Human Trafficking: An Overview (Synchronous)

Friday; April 25, 2025
9:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom

Course Description

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which victims are controlled, manipulated and exploited. Human traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to overpower and oppress their victims. Victims include both children and adults – belonging to any age group, ethnic background and socioeconomic status. This course will focus on defining human trafficking, identifying signs of human trafficking, discussing consequences of human trafficking, providing support and guidance to survivors of human trafficking and implementing effective therapeutic techniques that promote healing and recovery.

This workshop is relevant to the practice of Social Work because it provides providers with the skills necessary to understand and assist victims of human trafficking. This workshop equips providers with the therapeutic skills necessary to help clients process, heal and thrive through their trauma. Human trafficking negatively impacts the victims of human trafficking. In particular, victims of human trafficking victims experience coercion, emotional abuse, fear, lying, manipulation and threats –essentially all harmful and negative emotions. In return, human trafficking victims frequently suffer from a wide variety of emotional and psychological problems – such as: Depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicide, low  levels of self-esteem, traumatic bonding and many more problems. This workshop educates providers on effective treatment modalities and techniques.


CEUs

3 Human Trafficking CEUs


Instructor

Hawra Khraizat, LMSW, MA, completed her MSW degree from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. Hawra is a licensed clinical therapist who has a wide range of experience working with children, adults, and families. Her scope of practice includes treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, OCD, ADD/ADHD, relationship and communication issues, and cultural identity-related issues. Hawra is passionate about educating providers on topics including: Grief, Loss and Healing, Anger and Forgiveness, Dealing with Difficult Clients, Human Trafficking and Building Childhood Resilience.



Course Format

In order to participate, you will need a stable Internet connection and Zoom. Please visit the Zoom System Requirements site for the technical requirements that you will need. You are required to use video and to particiapte in order to earn your CEUs. Participation is through audio and/or chat. This is a Live-Online course, so you will need to be able to ask questions in real time and participate. If you do not participate, you will not earn the CEUs for this course. You can also visit the Zoom Help Center to learn usage before your scheduled course. 

A couple of days before the course date, you will receive an email with an invitation to register for the Zoom meeting. Once you register on Zoom, you will receive the link to join the meeting on the day/time of the course. You can also visit the Zoom Help Center to learn usage before your scheduled course.

Please contact ppat@emich.edu with any questions.