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Kathleen W Gorman1, Beth Ann Hatkevich2
1Kathleen W. Gorman, OTD, OTR/L, is Postdoctoral Fellow, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR. At the time of the project, she was Graduate Student, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Abstract:
Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery that includes sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and trafficking of children. It is estimated that 35.8 million people are enslaved around the world. Because of the traumatic experiences that victims of human trafficking encounter, the needs of victims are extensive and require the services of several providers, including health care providers, for victims to transform into survivors and thrivers. Currently, the role of occupational therapy is minimal and unexplored. The profession of occupational therapy has the capacity of having a profound role in both providing client-centered care services to victims and survivors of human trafficking and partaking in preventive advocacy efforts to combat human trafficking. Further advocacy efforts are required to promote the profession of occupational therapy in combating human trafficking.
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