Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2.5 Contact Hours
Authors:
Alyssa King, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C, CLC, CNE
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
State Approvals:
This course satisfies the specific nursing continuing education requirements for Texas (per Texas Occupations Code, Sections 116 and 301, of 2019 and 1999, respectfully). Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP #13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses the different types of human trafficking, the risk factors that are commonly associated, a thorough description of trafficker profiles, and how to identify a victim of human trafficking in a healthcare setting. It will also describe the importance of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and mental health follow-up care for survivors.
Course Outcome:
≥ 92% of participants will know how to identify and appropriately report victims of human trafficking.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Differentiate between the types of human trafficking.
- Recognize possible factors that place a person at greater risk of being trafficked.
- Describe possible profiles of traffickers and their means of victim recruitment.
- Identify a victim of human trafficking in a healthcare setting.
- Explain the importance of providing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) to all suspected trafficking victims.
- Appropriately report victims of human trafficking.
- Describe the steps involved in referring victims of human trafficking to additional support services immediately and into the future.
- Interpret the numerous long-term health implications that are often suffered by victims of human trafficking.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.