An Evaluation of a Human Trafficking Housing Program: Implications Toward Future Program Development and Service Provision

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Findings from recent literature suggest that human trafficking (HT) programs may lack critical components that influence survivors’ likelihood of successful reintegration into society. Our session highlights a retrospective evaluation of a housing program in southern Florida. The results of this evaluation can be used to guide practitioners in prioritizing the services that optimize the likelihood of survivors' success, such as managing finances and acquiring and maintaining employment and housing. This panel features a program evaluation conducted in collaboration with community partners at the USF Trafficking in Persons Research Lab. The first paper will provide an overview of the retrospective analysis of the housing program. The second paper will highlight the factors within case management that may influence survivors’ outcomes. The third paper will present a systematic approach to creating need-specific treatment goals. The fourth paper will highlight the behavioral-analytic approach taken toward program evaluation. Taken together, these papers highlight a systematic approach to evaluating the effectiveness of service providers for survivors of human trafficking.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 16. Human Trafficking

Individual Presentations

• Success Markers Among Survivors of Human Trafficking: A Housing Program Evaluation - Marissa Del Vecchio, University of South Florida; Arturo Garcia, University of South Florida; Shelly Wagers, University of South Florida; Kimberly Crosland, University of South Florida; Kaleigh Cernosek, University of South Florida; Marqueline Cenatus, University of South Florida

• Considerations for Success: How Factors of Case Management Influence Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors - Kaleigh Cernosek, University of South Florida; Marissa Del Vecchio, University of South Florida; Arturo Garcia, University of South Florida; Marqueline Cenatus, University of South Florida; Shelly Wagers, University of South Florida; Kimberly Crosland, University of South Florida

• SMART Goals: The Need for a Systematic Model to Promote Success for Human Trafficking Survivors - Marqueline Cenatus, University of South Florida; Arturo Garcia, University of South Florida; Marissa Del Vecchio, University of South Florida; Kaleigh Cernosek, University of South Florida; Shelly Wagers, University of South Florida; Kimberly Crosland, University of South Florida; Chantal Rogenski, University of South Florida

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Housing Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking through a Behavior Analytic Lens - Arturo Garcia, University of South Florida; Kimberly Crosland, University of South Florida; Marissa Del Vecchio, University of South Florida

Chair

• Arturo Garcia, University of South Florida

Organized by a Division or external group?

The Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab at the University of South Florida