Events - 09/12/2024 - CE: A Survivor's Human Trafficking Awareness Interdisciplinary Training: (2 hrs)
- Recognize the signs of a trafficker trying to purchase a house for trafficking
- Understand the vulnerabilities that traffickers capitalize on
- Identify the signs of a victim of human trafficking
- Discern the verbiage/typologies of human trafficking
- Be cognizant of the psychological effects of human trafficking
- Focus on the resources needed for victim(s) of human trafficking
Instructor Teresa Merriweather is an Elyria,Ohio native.
Teresa’s ambitions were detoured by the horrific experiences of being trafficked in the sex trade.
Her faith, personal ambition and perseverance instilled in her by her parents, allowed her to escape her trafficker and fulfill her professional goals so she may help others.
She obtained a Bachelor of Art in Sociology, Master of Science in the Administration of Justice & Security, Crime Scene Technician (CSI) certification and an Honorary Doctorate Degree. Teresa, successfully completed a Fellowship in human trafficking December of 2016.
She is co-author of "Rethinking Primary Prevention of Child Trafficking" , a framework published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry with worldwide distribution.
Teresa, is globally/nationally recognized for her expertise in human trafficking and member of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commissions Legal/Legislative sub-committee, MHRCET Advisory Board (California), Ohio Planning Council, Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars and National Survivor Network.
Recently, the US Department of Education selected her to present on Life After Trafficking or Exploitation: Survivor Resilience, a webinar series on child trafficking. She trains all over the country on human trafficking awareness and has future plans of leading a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking.
SPONSORS:
Guardian Title – Mary Felton
Legacy Home Finance – Jay Slone
Cost: LoCAR Members: FREE / Non-LoCAR Members: $10
Location
Spitzer Conference Center
1005 N. Abbe Rd.
Elyria, OH 44035
- Understand the vulnerabilities that traffickers capitalize on
- Identify the signs of a victim of human trafficking
- Discern the verbiage/typologies of human trafficking
- Be cognizant of the psychological effects of human trafficking
- Focus on the resources needed for victim(s) of human trafficking
Instructor Teresa Merriweather is an Elyria,Ohio native.
Teresa’s ambitions were detoured by the horrific experiences of being trafficked in the sex trade.
Her faith, personal ambition and perseverance instilled in her by her parents, allowed her to escape her trafficker and fulfill her professional goals so she may help others.
She obtained a Bachelor of Art in Sociology, Master of Science in the Administration of Justice & Security, Crime Scene Technician (CSI) certification and an Honorary Doctorate Degree. Teresa, successfully completed a Fellowship in human trafficking December of 2016.
She is co-author of "Rethinking Primary Prevention of Child Trafficking" , a framework published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry with worldwide distribution.
Teresa, is globally/nationally recognized for her expertise in human trafficking and member of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commissions Legal/Legislative sub-committee, MHRCET Advisory Board (California), Ohio Planning Council, Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars and National Survivor Network.
Recently, the US Department of Education selected her to present on Life After Trafficking or Exploitation: Survivor Resilience, a webinar series on child trafficking. She trains all over the country on human trafficking awareness and has future plans of leading a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking.
SPONSORS:
Guardian Title – Mary Felton
Legacy Home Finance – Jay Slone
Cost: LoCAR Members: FREE / Non-LoCAR Members: $10
Contact:
(440) 328-4210
contact@locar.org
