Overview of Child Sex Trafficking (CST). | The role technology plays in both reactive and proactive cases. | Similarities and differences between the traditional Child Abuse MDT case and a CST MDT case from a law enforcement perspective.| CST culture and the mindset of the trafficker. | High Risk Victim (HRV) concept.

Is There a difference between a traditional MDT model and a CST MDT model? | Getting members to buy-in. | Who should be on your MDT CST team? | Identifying roles and responsibilities of team members.| How to manage conflict among team members.| Creating and implementing your protocols and action plan.

Provide instructions regarding the MDT CST Action Plan. | Teams begin to identify goals, stakeholders, gaps, action steps, benchmarks and timeline.

Teams will breakout to work on their Action Plan, to identify their goals, stakeholders, gaps, action steps, benchmarks and timeline.

Evaluate current team positions on CST Response Continuum

Overview of the Child Advocacy Center current engagement and preparedness for responding to CST cases | Discuss the successful integration of a CAC into a CST MDT | Vicarious Trauma

Understanding the process of forming an MDT/CST model | Identify members and roles of team members | Development of effective teams through communication and collaboration

Trauma and its effects on mental health | Trauma Bonds - effects before and after rescue | The relationship between trauma and substance abuse | Therapeutic interventions for the clinical treatment of CST survivors | Specific strategies for disciplines to mitigate the effects of trauma on survivors

Preventive steps MDTs can implement | System needs which decrease the risks of victimization | Public Service Announcements - target hardening | Community outreach and raising awareness | Roles of the courts, prosecution and defense | Shared Hope Report Card, legislative landscape | CAPTA Law

Evaluate current team positions on CST Response Continuum

Overview of CPS role with different disciplines, including law enforcement, medical, advocates, juvenile courts/probation, schools and NPO’s | CPS Risk Assessment Screening process

Challenges faced during victimization to becoming a survivor and after | System failures and successes | Benefits and challenges with advocates as team members | Placement versus detention

Effective team Dynamics | Reasonable short and long-term goals, realistic expectations | Overcoming obstacles both internal and external | Passion versus power

Individual Team Action Plan presentations