Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act and is often called “modern-day slavery.” Having knowledge about human trafficking and what forms it exists in our community will prepare health professionals to identify and support survivors of human trafficking.

The Wayne State University School of Social Work invites faculty, staff, students and community members to hear from Tehmina Shakir, MD, CCP, CCTSS, CCTP, CSOTP, CFRC, CCFP, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant Clinical Professor of the Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, and Director of Psychiatric Services at Vista Maria Residential Treatment for Youth at this free interactive virtual training. 

At the end of the presentation, the participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge about:

• Definition of human trafficking
• Different types of human trafficking
• Traffickers and Trafficking as a trade
• Trafficking Laws - International, Federal and State
• Trauma informed care of the human trafficking victims
• Ethical consideration in treatment of survivors of human trafficking
• Factors related to adolescent sex trafficking

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) requires human trafficking training for healthcare professionals. This event fulfills that requirement. 

Continuing Education: Three (3) Social Work CE's are available for attendees for free. This lecture has been approved by the MI Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative under CE Approval #: MICEC-0058. Pre-registration for CE's is requested via the RSVP form. All attendees seeking CE's must sign-in at the event and stay for the full duration. Attendees will then receive an email after the event with a short quiz and details on when they will receive their digital CE certificate. For details visit the Social Work Office of Continuing Education Events page. For questions email ce_ssw@wayne.edu or call 313-577-9348.

Sponsor: This training is supported by the HRSA funded Trauma Informed Integrated Healthcare-the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Grant (BHWET), which works to increase the comprehensiveness of patient care, especially in medically underserved communities and the SAMHSA funded Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP), which trains social workers, psychologists, nurse practitioners and medical residents to address the current national opioid and substance use crisis by advancing the clinical practice with emphasis on populations at risk for developing or who have developed a recognized opioid or substance abuse disorder.