Explore your state policy and organizational response to human trafficking and what you can do to contribute to the implementation of trauma-informed patient care. Should be 500-900 words using up to date references within 5 years
Prepare—the state you are using is TEXAS
I would like you to visit the Polaris Project websiteLinks to an external site. https://polarisproject.org/grading-criminal-record-relief-laws-for-survivors-of-human-trafficking/ and find your state’s report card on human trafficking from Polaris.
Now, explore what resources the clinical site you are located at has to respond to human trafficking. Use the following checklist as a reference.
• Use of ICD-10-CM codes for trafficking
• Mandated reporting rules
• Discharge safety plan
• Referral protocol
• Screening tool
• Protocol sets
• How to handle refusal of care
• Clinic safety plan
• Collaboration with law enforcement
• Use of survivor advocate
• Use of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
• Hotline posted on posters in the clinical area
• Taskforce established
• Mandatory onboarding or regular training
• State law mandating continuing education
After exploring your clinical site response to human trafficking, summarize what you have learned.
1. What resources are unavailable at your clinical site, and how may that be affecting the identification of potential victims and providing trauma-informed care to those patients?
2. What action steps can you take to effectively respond to human trafficking within your scope of practice?
