Social Workers: Identifying and Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking in a Clinical Setting (2025)

Most were not identified as victims. Medical professionals are in a unique position to intercept victims of trafficking and provide them with the opportunity to leave their trafficker. With this training, Unbound Now is equipping medical professionals to recognize the signs of human trafficking in patients and respond appropriately. Texas Health and Human Services also requires that all medical professionals complete a human trafficking training as part of their license renewal. This training is approved by Texas HHS to satisfy that requirement.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define different types of human trafficking and explain their local, statewide and international prevalence. 2. Identify potential signs of human trafficking in victims and survivors who present for care in a medical setting. 3. Determine who should participate in a multi-disciplinary care model for victim identification and recovery. 4. Discover immediate healthcare needs of identified victims. 5. Develop ability for trauma-informed response. 6. Learn about available resources for victim service and aftercare.

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87.8% of sex trafficking survivors saw a health care professional while being trafficked.

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