Human Trafficking Educational Webinar Series: kNOw more, do more-Part I-III

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Webinar Information:

Join us, for the free virtual webinar events, on Tuesday, April 9, Tuesday, April 16, &/or May 14 from 12-1:30 PM EST. The 2024 Human Trafficking Educational Webinar Series is being hosted by McLaren Central Michigan, Central & Western Area Health Education Center, Central Michigan University College of Medicine Rural Health Equity Institute, and the Michigan Center for Rural Health.

Continuing Medical Education Credits Available for Each Session:

Disclosure:
Speaker and planner have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Accreditation:
Central Michigan University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Central Michigan University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work Credits (currently approved for Part I & II)

The Central Michigan University Social Work Program, an accredited social work education program, is authorized by the Michigan Licensure Law Administrative Rule 338.2965 to award Michigan social work continuing education contact hours. For this program, 1.5 CE hour(s) of live training will be awarded.

Part I - April 9, 12 - 1:30 PM EST: Rachel Timothy, Talks About Her Book “Open Blind Eyes” and Personal Experiences:

• Open Blind Eyes brings you face to face with the reality of sex trafficking in America through the true story viewpoint of a girl from a small town. Rachel was only nine years old when she was first approached by a perpetrator who was known to her as a teacher and coach.
• She goes into detail of the process of being groomed and how the evil of what was happening to her in the dark remained unseen by everyone around her.
• She describes how she coped for so many years by blocking out the memories only to have them resurface when she was an adult with a family of her own.

Part II - April 16, 12 – 1:30 PM EST: Carmen L Kucinich, FBI Victim Specialist, Presentation Objectives:

• Define human trafficking
• Recognize populations vulnerable to human trafficking
• Identify indicators of human trafficking
• Identify the needs of human trafficking victims (local case examples provided)
• Understand some of the dynamics within trafficking and techniques in working with survivors of human trafficking
• Know how and where to report suspected trafficking

~* April 16th - Due to content, this event will not be recorded nor the presentation slides shared following the event. *~

Part III - May 14, 12 - 1:30 PM EST: Magdalena Lopez, R.I.S.E. Sexual Assault Team Coordinator & Beth Nesbitt, BSN, RN, McLaren Central Michigan SANE Coordinator

• R.I.S.E. Advocacy provides intimate partner and sexual assault support services in Clare, Isabella, and Gratiot counties.
• Learn more about the coordinated process of services and empowerment provided to survivors through community, healthcare, and law enforcement organizations.
• Further understand the treatment, training, and educational resources provided by these positions and organizations.