Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Advisor
Morris, Teresa
Second Advisor
McCaslin, Rosemary
Abstract
The purpose of this research project was to examine mental health workers' knowledge about sex trafficking, ability to assess for sex trafficking victimization and existence of educaiton and training about sex trafficking in the social work field. The study showed that participants were not educated on sex trafficking while obtaining their Master of Social Work degree. It was also found that risk assessment for sex trafficking and having a standardized risk assessment instrument would be beneficial.
Recommended Citation
Mena, Kimberly Dawn Nichole, "Risk assessment for sex trafficking victimization in the mental health field" (2013). Theses Digitization Project. 3972.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3972
