Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) 101

Nicole Klasey, Psy.D. & Nola Brantley

Training Description

CSEC 101 is a 1-day training that provides a comprehensive overview of CSEC. The training will discuss CSEC by looking at the victimization of system involved youth as well as the demand side of exploitation. The trainers will discuss risk factors and pathways of entry for all those involved in CSEC. The trainers will highlight populations that are disproportionately impacted by CSEC such as the Native American population, LGBTQ youth, etc. Lastly, the trainers will discuss identifying youth involved in CSEC and needs they have.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to define CSEC

2. Participants will be able to identify at least 3 risk factors for involvement in CSEC

3. Participants will be able discuss one population disproportionately impacted by CSEC

4. Participants will increase their ability to identity youth as CSEC

5. Participants will be able to identify at least 3 needs of CSEC

Agenda 

9:30-9:45am  Welcome and introductions

9:45-11:00am  CSEC Overview

11:00-11:15am  Break (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

11:15am-12:30pm  CSEC subpopulations

12:30-1:30pm  Lunch (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

1:30-3:00pm  Risk factors and pathways of entry

3:00-3:15pm  Break (CEUs will not be offered for this time)

3:15-4:15pm  Impact and Needs of CSEC

4:15-4:30pm  Closing and evals

Meet Our Trainers

Nicole Klasey is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

Nola Brantley, CEO & Founder of Nola Brantley Speaks has become nationally recognized as a powerful Survivor voice for the issue of child sex trafficking through her moving and information packed public speaking. Her hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized population of victimized youth. Nola’s approach aims to be holistic!

This course meets the qualifications for (5.5) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.