One-day Introductory Training

April 29, 2025 | 10:00am – 4:30pm EST 
Where: Online
Cost: $175
CEUs: This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 5 continuing education contact hours

Every day, young people are deceived, manipulated, coerced, and forced into the commercial sex industry. This multibillion dollar industry is inherently harmful, and systematically targets the most vulnerable in our communities. Our full-day introductory training gives service providers, law enforcement, and youth-serving professionals the tools needed to better understand, identify, respond, and ultimately, better serve victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Participants will:

• Understand the local and national picture of commercial sexual exploitation of children

• Gain knowledge on recognizing an exploiter and common recruitment tactics used to groom youth

• Understand the physical, mental, and emotional impact of commercial sexual exploitation

• Understand the roles racism, classism, sexism, and gender-based violence play in perpetuating this form of child abuse

• Learn to utilize the Stages of Change Model in working with commercially exploited youth

• Understand individual roles in identifying victims and responding to disclosures