CEU: Leaning into Discomfort: Providing Effective Care for Youth and Teen Victims of Human Trafficking
- Alumni
- Community/Public
- Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
- Current Graduate Students
- Current Undergraduate Students
This session focuses on complex trauma and how to navigate working with human trafficking victims and survivors. The presentation explores human trafficking definitions and clinical practice related to working with teens who have experienced complex trauma.
Event Details:
- Open to: All students, faculty, staff, community
- When: April 6, 6:00-8:00 pm
- Where: Online
- Registration: Registering is the only way to receive CEUs. If you would like to attend but do not need CEUs, you may attend for free! Advance registration is required for all attendees. Registration closes the day before the event. (Widener SW Alumni: please contact socialwork@widener.edu for discount coupon code).
CEU events and CEUs are free for current Widener students, faculty, and field instructors. Widener alumni need to pay $10; everyone else, $25. After the event, you will be emailed your certificate.
After registering, you should receive a confirmation email within 2 business days.
Questions? Reach out! socialwork@widener.edu
About the presenter(s):
Dr. Karie McGuire, DSW, LCSW earned her undergraduate degree in Public Health and both her MSW and DSW from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Committed to challenging systems that affect clients at all levels, she has dedicated her career to working with individuals impacted by trauma, including interpersonal violence, abuse, and loss, in both medical and community settings. Dr. McGuire presents nationally on human trafficking, sexual health education, and complex trauma, and maintains a private practice supporting adolescents with self-esteem, eating disorders, sexual health, and healthy relationships. Her teaching philosophy aligns with her clinical practice: meeting students where they are, fostering their passions, and emphasizing advocacy and relational engagement. She aims to inspire future social workers to remain lifelong advocates for meaningful change.