability and red flags that may indicate a trafficking situation, understand how to report tips and connect survivors with resources, and review state and federal resources, including immigration protections. (1.5-2 hours)

Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC)

(For law enforcement)

Designed by the Texas Department of Patrol to provide the knowledge base, tools, and resources available for an officer to identify individuals who pose a high risk to children and to assess the situation of a child who may be missing, in danger, trafficked, exploited, or at risk and what lawful immediate actions to take to protect the child. (4 hour condensed version or 16-hour full version)

*Facilitated by certified instructors from ITVAP and the Indiana State Police

ACE Interface

(For youth workers and general population)

The ACE Interface presentation, created by Dr. Robert Anda (principal investigator of the ACEs study), discusses the neurobiology of trauma, including sensitive areas of the brain during development, the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study with important findings, how to foster resilience, and how to build a self-healing community. This presentation will assist attendees in understanding foundational information on how trauma can affect someone throughout the lifespan, and how we can move towards fostering Positive Childhood Experiences (PCE) (1-2 hours)

Request an ACE Interface Presentation

*This training was created by Dr. Rob Anda and is provided in conjunction with the Indiana ACEs Coalition

TRAINING REQUEST FORM

To Request Training - Fill Out The Training Request Form

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*TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR IS CHILD ABUSE IN INDIANA. FOR SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING INVOLVING MINORS, CALL: