"Human Trafficking: Trauma-Informed Advocacy, Treatment and

Utilizing a collaborative model, this workshop is designed to increase the attendees ability to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking. This session will cover the general scope of human trafficking, red flags and indicators that a patient/client has been trafficked, mental health considerations for this vulnerable population and steps an organization and individual can take to provide appropriate assistance without further traumatization.

Objectives

• Exploring considerations for fostering resilience.
• Considerations for approaching patients/clients in a trauma-informed manner.
• Discussing how to create an effective plan of care.
• Developing an understanding of how to advocate through strong community collaboration.

About Leslie Clingenpeel

Leslie Clingenpeel is an activist and advocate for victims of human trafficking and domestic

violence. Serving as the Executive Director at The Spring Shelter, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma,

Leslie is responsible for leading the organization, as well as for training and capacity building of

service providers across the state of Oklahoma.

Leslie is committed to establishing and expanding resources which offer victim-centered services

and trauma-informed programs. Mrs. Clingenpeel has worked in collaboration with the Human

Trafficking Capacity Building Center through the Office for Victims of Crime to bring training

and awareness across the state. She also built and launched a Training Catalogue & Speakers

Bureau at The Spring and works as a consultant to outside agencies to help establish and develop Human Trafficking responses within their organizational setting.

Leslie serves in leadership as the Co-Chair for the Oklahoma Coalition Against Trafficking and

passionately shares her voice in policy and legislation to better serve victim-survivors. Leslie is

credentialed as a Certified Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Professional (CDSVRP) and

is known for her work in community education, victim advocacy, and community collaboration.

Leslie has a bachelor’s degree in Ministry & Leadership and a master’s degree in Strategic

Leadership, specific to the non-profit organizational sector.

About Sara Gadd

Sara Gadd is the Human Trafficking Program Manager for Ascension St. John. In this role she manages the Ascension St. John Human Trafficking Education and Response Program to train healthcare providers to identify and respond to the needs of victims of human trafficking. Ms. Gadd is the chair of the Oklahoma Coalition Against Human Trafficking (OCAT) in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Human Services: Marriage and Family.