FGCU's Professional Development, Training & Certification program provides credit and non-credit learning opportunities for the working professional as well as customized training programs to meet the needs of local business and industry. We provide high quality, integrated and innovative programs that enable participants to achieve their career and learning objectives through access to affordable education and employment skills training. We offer a variety of certificate and CEU programs, lectures and short courses, conferences, symposia and seminars.

Human Slavery

Join us for a series of free continuing education programs offering practical guidelines
for practitioners as well as the lay public seeking a more in-depth understanding of issues
and actions related to human trafficking.  Continental breakfast will be served. 

Free 3.0 contact hours for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling and Nursing for all programs, except February 12th will receive 2.0 contact hours.

For more information or to register, please call  239-425-3270.
Link to on-line registeration http://registerce.fgcu.edu/

Symposium Schedule           

Program #CE0600 - Awareness & Action Symposium Series II (Register for the all programs)
        Thurs., January 29, 2009
        Thurs, February12, 2009  8:30-10:30 am
        Thurs., April 30, 2009
        Thurs., July 30, 2009
        Thurs., October 22, 2009
        Thurs., Jan. 28, 2010

Or individual Programs:

Program #CE0601 - "Agricultural Trafficking: A Human Rights Approach to its Recognition, Response, and Prevention".
Thurs., January 29, 2009 
Presenters:  Julia Perkins and Laura Germino of Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and Maria Jose Fletcher of Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center.

Program #CE0602 - "Human Trafficking and Guatemala".
Thurs., February 12, 2009
Presenter: Genelle Grant, EdD
Free 2.0 contact hours for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling and Nursing.

Program #CE0603- "Creating Victim-Centered Investigations: Promising Practices for
Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Cases".
Thurs., April 30, 2009
Presenter: Marie Martinez, Victim Service Advocate, Program Specialist- Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Washington, D.C.

Program #CE0604- "Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Florida".
Thurs., July 30, 2009  
Presenter:  Linda Smith

Program #CE0605- "Identifiction, Investigation, Collaboraion: The Clearwater Task Force"
Thurs., October 22, 2009
Reservation at Sugden Welcome Center pending
Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Presenter:  Dewey Williams

Identification, Investigation, Collaboration: The Clearwater Task Force
                     Dewey Williams, Deputy Chief, Clearwater Police Department
 
Please join us for this informative session in which Deputy Chief Dewey Williams (Ret.) gives a overview of the framework for identifying and investigating human trafficking cases.  Mr. Williams will review indicators of human trafficking, and the requisite preparation and responses needed on the part of law enforcement and victim services providers.  These include consideration of shelter, interpreters, case management, health care, the causes and effects of long term trauma, legal and immigration assistance.  Information about the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Task Force and insights into Task Force management, the collaborative nature of investigations, and best practices for law enforcement will be shared.

Program #CE0606- TBA(Date change from January 28, 2010)
New Date- Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reservation at FGCU-Student Union Ballroom
Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m. – 5p.m.
Presenter:  TBA
Conference event, end of April 2010, tentative date April 29-30, 2010, location TBD

This event was posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 by Continuing Education