Download or read book Social Workers Awareness of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Within Foster Care written by Isela Vigil and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to examine social workers' level of awareness and their ability to identify, assess, and provide appropriate resources to commercially sexually exploited children within the foster care system. A sample of 103 social workers employed by Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) assigned to Service Planning Area (SPA) 1 were surveyed to examine their self-rated level of awareness in identifying, assessing, and providing appropriate resources to commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) within the foster care system. Each year more than 300,000 children are victims of commercial sexual exploitation throughout the United States (Adams, Owens & Small, 2010). Research indicates that the majority of these child victims have contact with social workers and the child welfare system (Walker, 2013). Social workers experience challenges in identifying these child victims because these victims present with similar behaviors to non-victims (Pano, 2015). This lack of awareness and difficulty in identifying child victims of commercial sexual exploitation by social workers increases their continued risk of victimization (Blue Campaign, 2014). Our findings indicate that although a majority of Los Angeles County DCFS social workers in SPA 1 have a good understanding of CSEC, they also expressed a need for further in depth CSEC training focusing on interviewing, working with and providing appropriate resources to CSEC within foster care.
Download or read book Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children written by Nai Harrington and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exploratory, mixed-methods research study explored the effectiveness of protection laws and services for commercially sexually exploited (CSE) children in Merced County. In addition, the study examined the protocols and procedures, preventative approaches from a child welfare services (CWS) agency perspective, and the impact of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) California S.B. 855 / A.B. 2035. Thirty social workers voluntarily participated in the self-administered Likert scaling questionnaire, which consisted of 13 CSEC related statements and 1 open-ended question regarding desired services. Two social workers were interviewed by this researcher; the interview consisted of 9 open-ended questions regarding the CSEC. A quantitative analysis was conducted for questionnaire responses to statements 1-13. A qualitative analysis was conducted for the questionnaires open-ended question and social worker interviews. Results indicated a lack of sufficient funding and services in the areas of counseling and shelters for CSE children in Merced County. More services between local community agencies to provide trauma-based counseling, inpatient substance abuse treatment, and immediate and appropriate shelters are needed. Social workers at this CWS agency feel more public awareness and preventative outreach services on the issue and deterrence of CSEC are needed. Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation of children, sex traffickers, sex trafficking of children, commercial sex trafficking, human trafficking, child prostitution, child sexual abuse.
Download or read book Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Despite the serious and long-term consequences for victims as well as their families, communities, and society, efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes are largely under supported, inefficient, uncoordinated, and unevaluated. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States examines commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States under age 18. According to this report, efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes require better collaborative approaches that build upon the capabilities of people and entities from a range of sectors. In addition, such efforts need to confront demand and the individuals who commit and benefit from these crimes. The report recommends increased awareness and understanding, strengthening of the law's response, strengthening of research to advance understanding and to support the development of prevention and intervention strategies, support for multi-sector and interagency collaboration, and creation of a digital information-sharing platform. A nation that is unaware of these problems or disengaged from solutions unwittingly contributes to the ongoing abuse of minors. If acted upon in a coordinated and comprehensive manner, the recommendations of Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States can help advance and strengthen the nation's emerging efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
Download or read book Social Work Practice with Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation written by Andrea J. Nichols and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As awareness and identification of sex trafficking and exploitation have grown, so has the need for improved social work responses. In this volume, expert practitioners, survivors, and researchers model the best practices for working with this population, using case examples and illustrative guides. Chapters cover the common challenges of working with trafficked and exploited people and how to overcome them, including topics like runaway youth, trauma-bonds, system-level challenges, and resource scarcity. Intended as a teaching tool for students or a supplementary manual for organizations, this book emphasizes interventions and treatments, working with specific populations, programmatic design recommendations, preventative work, and outreach interventions. Researchers, students, and practitioners will find a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of practice with sex trafficking and exploitation survivors.
Download or read book Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States are frequently overlooked, misunderstood, and unaddressed domestic problems. In the past decade, they have received increasing attention from advocates, the media, academics, and policy makers. However, much of this attention has focused internationally. This international focus has overshadowed the reality that commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors also occur every day within the United States. Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors not only are illegal activities, but also result in immediate and long-term physical, mental, and emotional harm to victims and survivors. A nation that is unaware of these problems or disengaged from solving them unwittingly contributes to the ongoing abuse of minors and all but ensures that these crimes will remain marginalized and misunderstood. The 2013 Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council report Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States increases awareness and understanding of the crucial problem of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. By examining emerging strategies for preventing and identifying these crimes, for assisting and supporting victims and survivors, and for addressing exploiters and traffickers, that report offers a path forward through recommendations designed to increase awareness and understanding and to support efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States: A Guide for Providers of Victim and Support Services offers a more concise and focused perspective on the problem and emerging solutions for providers of victim and support services for children and adolescents. These service providers include policy makers, leaders, practitioners, organizations, and programs at the local, state, and federal levels. This guide will be a valuable resource for them, and for child welfare and child protective services, other agencies and programs within the state and federal governments (e.g., the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime), and nongovernmental organizations.
Download or read book Training for Foster Parents on Commercially Sexually Exploited Children written by Joseph Aparicio and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this project was to locate a potential funding source and write a grant to create a training program for foster parents who care for and supervise foster children at-risk of becoming Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC). The program objectives were to bring awareness to foster parents about the risks and challenges surrounding CSEC, prepare foster parents in identifying foster children at-risk of becoming CSEC, and provide foster parents with the resources and support to address the needs of foster children at-risk of becoming CSEC. The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation was selected due to its focus on social impact. The proposed program matched the foundation focus on providing services to an underserved and disadvantaged population by preparing foster parents in identifying and addressing the needs of foster children at-risk of becoming CSEC. Actual submission of this grant was not a requirement for this project.
Download or read book Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking written by Susan C. Mapp and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text integrates knowledge on DMST from the scholarly literature with interviews with those working directly in the field. Interviews with survivors, social workers, psychologists, law enforcement professionals, and others help educate the reader as to why and how this crime occurs, how to fight it, and how to help survivors recover.
Download or read book Developing Trauma specific Social Work for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children written by Sharon Denise Santos and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) have exceeding difficulties in county child welfare. Due to the all-consuming and devastating form of abuse endured by this population, they often differ greatly from minors which have suffered familial abuse and neglect. These differences are apparent in everything from identification, response to intake, overall behaviors and placement outcomes. (Crowell, K., 2010). The aim of this study is to develop a model of practice for working with CSEC under the jurisdiction of Child welfare that will address the unique needs of this population. This study took into account relevant literature, trainings, documentaries and the testimonies of key informants. The resulting practice model identifies five main areas of need: 1) Education/Training, 2) Engagement, 3) Safety/Stability, 4) Support and 5) Empowerment/Autonomy. This study organizes these areas by levels and details a framework through which social workers may provide each need.
Download or read book Factors Correlated Or Related to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children written by Maribel Jimenez and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) is global issue that has become more prevalent in the United States. It includes the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors, specifically recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, exploiting a minor through prostitution or through sex survival such as exchanging sex/sexual acts for money or something of value (Varma, Gillespie, McCracken, Greenabaum, 2015). The global sex trade is the fastest growing form of business, estimated at $32 billion annually. Commercially sexually exploited children most often include children who have experienced neglect, abuse (physical, sexual, emotional), who were in foster care, and runaways (Archer, 2012; Raphael and Ashley, 2008; Reid, 2011; Logan, Walker and Hunt, 2009). This double literature review explores current knowledge on the risk factors, impacts and intervention and preventions strategies. It concludes with a discussion of implications for social work practice and policy, including the need for more funding for prevention and intervention services, victim identification, and law enforcement.
Download or read book Prevention of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Foster Youth written by Claudia Reveles and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this project was to write a grant to obtain funding for the development of a program to prevent female foster youth from becoming involved in commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). There has been a growing awareness among child welfare workers that female foster youth are at-risk for CSE involvement. With few prevention programs currently in place, the grant writer identified this as an unmet need for youth involved in the foster care system. A search for potential funding sources was conducted using online grant databases. The Weingart Foundation was selected as the best potential funding source for this project. A grant was then written to support the development of a CSE awareness prevention program for foster youth living in Los Angeles. The actual submission for funding of this grant was not a requirement for successful completion of this project.
Download or read book Handbook of Child and Adolescent Sexuality written by Linda M. Williams and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sexualized Child in Foster Care written by Sally G. Hoyle and published by C W L A Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest challenges in foster care is working with the increasing number of children who have been sexually abused or exhibit severe emotional and behavior problems. This book is intended as a practical guide with basic information and training tips for therapists and foster parents working with the sexualized child. It reviews research and clinical knowledge specifically relating to the sexualized child in foster care and the interventions that may be helpful in working with them. The developmental needs and normal sexual behavior of the preschooler, latency-aged child, and adolescent are all reviewed since clinical signs of sexual abuse appear slightly different in each of these groups. Chapter 1 discusses sexuality. Chapter 2 reviews what is normal sexual behavior. Chapter 3 presents the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse. Chapter 4 discusses assessment standards. Chapter 5 presents treatment options. Chapter 6 explains the sexually aggressive children in foster care. Chapter 7 considers the emotional factors for therapists working with these children. A resource section contains list of books; videos for children and adults; organizations that are available for abuse protection; and a list of assessment instruments. (Contains 66 references.) (JDM)
Download or read book The Commerical Sexual Exploitation of Children in Foster Care written by Gwynneth F. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children who are commercially sexually exploited (CSE), or prostituted, while in foster care are an understudied and vulnerable population. The literature on the causes and consequences of the commercial sexual exploitation of children is sparse, and none currently examines the demographics and needs of this population in a child welfare context. This study is first of its kind to describe a sample of commercially sexually exploited children in foster care. The goals were to understand the demography of this population, document the mental and physical health problems they present with, and to propose legally and clinically informed policy recommendations to address the needs of these children.
Download or read book The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Foster Care written by Tiffany Secrest and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many risk factors and behaviors have been correlated with becoming prostituted. As described by Jessor (1982; 1991), a child's social environment and subsequent behaviors are highly interrelated. The findings on risk factors and behaviors among the foster care population show just how vulnerable they are to negative outcomes, such as becoming commercially sexually exploited minors (CSEM). The purpose of this research was to study youth in the foster care population and examine risk factors and behaviors that make some foster care children more vulnerable to becoming commercially sexually exploited through prostitution. A chart review was conducted on archival data of 603 age-matched female youth who entered into a community mental health clinic for assessment from 2005 to 2008. Analysis shows CSEM were more than three times more likely to have run away or been truant from school than non-CSEM. Five times more CSEM reported drug problem behavior as compared to non-CSEM, with drug use reported by 72 % of CSEM and 29% of non-CS EM. Statistically significant differences were not found in reported risk factors of physical or sexual abuse between CSEM and non-CSEM. Correlations among risk factors and behaviors were examined, with significant positive correlations found among all risk behaviors examined including running away, truancy, drug use, and drug problems. Demographic statistics among CSEM and non-CSEM were also reported. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed along with the findings. The findings of this dissertation can help to illuminate some of the risk factors and behaviors placing foster care youth at greater risk for exploitation.
Download or read book Human Trafficking Is a Public Health Issue written by Makini Chisolm-Straker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear-sighted reference examines the public health dimensions of labor and sex trafficking in the United States, the scope of the crisis, and possibilities for solutions. Its ecological lifespan approach globally traces risk and protective factors associated with this exploitation, laying a roadmap towards its prevention. Diverse experts, including survivors, describe support and care interventions across domains and disciplines, from the law enforcement and judicial sectors to community health systems and NGOs, with a robust model for collaboration. By focusing on the humanity of trafficked persons, a public health paradigm broadens our understanding of and ability to address trafficking while adding critical direction and resources to the criminal justice and human rights structures currently in place. Among the topics covered: Children at Risk: Foster Care and Human Trafficking LGBTQ Youth and Vulnerability to Sex Trafficking“/li> Physical Health of Human Trafficking Survivors: Unmet Essentials Research Informing Advocacy: An Anti-Human Trafficking Tool Caring for Survivors Using a Trauma-Informed Care Framework The Media and Human Trafficking: Discussion and Critique of the Dominant Narrative Human Trafficking Is a Public Health Issue is a sobering read; a powerful call to action for public health professionals, including social workers and health care practitioners providing direct services, as well as the larger anti-trafficking community of advocates, prosecutors, taskforce members, law enforcement agents, officers, funders, and administrators. “An extraordinary collection of knowledge by survivors, academics, clinicians, and advocates who are experts on human trafficking. Human Trafficking is a Public Health Issue is a comprehensive offering in educating readers on human trafficking through a multi-pronged public health lens.” Margeaux Gray: Survivor, Advocate, Artist, Public Speaker
Download or read book The Johns written by Victor Malarek and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up to The Natashas is a critical indictment of the men who solicit sex services from unwilling prostitutes, in an exposé that identifies the customers and organizations that foster and drive the sex trade throughout the world.
Download or read book Impact of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program Multidisciplinary Team Approach on Sex Trafficked Children Senate Bill 855 written by Chandra Bradley and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With research showing increased awareness of child sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children, it is imperative that Child Welfare Systems served these children as victims of neglected and abused mandated under Senate Bill 855 and California counties opting-in to California Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program use a Multidisciplinary Team Approach to help decrease the number of children involved in the sex industry. To that end, the purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Programs are decreasing child sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. A qualitative method of inquiry will be employed to conduct interviews with Health and Human Service Workers, Public Administrators, Educators, Commercially Sexually Exploited Children victims, and Parents/Caregivers. Findings of the study will reveal a lapse in services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and the process to help identify these children. Finding from this study will lead to recommendations for policymakers to mandate that all counties in California participant in the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program.
