Human trafficking has evolved as a heinous crime and a violation of human rights worldwide. The needs of survivors are “complex and often challenging to those who are trying to provide assistance” (Dell et al., 2019, p. 184). In 1962, the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) declared human trafficking as an emerging area where the profession can impact, as it is a large form of occupational injustice. However, limited research on occupational therapy involves survivors of human trafficking. Occupational therapists have a distinctive skill set to treat this population as the profession looks at the individual holistically and aims to achieve function. Esperanza is a 12-week program created for survivors of human trafficking. The goals of the program are to increase independence, quality of life, and executive functioning skills in the survivors, decrease the survivors’ lengths of stay at the safe homes, and increase the knowledge of the role of occupational therapy. Esperanza was created because all survivors of human trafficking deserve occupational justice and hope.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/45429 |
| Date | 09 January 2023 |
| Creators | Tate, Kalie Breeanne Simmons |
| Contributors | Berner, Kevin |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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