Date of Award
6-2015
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Reader/Committee Chair
Dr. Rosemary McCaslin
Abstract
Sex-trafficking has been known as an international crime of violence against women and children. Social work professionals unknowingly encounter sex trafficking victims among their clients for potential identification and intervention. In a crisis setting, social workers play a fundamental role in assessing and providing treatment services to the victims of sex-trafficking that range in age, gender, and socioeconomic status. Victim identification presents a challenge for social workers because victims are a part of a hidden population. Although the sex-trafficked individuals can be reported to authorities if identified, attention needs to be focused as to how social worker professionals identify the sex-trafficking victims they may potentially to encounter.
Recommended Citation
Howard, Latasha Eleanor, "SOCIAL WORKER AWARNESS OF SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS" (2015). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 204.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/204