Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies for Social Workers and the Helping Professions

Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies for Social Workers and the Helping Professions provides readers with the knowledge and research they need to better understand the meaning and scope of human trafficking. The second edition features new science, emerging and best practices, promising interventions, and updated content throughout.

The book presents a holistic approach to understanding human trafficking, facilitating practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels, and taking action. Dedicated chapters address intersectionality and economies of human trafficking, theories to apply at all levels of practice, collective impact and individual action as responses to human trafficking, and more. Factual case studies are included throughout the text to bridge the gap between knowledge and application in real-world environments and situations, as well as discussion of complex issues and implications for practice. All key terms, class discussion questions, exercises, project assignments, and suggestions for further learning have been updated for the second edition.

The first edition of Human Trafficking received the 2019 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award, the University of Texas at Austin's highest honor of outstanding scholarship and creativity.

Noёl Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., LMSW, M.P.A. is the University Presidential Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, the director of IDVSA, and a professor at Dell Medical School. She is a nationally recognized expert and has taught, practiced, and researched gender-based violence, human trafficking, and restorative practice for 30 years.

Maura Nsonwu, Ph.D., LCSW is a professor in the School of Social Work at North Carolina State University. She has practiced as a clinician, educator, and researcher in refugee resettlement, human trafficking, health care, child welfare, and social work education for over 30 years.

Laurie Cook Heffron, Ph.D., LMSW is a professor and the director of the Social Work Program at St. Edward's University. She has more than 20 years of research and practice experience in the areas of forced migration, intimate partner and sexual violence, and human trafficking.