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The Application of the Stages of Change Model When Working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY)
Thursday, June 1, 2023 2 - 3:30 p.m. CST
The Stages of Change Model is known as the best practice framework for understanding and affecting change when working with victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation, but little guidance and training is provided to practitioners who work with this vulnerable population. This webinar will provide an overview of the model and practical interventions for working with Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) and their families. This is an intermediate training where CSEC 101 is the advised prerequisite.
Presenters:
Sarah Hall, LPC-Associate CSEY Project Manager; Texas Alliance of Children & Family Services
As the Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth Project Manager at the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, Sarah Hall develops and delivers training and technical assistance to organizations working with youth who have experienced human trafficking, bringing both her lived experience expertise and clinical training to this role. She has previously counseled juveniles in a residential treatment setting. Sarah is a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and a National Certified Counselor. She has an M.A. in Professional Counseling, a B.Sc. in Mathematics, a B.A. in Government, and a B.A. in Anthropology.
Gina Peck-Sobolewski, MA, LMFT VP; Sycamores
Ms. Peck-Sobolewski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in children’s residential and mental health treatment for over 20 years. She has held a variety of positions to include direct services staff, clinician, clinical supervisor and program director. Ms. Peck-Sobolewski has also trained nationally on a variety of topics which includes clinical assessment/treatment, vicarious traumatization, risk management and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC). Gina currently oversees the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) programs for Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, a nonprofit agency that provides various residential and community based services for at risk youth and families in Los Angeles, CA. Within her current role, Ms. Peck-Sobolewski oversees all areas of residential programming to include Transitional Shelter Care (TSC), Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP), foster family/adoption services and various community based mental health programs. Also within this role, Ms. Peck-Sobolewski assists in developing and implementing initiatives and processes for youth in various levels of care and expanding treatment programming for specialized populations. She has most recently focused efforts on program development/expansion as well as state wide advocacy efforts for at risk youth. Ms. Peck-Sobolewski also maintains a private practice in Southern California.
