Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking Victimization and Response
June 26, 2025
9:30am – 2:30pm via Zoom
5.0 Category I CEUs
(meets Anti-Oppressive Practice requirements)
Presenter: Shari Kim, PhD, CCDC
Rosa J. Kolker Professional Development Series.
Workshop Description
Human trafficking is a crime that thrives in the shadows, hiding in plain sight. It survives, because most people do not know they are seeing it when it is in front of them.
In this workshop, you will learn how to identify human trafficking both in the community and in your place of practice, how to respond when you suspect trafficking, and how to help trafficking survivors heal.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define trafficking locally and globally
- Identify five types of trafficking
- Recognize barriers preventing victims from leaving trafficking situations
- Assess if someone has been trafficked
- Explain Brainwashing, Undue Influence, Trauma Bonds, and Stockholm Syndrome in relation to trafficking
- Develop a treatment plan for trafficking survivors
- Define Post-Traumatic Growth and its relevance to trafficking
Shari Kim, PhD, CCDC, is a trauma psychologist at Chase Brexton Health Care. She is active in anti-trafficking efforts in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and as a noted expert in the field, collaborates with community partners and serves on multiple task forces. She served as chair of the human trafficking subcommittee for the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the behavioral health workgroup for the York County Human Trafficking Task Force.
Dr. Kim has over 20 years’ experience in mental health. She founded Susquehanna Valley Community Mental Health Services and serves as the chapter coordinator for disaster mental health services with the American Red Cross National Capital Chapter.
Workshop Fees
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General Professional Community: $150
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Jewish Day School Educators, JCS Retirees, NJHSA Members: $100
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Current JCS Staff, Board, Advisory Council & Staff of Agencies Funded by The Associated*: Free with Code.
*To request your code and see a list of eligible agencies funded by The Associated, click here.
Jewish Community Services is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to provide
Continuing Education Units.
The Rosa J. Kolker Professional Development series is made possible with funding from Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, Inc.,
a supporting foundation of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore.