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Text Course
1 Hours
Profession OT/OTA

Course Description:

The “Human Trafficking” course was designed to educate Healthcare professionals on how to assist a patient that might be a victim of Human Trafficking.  According to a recent statistic, human trafficking is a $32 billion a year industry and is on the rise in all 50 states.  4.5 Million trafficked individuals are sexually exploited and up to 300,000 Americans under the age of 18 are lured into the commercial sex trade each year.  Studies also point out that at some point approximately 1/3 of these individuals will have contact with a healthcare provider.  This course aims to provide tools and information to help healthcare professionals accurately identify a human trafficking victim and direct them to the proper authorities for help.

Course Author:

Darrell Smith, MPT/RN

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants

Educational Level:

Intermediate

Prerequisites:

None

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  1. Analyze the National statistics and prevalence for human trafficking and differentiate between the 25 recognized types of human trafficking
  2. Order reasons why an individual might be trafficked and classify types of traffickers
  3. Recognize the top five cities for human trafficking
  4. Classify ways to report human trafficking and recognize physical condition signs of human trafficking
  5. Differentiate between the top three types of trafficking
  6. Order questions to ask a patient/potential victim to identify if they are being trafficked
  7. Organize state and national referral sources for human trafficking assistance

Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test.

Approved Provider of Continuing Education

AdvantageCEUs.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID # 14617. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs, Intermediate level, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by the AOTA.

OT State Approvals

Michigan AOTA Approved Provider & Satisfies NBCOT Requirements

PT State Approvals

Michigan Approved (Activity Code 1)