Background:
So far there has been no systematic approach for rehabilitating victims of trafficking in most developing countries of Asia. As a result, different institutions follow different approaches, depending on their subjective understanding of case management and what rehabilitation is.
They determine the services and process of rehabilitation, which typically do not constitute a professional and needs-based model. In a survey of programmes, examples ranged from reuniting victims with their families immediately after rescue without any other support services to the provision of food and shelter only for certain periods and so-called life skills training or non-formal education for a few months. Essential elements of the rehabilitation process such as medical assessments, health care services, psychological counselling and vocational counselling, were either absent or nominal. In many cases, even post-rehabilitation followup,
and family counselling, were absent.
At the points of destination, victims of trafficking hardly ever receive medical care, they may endure physical and sexual abuses, which exposes them to sexually transmitted infections. Many thus are rescued in poor health. They require a comprehensive medical examination and health care services. Many need psychological counselling and social support. If family members were involved in the trafficking, social workers must assess the family situation before a victim can be returned home. Many victims also need legal assistance once they are rescued and taken to a safe place.
The multidisciplinary approach (MDA) to rehabilitation is based on the principle that the effective rehabilitation of trafficking victims who have experienced various types of abuse requires systematic and coordinated services from physicians, psychologists, legal experts, social workers and other relevant experts.
The approach is presented in this CASE MANAGEMENT group as a joint ACTION of the partnerships to promote this high-level standard for case management and rehabilitation of trafficked persons in the Asia region.
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Thank for sharing your blog with me. It was great to see your post our conference in your blog to make it more attractive. Your introduction is quite good in term of case manangement. I fully agree with your description that that approach to assist victims were difference depand on subjective of understanding. I would share with you that I have coordinated case managment piloting in two provinces in Cambodia. I can say it was good because it is fixing missing methods that NGOs have so far. Core principle of CCM is the best interest of victims. Approach was gone thrpough three hiarachic bodies namely local resource committee, monitoring team, advisory group. The method was ten steps that mentioned in document my colleage gave you, I hope, no need to mentioned here. What I am trying to say is case conference that we have conducted is very interesting. it was attended by multidiciplinary team, police, prosecutor, NGO service providers, health workers, social workers, ... so on and so forth those who involved with case. They meet together to identify problem, needs, and solutions in term of psycho, health, education, legal assistance. Once these problem, needs, and solutions were identified the temporary referral was made. So I can say that real needs of victims can be made. That what I want to share with you. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Phally,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comments. Indeed, it is very true that need based approach should be mentioned as key element of the case management.I am very impress with how to establish the multidiciplinary team, police, prosecutor, NGO service providers, health workers, social workers...as you mentioned. Can you tell me a bit about that process please. In the meantime, I would like to post more document about case management in the social work profession, however, this is all theories, practice is another aspect that I think you and your team would be an expert in.
Many thanks again for sharing and I would appreciate that you can introduce this blog to more people concerned about the issue in our Asia region.
Best regards,