Texas : Human Trafficking for Healthcare Providers – 2 Hours

Description

Healthcare practitioners have a unique opportunity to help prevent human trafficking, which is one of the most complex and hidden public health challenges. Human trafficking can involve both labor and sex and can affect individuals of any age, gender, race/ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, or sexual orientation. Victims and survivors of human trafficking are often seen in medical settings like local clinics or emergency departments, and the actions of the healthcare team can make all the difference. This training, titled “Human Trafficking for Texas Health Professionals,” provides various resources to help healthcare professionals become informed and prepared to respond to this critical issue.

Upon completion of this course (Human Trafficking for Texas Health Professionals), you will be able to:

• Define human trafficking.
• Identify the forms of human trafficking.
• Recognize factors associated with a greater risk of being a victim of human trafficking.
• Identify indicators that contribute to human trafficking.
• Identify risk factors and behavioral indicators for labor trafficking.
• Identify risk factors and behavioral indicators for sex trafficking.
• Identify a victim of human trafficking in a healthcare setting.
• Explain the psychological, health, and social consequences of human trafficking.
• Interviewing strategies to assess and identify victims and promote the ethical treatment of trafficking victims.
• Describes procedures for sharing information related to human trafficking with a patient.
• Describe various educational, prevention, mental health, legal, and social services interventions and responses targeted to human trafficking victims.
• Appropriately report victims of human trafficking.

Approved By: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Texas HHSC Approval) 

Format: 100% Online Independent Self-Study (Training + Post-Test, No Audio/Video). A minimum % passing score of 70% is required to receive a printable certificate (PDF) by email upon course completion.

Approved for the following professions:

Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Registered Nurses
Licensed Vocational Nurses

State Board of Pharmacy

Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians

State Board of Dental Examiners

Dentists
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists

Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants

Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners

Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Massage Therapists (NCBTMB CEUs: 2.0 – Category: General)
Midwives
Retired Midwives

All other healthcare licensees: Non-CE Certificate of Completion: 2 hours

Note: This course DOES NOT offer AMA Category 1 CME