This module links to the ACWE online training "Identifying and Supporting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) (eLearning for Caregivers)" Participants will upload a copy of their ACWE certificate after completing the course.

DESCRIPTION:

This 90-minute in-service level course will help caregivers identify and support youth who are at risk for or are being commercially sexually exploited. The training will provide a framework for understanding this issue that greatly impacts adolescents in the child welfare system, as well as for understanding the basic practices that support helping these youth reach positive outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Know the legal definition of commercial sexual exploitation of children

Understand how commercial sexual exploitation might happen to a youth

Understand how experiencing commercial sexual exploitation may impact a youth

Be able to spot signs that youth are at risk for becoming (or are) commercially sexually exploited

Have strategies for caring for youth who are at risk for becoming (or have been) commercially sexually exploited