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Specialized Services and Placement Consideration for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation
This webinar introduces strategies for developing a specialized service approach and considerations when placing sexually exploited youth in care. It has been developed in response to needs expressed by state agencies for best practices and placement considerations for survivors of sexual exploitation in response to the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, Public Law (P.L.) 113-183, which requires child welfare agencies to provide a wide range of individualized and trauma-informed support services to youth who have survived sexual exploitation.
Presenters
Jennifer Marcelli, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Jennifer Marcelli serves as the Program Area Manager for foster care, family empowerment, and the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (P.L. 113–183) for the Capacity Building Center for States. In her role, Ms. Marcelli works closely with the Children’s Bureau and other experts to shape and implement the priority agenda for her program areas. One of Ms. Marcelli’s primary responsibilities is helping build capacity in Foster Care and Permanency, Family Empowerment, and P.L. 113–183 by developing and managing projects, products, learning experiences, and constituency groups. With over 12 years of experience as a line worker, supervisor, and senior administrator in a child welfare organization, Ms. Marcelli has extensive experience in many child welfare program areas, including program development and implementation of youth, foster care, and adoption programs, and has extensive project management experience.
Leslie Briner, M.S.W.
Leslie is a professional consultant, educator, and content expert for systems and social service agencies on the topic of sexual exploitation, human trafficking and gender-based violence, serves as part time adjunct faculty for the University of Washington - School of Social Work and has been the Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Policy and Training Coordinator for YouthCare in Seattle, WA since 2012.