Human Trafficking and Complex Trauma 201 Series
Community-Connectedness and the Response to Human Trafficking
Trainer: Men As Peacemakers
Summary:
In this video, viewers will be introduced to the core concept of community-connectedness, which will serve as a core principle guiding their approach to direct service provision. Viewers will grasp what it means to be interconnected, how community-connectedness – particularly connection to members of the community most impacted by trafficking, exploitation, and other harms – helps inform and improve the multidisciplinary response to trafficking, and ways to increase their connection to the communities they serve.
Learning Objectives/Goals:
After watching this video, viewers will:
- Understand that trafficking and exploitation are not just harms experienced by individuals, but harms that impact entire communities.
- Begin to see themselves as part of the community – personally, professionally, and at an agency level – not just providing a service to the community.
- Understand community-connectedness as a critical protective factor against trafficking and exploitation and begin identifying ways to increase their connection to the communities they serve.