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Part I Thursday, July 31, 2014

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC ) Presented By: Kate Walker, JD Staff Attorney National Center for Youth Law. Part I Thursday, July 31, 2014. Current Efforts in California. California Child Welfare Council “ Ending CSEC: A Call For Multi-System Collaboration in California ”

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Part I Thursday, July 31, 2014

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  1. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)Presented By:Kate Walker, JDStaff AttorneyNational Center for Youth Law Part I Thursday, July 31, 2014

  2. Current Efforts in California • California Child Welfare Council • “Ending CSEC: A Call For Multi-System Collaboration in California” • Goal: Ensure a coordinated, collaborative response to CSEC and children at risk for such exploitation in California that is trauma-informed, prioritizes the survivors’ voice, and accounts for the stages of change. • CSEC Action Team: Overarching state body to monitor and oversee implementation of recommendations • Key Recommendations: • Prevalence & Assessment • Prevention & Training • Specialized Services • Multi-System Data & Coordination • County Efforts

  3. Recent Legislative Action in CA • Newly created CSEC Program • Counties may elect to participate • Requirements: • Interagency Protocol • Benefits • Allocated a portion of the $14 Million • Clarification to W&IC § 300 • 300(b)(2) The Legislature finds and declares that a child who is • sexually trafficked, as described in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, OR • who receives food or shelter in exchange for, OR • who is paid to perform, sexual acts described in Section 236.1 or 11165.1 of the Penal Code, AND • whose parent or guardian failed to, or was unable to, protect the child, • is within the description of this subdivision, and that this finding is declaratory of existing law. These children shall be known as commercially sexually exploited children.

  4. Key Components in an Effective CSEC Serving System • Screening, and identifying victims • Education and Awareness - all agencies use the same language • Safety planning for youth, families and the staff serving them • Collaboration across the multiple child-serving systems and agencies, including CBOs, FBOs, etc. • Tracking, collecting, and sharing data • Trauma-informed system of care • Appropriate placements trained to serve CSEC • Trust and Relationship building to improve service provision • Culturally competent and appropriate services • Survivor involvement in designing and implementing programming for CSEC

  5. This Presentation Is Brought To You By: Presented by: Anzette Shackelford, PCWTA County Consultant The Academy of Professional Excellence Public Child Welfare Training Academy

  6. Southern RTA (PCWTA)Addressing Human Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Southern, CA Part II Thursday, July 31, 2014

  7. Building Awareness • Partnered with local Human Trafficking Task force (CASE Programand Operation Safe House ) to: • Provide Regional Awareness Training to Child Welfare Staff • Provide Awareness Training to PCWTA staff • Delivering a webinar for CalSWEC on 10/28/2014

  8. Training Modalities • Developing Online Training Modalities: • Elearning • Awareness • Assessment • Information • Mobile APP • Assessment tools • Resources

  9. Statewide Webinar Webinar 10/28/2014 (CalSWEC) Goal: To educate and foster a deeper awareness of human trafficking and CSEC throughout the child welfare community • Designed to provide a broad overview of Human Trafficking • Based on findings from the literature review, and ongoing research on the topic of CSEC and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST)  • Focuses on the impacts and implications to the child welfare system

  10. CalSWEC Webinar Objectives • Discusses identification, assessment, and promising intervention strategies • Review of current federal, state, and local efforts to address the wide variety of issues associated with trafficking • Explore risk factors that contribute to the initial recruitment and ongoing victimization of young people by traffickers • Identify appropriate and effective responses and national and local resources • Provide information about the multi-systems response to working with victims

  11. research • Literature Review for SACHS • (Southern Area Consortium of Human Services ) • Casey National Research Project (Not yet published or available to the public) • Ongoing Review of: • - Federal/State Adopted and Proposed Legislation • - Budget Committee proposals regarding CSEC • Attend Conferences On Human Trafficking: • - National Symposium on Child Abuse (NCAC) – March 2014 • - ABA Conference on Human Trafficking – March 2013

  12. Things to Come: Continuing the Work • PCWTA Trainers Forum – CSEC Presentation • Continued participation in Statewide Action Team Sub Committees • Prevention and Training • Prevalence and Assessment • Specialized Services &Placement • Developing a Regional CSEC Training Plan including a regional collaborative • Classroom Training - Requests from counties

  13. Our Partners • Riverside, CA - Anti –Human Trafficking Taskforce: • Operation SafeHouse: http://operationsafehouse.org/ • Million Kids: MillionKids.org • San Bernardino, CA - Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE): • San Bernardino County CASE Program • https://www.facebook.com/sanbernardinoCASE • San Diego, CA - PCI and the Bilateral Safely Corridor Coalition (BSCC)  • http://www.bsccoalition.org/ • http://www.pciglobal.org/ • Orange County, CA – Community Service Programs (CSP) Human Trafficking Program: http://www.cspinc.org/Human%20Trafficking

  14. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)Presented By:Tenia Davis, MSWCurriculum and Evaluation AnalystCalifornia Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC)University of California, Berkeley Part III Thursday, July 31, 2014

  15. Risk Factors Lloyd, R., & Orman, A. (2010) Training Manual on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) : Module 2

  16. Who is at Risk for Recruitment? • Children who: • Are under 18 years old • Walk to school or to the store alone • Own or have access to a computer • Are attracted to consumer goods • Desire to develop romantic relationships • Sometimes feel insecure • Feel misunderstood • Fight with their parents • Sometimes feel their parents don’t care • Want more independence • Test boundaries and take risks Question: According to this, who is at risk for recruitment into CSEC? All Children Lloyd, R., & Orman, A. (2010) Training Manual on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) : Module 2

  17. Essentials of Service Delivery for Youth Exiting ‘the life’ • Safe Space • Physical safety • Choose a safe location • Set rules for appropriate conduct for youth • Emotional safety • Decorate the space with appropriate, informational, and/or inspiring images • Respect children’s need for privacy and confidentiality • Cultural Competency • Make sure that staff have a thorough understanding of impact, dynamics, and subcultures of CSEC • Support survivor voices and/or work with survivors of CSEC • Youth Development • Believe that all sexually exploited children have the ability to be leaders • Foster a sense of belonging and importance in the community Lloyd, R., & Orman, A. (2010) Training Manual on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) : Module 4

  18. Stages of Change • As youth make strides to exit ‘the life’ their progress commonly follows the Stages of Change model: • Pre-contemplation • Not yet acknowledged that there is a problem behavior • Contemplation • Acknowledging a problem but not yet ready or sure of wanting to make a change • Preparation • Getting ready to change • Action • Changing behavior • Maintenance • Maintaining a behavior change • Relapse • Returning to old behaviors and abandoning the new changes Graphic: The Australian Government Department of Health: Module 9: Working with Youth People on AOD Issues: Learner’s Workbook Lloyd, R., & Orman, A. (2010) Training Manual on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) : Module 4

  19. Additional Resources • Training Manual on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Presented by Kristi House / Project GOLDDeveloped by CSEC Community Intervention Project (CCIP)Written by Rachel Lloyd and AmalliaOrmanhttp://www.kristihouse.org/csec-ccip-training-materials/ • Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children (A Call to Action) by Linda Smith and Cindy Coloma • Girls Like US: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir by Rachel Lloyd • The White Umbrella: Walking with Survivors of Sex Trafficking by Mary Frances Bowley and Louie Giglio • Human trafficking: Rachel Lloyd at TEDxUChicago 2012

  20. Contact Information • Kate Walker, Attorney, National Center For Youth Law • 510.835.8098 x 3050 • kwalker@youthlaw.org • AnzetteShackleford, PCWTA County Consultant, Academy for Professional Excellence, SDSU School of Social Welfare • 619.564.9253 • ashackelford@mail.sdsu.edu • Tenia Davis, Curriculum and Evaluation Analyst, CalSWEC, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare • 510.643.9845 • teniad@berkeley.edu

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