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NATALIE BARCENA
SEX TRAFFICKING: FEMALE SURVIVOR NEEDS
& IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK
ACT
NCA, 2016
Palermo Protocol, 2000
MEANS
TYPES OF FEMALE HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2015
PURPOSE
HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEFINITION
ADULT REFERRALS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
(SEX TRAFFICKING)
ADULT REFERRALS IN 2015
NCA, 2016
NATIONAL REFERRAL MECHANISM (NRM) PROCESS
NCA, 2016
What are the fundamental needs of female survivors of sex trafficking?
How is the practice of social work meeting these needs in the UK?
What approaches are employed by other countries and are they effective?
How could social work practice in the UK be improved to meet these needs?
Survivors experience needs in three phases:
SAFETY
SELF-ESTEEM
Key social work models to underpin intervention:
1) Strengths Perspective
2) Trauma-informed approach
3) Person-centred approach
4) Ecologcal systems theory
SELF-ACTUALISATION
PHYSIOLOGICAL
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs provides a framework to prioritise the order in which needs should be addressed and met.
LOVE
Future Research:
1) Current research lacks power to distinguish between symptoms occurring due to pre, trafficking, or post-trafficking factors
2) Further research required regarding the efficacy of interventions
Social Work:
1) Needs should be addressed according to a specified hierarchy
2) Mental health assessments should be included in needs assessments as standard
3) Interventions should be: a) person-centred b) trauma-informed & c) culturally sensitive
4) Greater synergy is required between voluntary/charitable, statutory and health care organisations to facilitate quality support
Abas, M., Ostrovschi, N.V., Prince, M., Gorceag, V., Trigub, C. and Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking: a historical cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 13(1).
Greer, B. T. and Dyle, S. D. (2014). Balancing the equity of mental health injuries: examining the “trauma exception” for sex trafficking T-VISA applicants. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 10(3), pp.159-191.
National Crime Agency (2016). National Referral Mechanism Statistics – End of Year Summary 2015. Available at: http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/676-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-end-of-year-summary-2015/file (Accessed: 20 March 2017).
Oram, S., Stöckl, H., Busza, J., Howard, L. and Zimmerman, C. (2012). Prevalence and Risk of Violence and the Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health Problems Associated with Human Trafficking: Systematic Review. PLoS Medicine, 9(5).
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2004). United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto. Available at: https://www.unodc.org/documents/middleeastandnorthafrica/organised-crime/UNITED_NATIONS_CONVENTION_AGAINST_TRANSNATIONAL_ORGANIZED_CRIME_AND_THE_PROTOCOLS_THERETO.pdf (Accessed: 20 March 2017).
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