Human Trafficking Awareness & Trauma-Informed Care (CEU)
A self-paced CEU course for behavioral health and helping professionals. Learn to recognize the signs of human trafficking and respond with trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. 2 CE hours. Certificate emailed after you pass the post-test.
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Welcome & CE Information
Course overview, learning objectives, CE hours, and what you need to complete to earn your certificate.
Course overview, learning objectives, CE hours, and what you need to complete to earn your certificate.
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Before You Begin: Content Note & Self-Care
This course discusses exploitation and trauma. Here’s how to take care of yourself while you learn.
This course discusses exploitation and trauma. Here’s how to take care of yourself while you learn.
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Welcome & Course Overview
Welcome to Human Trafficking Across the Lifespan with Kayla Smith, PhD, LCSW, Founder of Helen’s Project. Review the training topics, learning goals, and course roadmap before beginning this self-paced course addressing sex and labor trafficking affecting adults and minors.
Welcome to Human Trafficking Across the Lifespan with Kayla Smith, PhD, LCSW, Founder of Helen’s Project. Review the training topics, learning goals, and course roadmap before beginning this self-paced course addressing sex and labor trafficking affecting adults and minors.
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Module 1: Trafficking Definitions & Relevant Law
Build a foundation for understanding sex and labor trafficking across the lifespan. Explore the federal framework, differences in how it applies to adults and minors, respectful language, and the role of bias in recognizing exploitation. Consider how housing instability and unmet needs can increase vulnerability and why a coordinated response matters.
Build a foundation for understanding sex and labor trafficking across the lifespan. Explore the federal framework, differences in how it applies to adults and minors, respectful language, and the role of bias in recognizing exploitation. Consider how housing instability and unmet needs can increase vulnerability and why a coordinated response matters.
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Module 2: Trafficking Myths, Biases & Identification
Examine common trafficking myths and the assumptions that can interfere with recognition. Review possible indicators of sex and labor trafficking, methods of control, sextortion, and approaches to private, nonjudgmental screening. Apply your learning through a case reflection involving an adult and a minor.
Examine common trafficking myths and the assumptions that can interfere with recognition. Review possible indicators of sex and labor trafficking, methods of control, sextortion, and approaches to private, nonjudgmental screening. Apply your learning through a case reflection involving an adult and a minor.
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Module 3: Addressing Trafficking Trauma & Its Impacts
Explore how trauma can affect safety, trust, relationships, and engagement with services. Review survival responses and trauma bonding while considering why a person may remain connected to an exploiter. Learn ways to make services more predictable, accessible, and responsive to each survivor’s needs and choices.
Explore how trauma can affect safety, trust, relationships, and engagement with services. Review survival responses and trauma bonding while considering why a person may remain connected to an exploiter. Learn ways to make services more predictable, accessible, and responsive to each survivor’s needs and choices.
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Module 4: Survivor-Centered Support & Case Management
Learn how to build support around a survivor’s priorities, strengths, and immediate needs. Explore barriers to accessing care, case management steps, safety planning, and harm reduction. Consider how practical assistance, flexible contact, and consistent follow-through can support continued engagement without blame or pressure.
Learn how to build support around a survivor’s priorities, strengths, and immediate needs. Explore barriers to accessing care, case management steps, safety planning, and harm reduction. Consider how practical assistance, flexible contact, and consistent follow-through can support continued engagement without blame or pressure.
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Module 5: Resources, Reporting & Professional Wellbeing
Review national resources and the importance of verifying reporting obligations for your role and the person’s location. Explore care coordination across jurisdictions, referral follow-through, and warm handoffs. Recognize secondary traumatic stress and consider strategies involving boundaries, supervision, and support. Review the course completion and certificate instructions.
Review national resources and the importance of verifying reporting obligations for your role and the person’s location. Explore care coordination across jurisdictions, referral follow-through, and warm handoffs. Recognize secondary traumatic stress and consider strategies involving boundaries, supervision, and support. Review the course completion and certificate instructions.
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How It Works
1. EnrollPurchase the course once and get lifetime access to the training video and materials.
2. Watch the TrainingLearn at your own pace. Pause, rewatch, and come back anytime.
3. Earn Your CertificatePass the post-test with 80% or higher, complete the evaluation, and receive your CE certificate by email.