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What’s the Value of a Black Girl? – How Racism and Systemic Oppression increase Black Girls vulnerability to sexual exploitation & Sex Trafficking

Previously Recorded
Crystal Rozelle-Bennett
$59.99

Human trafficking is a crime that preys on vulnerabilities and although it cuts across age, ethnicity, race and socioeconomic status, Black girls have an increased vulnerability to sexual exploitation as a result of racism and systematic oppression.   Although Black women and girls make up 13% of the US population, they represent 40% of sex trafficking victims and account for 51% of prostitution arrests.  Black girls are oversexualized, dehumanized and often treated as criminals rather than being allowed to exist in environments which provide hope and healing. 

We each have a shared responsibility to combat human trafficking.  In order to prevent trafficking and work to create environments for survivors to thrive, we must address the root causes of trafficking.

Through the use of personal testimony, video clips, and group dialogue, the presenter will lead the audience in exploring the experiences of trafficking and sexual exploitation for Black girls and explore the racial roots that contribute to the dehumanization and sexualization of Black girls.  Participants will recognize how systematic oppression increases vulnerability to the push/pull factors of human trafficking and evaluate the use of trauma and survivor informed approaches in order to avoid re-traumatization and build resilience.   

About the Presenter

Crystal Bennett, founder and CEO of THRYVE LLC, is an educator, an advocate, a survivor, and a self-proclaimed thriver! Crystal is a fierce Black woman who has been driven by her own personal experiences to dismantle oppressive systems and amplify the voices of individuals and communities, with lived experience, to promote healing and opportunities to move from surviving to thriving.

Learning Objectives:

  1. 1. Analyze the intersectionality of human trafficking, racism, and sexism, and how these factors collectively impact Black girls in the U.S
  2. 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of current anti-trafficking efforts and identify biases within these systems that may hinder support for Black girls.
  3. 5. Critique the role of power, privilege, and positionality in perpetuating human trafficking and propose actionable steps to shift power dynamics and support survivors.

Agenda:


Defining Human Trafficking (30 minutes) - Interactive Activity & Guided Discussion


At the Intersections of Power, Privilege and Oppression (45 minutes) - Case Example, Reflection Activity & Guided Discussion


Assessing Harm in Therapeutic Supports & Responses (45 minutes) - Case Examples, Reflection on Professional Practices/Responses; Guided Large Group Discussion


 Shifting Power and Action Steps (60 minutes) - Guided Discussion, Evaluating Engagement Approaches


This workshop offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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