Journal of Human Trafficking
2019

A Framework for the Development of Healthcare Provider Education Programs on Human Trafficking Part Three: Recommendations (Article)

Miller C.L.* , Chisolm-Straker M. , Duke G. , Stoklosa H.
  • a College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, United States
  • b Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
  • c Office of Research & Scholarship, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UT Tyler Center for Ethics, Chair, UT Tyler Institutional Review Board, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX, United States
  • d Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Co-Founder and Executive Director, HEAL Trafficking, Inc, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Human Trafficking (HT) also known as Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is increasingly recognized as a public health problem. This increased awareness has prompted healthcare providers (HCP), healthcare organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and governmental entities to develop healthcare provider education programs and curricular content. While well-intentioned, some education programs lack an evidence-based, trauma-informed, survivor-informed approach. Evidence shows that survivors report experiencing mental and physical harm, from shame and humiliation, to sexual assault from HCPs when seeking care services. As organizations endeavor to provide education to HCPs on HT, organizations have a responsibility to ensure content delivered is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and survivor informed. This paper seeks to provide such recommendations and guidelines and is based on the findings of a two-round Delphi study of subject matter and survivor experts and the best available evidence (Stoklosa, Miller, Duke, & Chisolm-Straker, 2019; Chisolm-Straker, Miller, Duke, & Stoklosa, 2019). © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis.

Author Keywords

sex trafficking healthcare provider education Human trafficking labor trafficking Delphi method

Index Keywords

[No Keywords available]
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070931864&doi=10.1080%2f23322705.2019.1635342&partnerID=40&md5=263fc95a4e2ccd920da263a67c5a61d8
DOI: 10.1080/23322705.2019.1635342
ISSN: 23322705
Original Language: English