This half-day training session is dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by Indigenous youth in foster care who have experienced sexual exploitation. Participants will explore risk factors and best practices for identifying and supporting these youth. The training aims to enhance collaborative efforts by providing essential knowledge, skills, and perspectives, with a strong emphasis on cultural connections and resources as pathways to healing. Building on the foundational concepts covered in CSEC 101, this session delves deeper into the specific issues affecting Indigenous youth within the context of sexual exploitation.
After attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Articulate a comprehensive understanding of how historical trauma and ongoing systemic inequities heighten the susceptibility of Indigenous youth to sexual exploitation; and identify at least three specific ways in which these factors contribute to increased risk and identify strategies and resources to address them within their practice.
- Identify at least three barriers Indigenous youth encounter when seeking placement and culturally relevant services.
- Demonstrate their comprehension of cultural protective factors by identifying and explaining at least three best practices that leverage these factors to facilitate healing and harm reduction for Indigenous youth who are at risk of or have experienced sexual exploitation.
- Apply cultural protective factors in the development of Needs and Services plans for CSE identified Indigenous youth.
- Identify the indicators of sexual exploitation in Indigenous youth in foster care.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for child welfare staff, including social workers, supervisors and senior leaders.