This session provides an overview of child trafficking for sex and labor, followed by a discussion of recommended strategies for clinicians to recognize and appropriately respond to suspected child trafficking/exploitation. The speaker takes a very practical approach to the healthcare response to child exploitation, emphasizing how to interact with trafficked patients and those at risk using a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive approach.
Learning Objectives:
• Better identify patients at risk of labor or sex trafficking.
• Use human trafficking screens to assess the risk of exploitation.
• Apply trauma-informed, rights-based strategies when working with vulnerable patients.
• Work with trafficked patients to determines future safety and health needs.

The Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credits.

There is a Grievance Policy.
The nature of the grievances should be specified in writing. All grievances should be directed to the Executive Director of GOMA, who will forward them to the Planning Committee. Within 30 days of receipt, all grievances will be responded to. If the participant doesn’t receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA.