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Best Practices for Legal Professionals when Working with Survivors of Human Trafficking

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In partnership with the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking, this course was developed as part of Florida Legal Services’ training series in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Florida ranks third in the country for reports of suspected human trafficking to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. In 2020, over 2,000 victims were identified within the state. Unfortunately, human
trafficking remains a hidden crime and there are many victims across the state that have not yet been identified. Children are especially vulnerable, and the average age a child is forced into sex trafficking is 12 to 14 years.

Through this course, practitioners will learn best practices and recommendations to take into consideration when representing child and adult survivors of human trafficking. The session will include a panel of experts representing Survivor Leadership, Clinicians, and Direct Service Providers with a proven track record of serving this population. The facilitator will present panelists with questions related to appropriate language when representing survivors of human trafficking, survivor-centered approach to services, impacts of trauma, collaboration, and advocacy.

12-1:30pm EST

1.5 general CLE credits approved!

Closed captioning will be available

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Jan 26, 2023 12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 26, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Best Practices for Legal Professionals when Working with Survivors of Human Trafficking Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hHzgBbNJQumzpLcwWDWrYQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Professor Terence Coonan, J.D. (Executive Director @Florida State University (FSU) Center for the Advancement of Human Rights) Professor Coonan is a practicing human rights and immigration attorney and teaches human rights courses at FSU. He served as the lead researcher on the 2010 “Florida Strategic Plan on Human Trafficking” commissioned by the Florida Legislature and Governor’s Office, and currently serves as the appointee of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on the Florida Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. He has worked closely with Florida legislators in the drafting of Florida’s anti-trafficking laws for the past two decades and has trained law enforcement agencies and service providers nationwide on best practices in the anti-trafficking field. As the lead trainer for the National Judicial College, he has trained judges in over 30 states on human trafficking. He has served as an expert witness in federal human trafficking lawsuits, a consultant for the White House, and Subject Matter Expert on a USDOJ project to increase the investigation and prosecution of labor trafficking cases nationwide. Natasha Nascimento (President & Founder @Redefining Refuge, Inc.) Natasha Nascimento is the President & Founder of Redefining Refuge, Inc., which is Tampa Bay’s first Holistic Program for trafficked girls. For her work in this sector, Natasha was awarded The Lightning Community Hero by the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and the Spirit of Humanity Award by the DeBartolo Family Foundation. Since the organization’s inception in 2010, she has been invited to the Florida State Capitol and the United States Capitol where she continues to campaign for legislative change. Natasha is a Member of The Junior League of Tampa, as well as the University of South Florida’s Women in Leadership and Philanthropy. She proudly serves as a Board Member of Heart Gallery of Tampa; as well as Enriching Escapes; a Non-Profit Organization who provides vacations for families of children with Special Needs and an Advisory Board Member of the Strategic Alliance to Fight Exploitation. Savannah Parvu (Survivor Leader @A Voice for the Voiceless) Savannah has a passion for writing and speaking about the hope she has found after many years of abuse. She is involved in Survivor Leadership through active prevention and awareness activities. She routinely shares her experiences with the public to grow knowledge of the tragic issue of familial trafficking within the commercial sex trafficking arena. She is a nationally recognized speaker and has won awards from anti-human trafficking organizations for her efforts. Savannah has become one of the foremost voices on human trafficking at the State Capitol. In 2019, she was appointed by Attorney General Ashley Moody to the board of directors for Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking, which is a direct support organization created by the Florida Legislature to assist the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. She lived a life of abuse and she refuses to sit back and continue to be a victim. The wounds from her past are being healed and it’s her desire to be a voice for the voiceless. Dr. Philip O. Toal (Senior Vice President of Residential Services @Aspire Health Partners) Philip O. Toal graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology. He earned his doctorate in Clinical Sexology from The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. He is a Florida State Licensed Mental Health Counselor and sex therapist and has worked in behavioral health care and substance abuse for over 40 years. He has worked with human trafficking survivors and provides training on a local, state and national level. He is an adjunct Professor at Valencia College in the areas of Sex Therapy and Substance Abuse Disorders. Philip is the Senior Vice-President of Residential Services for Aspire Health, the largest Behavioral Health Care Provider in the Southeast.

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