Course Description
Human trafficking is a worldwide modern day slavery issue that affects over 43 million people. The majority of people that are trafficked are women and children, boys and girls. These victims/survivors are forced into slave labor, sexual abuse and other forms of trafficking. Victims frequently do not seek help due to language barriers, fear of their traffickers, or fear of law enforcement. Because of this, most US states, including Michigan, are unable to provide an accurate accounting of just how many people have actually been trafficked. The numbers are exponentially larger than what's currently being reported. In this course, various aspects of trafficking will be shared including the scope and what is (and what is not) being done and how social workers can provide much needed services.
Important
The following course is for 3 CE hours in the social work industry as approved by NASW-Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative (Approval #: 112321-00). All other professionals have the responsibility to check with their respective approval agency to see if the certificate issued will be accepted for CE credit for their respective license.
Any person may register to take this course. Please note that the registration cost is $75 for CE credit and/or if a certificate of completion is required to be issued. The cost is $50 to take for awareness purposes only without any CE credit or certificate issued. Please make sure you mark the correct box upon registration.
Please email [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Course Instructor
David Manville
BSW, MSW, LMSW, ACSW
Lecturer, Eastern Michigan University School of Social Work
CEU Training Coordinator, Sparrow Freedom Project
In 2011, David developed and has continued teaching the first human trafficking class at a four-year university in Michigan. He has mentored students in their research and presentations at the undergraduate symposium on human trafficking issues since 2014.
He and former students established a human trafficking student organization: ‘Unmasked,’ for which he is the faculty advisor. He has assisted the state of Michigan on re-writing protocols for foster care youth and human trafficking. Dave also developed and executed ‘Train the Trainer’s’ on human trafficking in Jamaica, while on an alternative spring break international service-learning trip. He has currently provided training over 70 times on human trafficking issues.
David has also presented at over 100 conferences/trainings on issues from fatherhood matters, children’s rights in divorce situations, never-married parents’ issues, child custody and human trafficking.
He was the co-founder of the first Fatherhood Collaboration in the state of Michigan and he has served as a board member or on advisory committees for numerous organizations such as Head Start, Children’s Right Council, Men’s Health Network, Healthy Marriage/Healthy Relationships, Intentional Living Collective and Sparrow Freedom Project.