LEARNING OUTCOMES

Provide an overview of human trafficking including definitions, types of trafficking, dynamics, and vulnerabilities.

Describe the health impact of human trafficking on persons experiencing trafficking.

Describe identification assessment and documentation techniques for persons experiencing trafficking.

Describe appropriate response and follow up for a suspected or confirmed person being trafficked.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Human trafficking is a worldwide-occurring form of human exploitation and abuse. In the United States, the primary forms of trafficking are labor and sex trafficking. Healthcare providers are uniquely poised to prevent, identify, and respond to human trafficking as it presents in the healthcare environment. Up to 87% of human trafficking survivors report passing through the medical system without being identified during their trafficking experience. This presentation equips healthcare providers with the tools needed to recognize human trafficking in the healthcare environment and respond appropriately.

*$5 course discount available for UT Austin faculty/staff/students. Email utson_cne@nursing.utexas.edu for the discount code.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

The instructor for this course is Jason Spees, MSN, MAOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H.

Board Certified and Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner
Contact: Jason.Spees@nursing.utexas.edu

Jason Spees is an alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing where he served as a clinical instructor in both graduate and undergraduate level courses. He is a board-certified and licensed family nurse practitioner. Additionally, he holds a license to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine. He is currently pursuing a PhD in nursing with a research focus on human trafficking, and volunteers as an educator in human trafficking to healthcare providers and for the Victims Advocate Network. His background includes family practice, traditional Chinese medicine, urology, emergency medicine, chronic pain and rehab, hospice and palliative care, long-term care, and skilled nursing. Arriving from both a complementary and traditional medical perspective, Jason strives to combine science and holism in caring for his patients.

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