Essential Human Trafficking Training

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What if you’re the only person who notices?

Health care providers are often the first — and sometimes the only — professionals who interact with human trafficking survivors (NCBI/PMC; HEAL Trafficking). When you know what to look for, a few minutes can change everything.

Learn how to spot potential trafficking survivors and offer compassionate care at Essential Human Trafficking Training in Health Care. Register by Tuesday, March 17, for early bird savings!

They’re already in your ED. Will you know how to help?

Trafficking survivors come in the door with “sports injuries,” vague complaints and someone else who does the talking. They’re hoping you’ll read between the lines. This workshop gives you the tools to recognize the signs and respond with care that could save a life.

The course is for:

Physicians, nurses and clinical staff
Registration and intake personnel
Social workers and chaplains
Health care administrators
Anyone who interacts with patients

You don’t need to be a clinician to make a difference — you need awareness, confidence and a clear framework.

What You’ll Leave With: Skills You’ll Use Right Away

Recognize the signs:

Health indicators linked to trafficking
Red flags in patient interactions
Patterns specific to trafficking
What to notice during intake, triage and clinical care

Respond with confidence:

Trauma-informed communication techniques
How to create safe moments for disclosure
Questions to ask (and how to ask safely)
Documentation that protects survivors and your practice

Connect to resources:

Your role in intervention and referrals
Building relationships with allied organizations
Legal considerations and mandated reporting
Developing protocols for your organization

Real-world Application

Through case studies and group discussion, you’ll practice applying these skills in scenarios you’re likely to face in your own setting.

The Full Picture: Equity and Trafficking

Human trafficking doesn’t affect all communities equally. While these crimes trap people of all genders, cultures, races and backgrounds, they unduly impact people of color, LGBTQI+ youth and other marginalized communities.

This training approaches trafficking through a social and racial justice lens, empowering you to:

Understand systemic factors that make some groups more vulnerable
Recognize signs across all skin types and backgrounds
Provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care
Use inclusive language that affirms dignity
Account for the intersectional challenges survivors face

Equity is a core part of the curriculum — ensuring you’ll leave with frameworks that center survivors’ well-being and honor their full humanity.

Why this Training Matters

The statistics are sobering. Your response can help change them.

Health care settings are one of the most common places trafficking survivors seek help — often several times before disclosure (NCBI/PMC)
Most survivors interact with a health care provider while being trafficked, yet few are identified (HEAL Trafficking)
Southern California has one of the highest rates of trafficking in the country

This problem is just outside your door and in your ED. You’re preparing for patients you’ll see at any moment. When you recognize them, you open a door to freedom.

CEUs

Continuing education units offered:

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) PDCs: Hospital Association of Southern California is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities. This program is valid for 3.50 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN): This activity has been approved for 3 contact hours of continuing education for Registered Nurses by Hospital Association of Southern California, an approved BRN provider (Provider CEP-970).
American Medical Association (AMA) PRA Category 1 Credits: 3 CME credit hours
Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Credits: 3 credit hours
Social Work Approved Continuing Education (ACE): 3 credit hours
Interprofessional Continuing Education Credits (IPCE): 3 credit hours

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Approved Continuing Education
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Arizona State University is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Board’s (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Arizona State University maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course will receive 3 credit hours of continuing education credits.

Program Details

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Agenda

Workshop Agenda

(may be subject to change)

8:45 – 9 a.m. Check-in and refreshments
9 – 9:10 a.m. Welcome by Teri Hollingsworth, Vice President, Human Resources and Education Services, HASC
9:10 – 10:25 a.m. Introductions; Human Trafficking 101: An Overview 9:5
10:25 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Human Trafficking in Health Care, Part 1
12 – 12:05 p.m. Break
12:05 – 12:50 p.m. Human Trafficking in Health Care, Part 2
12:50 – 1 p.m. Closing remarks and evaluation

Faculty

Speakers

Samantha L. Calvin, PhD, MHI, MBA

Samantha Calvin, coleader, Essential Human Trafficking Training

An anti-trafficking advocate and leader in Arizona and the United States, Samantha has used education and training to debunk the myths around human trafficking. She is active in community-focused work and research to understand how the issue of human trafficking is evolving.

Over the past ten years with Arizona State University’s (ASU) Edson College of Nursing and Innovation, Samantha developed the Edson Human Trafficking Awareness Program, which she currently oversees. This program focuses on helping health care providers and community members to become more aware of what human trafficking looks like, ask better questions when working with potential victims and survivors, and know what resources to provide. Currently, Samantha is expanding this work to include a program for K-12 educators.

She has also served as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice. Samantha regularly speaks at ground rounds, conferences and panels throughout Arizona.

Tejal “TJ” Patel, Esq., CPHRM

Tejal Patel, Esq., coleader, Essential Human Trafficking Training

A licensed attorney and insurance broker with over 20 years of experience, TJ specializes in crafting innovative solutions to complex health care risks and legal challenges in California, and advocating for those without voices, such as victims of human trafficking.

Over the past eight years, TJ has served as associate risk management counsel for Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles. In this role, she has led the development and implementation of multidisciplinary human trafficking trainings for clinical providers and hospital support staff. She continues overseeing the trainings and customizes each to include focused discussion about who traffickers target and how, red flags often displayed by those being trafficked, and appropriate trauma-informed care response by providers.

Beyond her health care role, TJ advocates for anti-trafficking initiatives through grassroots efforts and partnerships with pioneering organizations such as iEmpathize. She believes in the transformative power of education and the vital role of health care providers in addressing human trafficking.

In support of improving patient care, Arizona State University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Brochure Registration Information

PROGRAM COST

HASC members: $176
Non-members: $199
Early bird rate: $158 — ends March 17

A discount is available for groups of three or more from the same organization. To register your group, contact Sharri Dixon, [email protected] or (213) 538-0739.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Registration deadline: Tuesday, May 12.
Valid payment information must be received with your registration.
Make check payable to HASC and mail to: HASC, FILE 1361, Pasadena, CA 91199-1361.
You may be photographed or videotaped at the event. HASC reserves the right to use these images and video in promotional, marketing, educational and other materials.

CANCELLATIONS

Program cancellations received in writing by May 12 will be subject to a $50 processing fee.
We welcome substitutions.
Refunds will not be granted after May 12 or for no-shows. Fees are not transferable to other programs.

SPECIAL NEEDS OR QUESTIONS

For ADA assistance or general registration questions, contact [email protected].

Contacts

Essential Human Trafficking Training – LA Regional