3899831 1013579 3899831 6917 UCF Office of Professional and Community Education ucf-office-of-professional-and-community-education https://events.ucf.edu/calendar/6917/ucf-office-of-professional-and-community-education/ Working Effectively with Survivors of Human Trafficking Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:30:00 -0400 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400
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en-US This powerful, trauma-informed session dives deeper into the realities of working with survivors of human trafficking. Learn how complex trauma shows up in behavior and other symptoms, including manipulation, lying, and aggression. Explore shifting from a rescue mindset to an empowerment-based approach, and the challenges of rescue-driven service provision. Learn more about vicarious trauma and burnout prevention.

This webinar has been approved for & offers 1.5 continuing education contact hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LMHCs, & CMSWs. BAP#50-12347, expires: 3/31/2027.

Register via Eventbrite. Free registration for students.

Learning Objectives

  1. Better understand the disadvantages of rescue-based interventions and how this differs from empowerment.
  2. Enhance strengths-based approaches by recognizing the survival skills behind challenging, frightening, or off-putting behaviors.
  3. Increase proficiency in de-escalation and other co-regulation skills in working with clients in any capacity.
  4. Increase confidence in ability to intervene compassionately and effectively with individuals who have experienced commercial exploitation.
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en-US Question. Persuade. Refer. These steps can help save a life for those you work with or do life with who may be considering suicide.

CEUs available, free of charge, to those licensed with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. 

Registration required by clicking the "Open Virtual Location Link". 

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en-US Youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are diagnosed with mental health disorders at significantly higher rates than their peers. Some of these diagnoses are accurate and require treatment. However, trauma can often manifest in symptoms mistaken for these disorders—leading to ineffective interventions.

This session explores the myths and facts behind commonly assigned mental health disorders in system-involved youth. We'll review top reasons for misdiagnosis and strategies to avoid these pitfalls.

This webinar has been approved for & offers 1.5 continuing education contact hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LMHCs, & CMSWs. BAP#50-12347, expires: 3/31/2027.

Register via Eventbrite. Free registration for students.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the separate, but often overlapping, relationship between trauma and pathology.

2. Learn the 5 trauma reactions and their connection to presenting problems.

3. Recognize harmful diagnostic trends that lead to ineffective treatment.

4. Enhance ability to assess symptoms for greater diagnostic accuracy

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