Mahapatra, N., Faulkner, M. & Schatz, C.S. (2016). Forefront of human rights issues: Integrating human trafficking into the Social Work curriculum. Critical Social Work, 17(1), 75-96.
Curriculum content including learning strategies about human trafficking can be integrated into social work programs through the core content courses, enabling future practitioners to competently serve and advocate for victims as well as examine human trafficking policies at national and global levels. However, teaching about human trafficking is difficult due to the lack of evidence-based information. Using existing information, students can gain an understanding of an insidious worldwide phenomenon, which targets the most vulnerable populations including children, women, and youth for mere economic gains. This paper describes strategies for incorporating the topic of human trafficking as a social justice issue into core social work courses. This curricular area offers a topic of global and local significance that should be of paramount concern to the social work profession and its educators.
Mahapatra, N., Faulkner, M. & Schatz, C.S. (2016). Forefront of human rights issues: Integrating human trafficking into the Social Work curriculum. Critical Social Work, 17(1), 75-96. doi.org/10.22329/csw.v17i1.5896