Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/12/2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Four Oaks Ankeny Office
Categories
Ankeny: Shining Light: Safeguarding from Human Trafficking (NOT ONLINE)
Date & Time: Monday, May 12, 2025, 6pm-9pm
Location: Four Oaks Office: 6900 NE 14th St, Ste 25N, Ankeny, IA 50023
Trainer(s): Devon Greiter & Mark Herbst
Registration URL: https://attendee.gototraining.com/r/2879117821903291908
Description: This workshop dispels myths of human trafficking and provides insights into the reality of human trafficking. Participants will gain a new understanding of the intersection of human trafficking and foster care. Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of force, fraud, coercion and the grooming process. Participants will gain an understanding of vulnerabilities of youth in foster care and the way traffickers utilize these vulnerabilities to exploit individuals. This course will begin to explore the use of social media and gaming in targeting and grooming individuals for trafficking. This course is designed to equip participant with the knowledge to identify human trafficking before it begins and empower them to take steps to intervene and report the behavior. It will also provide a basis to begin a conversation with youth about the dangers of trafficking and safeguarding practices.
**This qualifies for Group Credit through HHS.
***Note: You need to register each participant and they each need their own email. If you are registering two people, you need two different email addresses. Children are not allowed at this training so please make other arrangements for them.
Any questions please send to gototraining@fouroaks.org.