A case manager or service provider may be assigned a trafficked client of any gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, education and employability at any given moment. Additionally, a trafficked client has endured an extreme loss of freedom, power and respect and may not be understood in a foreign country and culture. It is a considerable task, therefore, to create a provider-client relationship that encourages the client to make decisions consistent with their values, beliefs and culture, so critical to their wellbeing and future success. This guidebook and workbook is full of self-reflection exercises, case studies, discussions and tips to help you minimize biases, share power and create cross-cultural partnerships with clients. The end result is empowered clients who select the most appropriate and necessary services, moving from crisis to stability. It is a resource you can continually come back to in order to evaluate your client relationships and that supervisors can use to support the work of their staff. 38 pages. English. Authors Sangita Chari & Jodi Stewart-Moore.

Law enforcement routinely cites gaining the victim-witness’ trust as the most difficult obstacle in trafficking cases. Authors Kelly Heinrich & Jennifer Podkul pooled their ten years of experience assisting trafficked persons in working with law enforcement to help you overcome that obstacle. They listened to victim-witness’ concerns, fears and reactions to law enforcement and the criminal justice process. Together with the victim-witnesses they then discovered ways in which to alleviate those concerns and help them learn to trust again. This guidebook is a culmination of their work, which presents various techniques - equally justice oriented and victim-centered - to help you gain and safeguard your victim-witness’ trust. The techniques are helpful to any law enforcement official, whether new or experienced, working on human trafficking cases. Incorporating this guidebook’s techniques into your daily work will help you gain trust, obtain the information you need and make your investigation as efficient as possible.  41 pages. English. Authors Kelly Heinrich & Jennifer Podkul. Reviewed by Paul Holmes.

A unique resource, this guidebook was created to encourage local leadership on human trafficking. This guidebook is an excellent starting place for anyone in local government wondering why and how to make an impact on human trafficking in the community. Big, small, urban, rural - there are literally 50 recommended action steps for you to implement according to your community's unique profile. There are also substantive chapters that detail a proven effective framework within which to organize, tips to ensure your efforts are comprehensive, and a planning tool to help guide your efforts. Alternatively, are you looking to engage your local leaders on human trafficking? Then use this guidebook as an advocacy tool to help you learn why and how local leaders can be involved. 52 pages. English.
Authors Kelly Heinrich & Stephen Warnath.