CIP Cafe' - Human Trafficking of Youth in Louisiana

GATHER. LEARN. COLLABORATE.

^____       Hosted by the Court Improvement Program of the Louisiana Supreme Court       ^____

Virtual CLE/CEU

Thursday, February 17th   | 12:00pm-1:00pm

About This Training

The Court Improvement Program (CIP) of the Louisiana Supreme Court in partnership with the Pelican Center for Children and Families welcomes you to attend a virtual CIP Café on Human Trafficking and its impact on Child in Need of Care (CINC) cases.

This CLE/CEU will provide an overview of human trafficking in Louisiana and how child welfare and legal professionals might encounter trafficking victims. The training will also discuss barriers to identification and promising practices for serving trafficking survivors. Participants will be able to ask questions as well as learn about helpful resources and how to access more information.

Objectives:

• Define the legal characteristics of human trafficking and the sociological concept of human trafficking.
• Explore the scope and nature of human trafficking of youth in Louisiana.
• Examine recruitment, grooming, and psychological coercion to understand how it impacts victims of human trafficking.
• Identify research-based approaches to identification and response that focus on survivor empowerment.
• Consider how participants might integrate human trafficking identification and response into their practice/agency.

Speakers:

• Curtis Nelson, J.D., Deputy Judicial Administrator, Division of Children and Families, Louisiana Supreme Court
• Kate Shipley, Executive Director of the Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers
• Leanne McCallum, Strategic Projects Manager for the Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers
• Mark Harris, Executive Director, Pelican Center for Children and Families

Agenda:

12:00 - 12:20pm   Introduction to Human Trafficking of Youth in Louisiana

12:20 – 12:35pm  Impact on Victims and Research-Based Approaches on Survivor Empowerment

12:35 – 12:45pm  Integrating Human Trafficking Identification and Response

12:45 – 1pm          Questions and Answers

This training is free, has been approved for 1.0 hour of CLE and CEU. 

Registration Questions: 985-624-3514