CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multidisciplinary Team Participant Guide Version 1 | December 2015 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team PARTICIPANT GUIDE Table of Contents Segment Page Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................... 3 Introduction to Materials .................................................................................................... 4 Agenda ................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction Questions ....................................................................................................... 6 Understanding the Issue ..................................................................................................... 7 Vignettes ........................................................................................................................... 15 Introduction to the Multi‐disciplinary Team (MDT) Structure ......................................... 17 Values Discussion Guide ................................................................................................... 23 Best Practices .................................................................................................................... 24 Communicating, Facilitating, and Participating ................................................................ 32 Facilitation Tips ................................................................................................................. 34 Overview of Each Stakeholder .......................................................................................... 37 Sample MDT Agendas ....................................................................................................... 40 Planning Worksheet .......................................................................................................... 42 Personal Goals................................................................................................................... 46 Appendix A: Harm Reduction ............................................................................................ 47 Appendix B: Examples of Strengths .................................................................................. 48 Appendix C: Checklist for MDT Facilitator ........................................................................ 49 Appendix D: Trauma‐informed Practice ........................................................................... 50 Appendix E: Client‐Centered Care .................................................................................... 54 Appendix F: Intervention .................................................................................................. 55 References ........................................................................................................................ 62 2 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team | Participant Guide | Version 1 | December 2015 Acknowledgments CalSWEC and the curriculum developer would like to thank and acknowledge those who contributed to the curriculum. The following organizations provided funding support, collaboration, curriculum review, and information sharing: ● The Child Welfare Council CSEC Action Team ● The County Welfare Director’s Association ● The California Department of Social Services ● The Central Training Academy ● The Northern California Training Academy ● The Resource Center for Family‐focused Practice ● The Bay Area Academy ● The Public Child Welfare Training Academy ● West Coast Children’s Clinic The following individuals contributed to the development of the curriculum through providing source material, feedback on drafts, and participation in the pilot: ● Rayan Cruz ● Catie Hart ● Lillian Jungleib ● Patty Poulsen ● Anzette Shackelford ● Leslie Zeitler ● Lynn Mackey, Director, Student Programs, Alameda County Office of Education ● Alex Masden, Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Project, Contra Costa County Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative ● Lesha Roth, Contra Costa County Probation Director ● Nicole Heron, Public Defender, Contra Costa County ● Whit Griffinger, Staff Attorney, Youth Justice Project, Bay Area Legal Aid ● Cristina Hickey, Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County ● Neely McElroy, Continuous Quality Improvement and Violence Prevention Division, Contra Costa County Children and Family Services ● Robin Lipetzky, Public Defender, Contra Costa County CalSWEC would also like to thank the curriculum writer, Carly Devlin for her work to develop and pilot this curriculum. 3 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team | Participant Guide | Version 1 | December 2015 Introduction to Materials This manual serves as a guide to the Multidisciplinary Team Meeting (MDT) for identified commercially sexually exploited children and youth (CSEC/Y) in California. State guidelines are requiring that county agencies hold these meetings for each identified youth upon identification and as needed (more specific policy background will be provided below). The content sets the stage for understanding the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of children. It contains several case studies, legal background, and the scope of the issue in the California. It includes information about youth’s backgrounds, the process of exploitation, warning signs, and current interventions. The CSEC 101 training is available for hose who are more unfamiliar with the issue. The content also includes the policy background of the MDT, the guiding principles of the MDT and how to put them into action, strategies for collaborating in the context of a meeting, principles of effective communication, examples for how to put them into action, and facilitation basics. The manual is designed to be both a tool and resource guide. MDT participants can return to specific sections of the manual as needed in the future. Citation and Use The curriculum is intended for public use, to be distributed widely and at no cost, providing that proper citation is noted, as indicated: 1. Use of the curriculum in unmodified form must be cited as follows: California Social Work Education Center (Ed.). (2015). CSEC 102: Engaging and Serving Children and Youth. Berkeley, CA: California Social Work Education Center. 2. Use of the curriculum after any modification must be cited by placing the following text at the top of the first page of the modified curriculum: “This curriculum is based on the curriculum cited below, but has been modified. CalSWEC is not responsible for modifications to the curriculum. For more information, or access to the original CalSWEC curriculum, visit the CalSWEC website at http://calswec.berkeley.edu, or call 510‐642‐9272. California Social Work Education Center (Ed.). (2015). CSEC 102: Engaging and Serving Children and Youth. Berkeley, CA: California Social Work Education Center.” Questions regarding usage of the curriculum should be addressed to CalSWEC. Contact Melissa Connelly [email protected]. 4 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team | Participant Guide | Version 1 | December 2015 Agenda Segment 1: Framing Segment 2: Introductions Segment 3: Understanding the Issue BREAK Segment 4: Current Roles, Responsibilities, and Protocols BREAK Segment 5: Action Planning (Part 1) BREAK Segment 6: Action Planning (Part 2) Segment 7: Closing 5 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team | Participant Guide | Version 1 | December 2015 Introduction Questions 1) Introduce yourself by sharing the following: a) Your name b) The agency or role you represent at the MDT (service agency, Child Welfare, Probation, Resource family, etc.) c) What your previous experience with team meetings been like d) What you envision the MDT process will be like 2) Be aware of time and limit yourself to 2 minutes 6 CSEC 102: Building a CSEC/Y Multi‐disciplinary Team | Participant Guide | Version 1 | December 2015 Understanding the Issue Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children/Youth Youth who have been exploited are not criminals and being involved in commercial sexual activity as a youth under the age of 18 is not a crime committed by youth, but is a form of child abuse. Child welfare is the agency charged with addressing CSEC/Y, as required by statewide policy changes. Ending the exploitation is not something youth can do on their own. Tackling the issue is about providing support AND addressing individual and systemic factors that lead to its occurrence. Language Avoid language that blames the victim and connotes choice on the part of the young person being exploited. View exploited youth as victims, not criminals. Use “person‐first” language. Rather than referring to youth as “CSEC,” refer to them as youth who have experienced exploitation. This recognizes that each person is complex and has more to his or her identity than the commercial sexual exploitation they experienced. Legal Background The commercial sexual exploitation of children is defined by the 2000 federal law called the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (TVPA) as a form of sex trafficking in which the victim is under the age of 18. Sex trafficking, which is a form of human trafficking, is defined as the “recruitment, harboring, provision, transportation, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act.” A commercial sex act is defined as a sex act that is exchanged for something of value, including shelter,