Utilizing Trauma-Informed Approaches To Trafficking-Related Work - The Trauma Center At Justice Resourse Institute - 2014 Page 3
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6 Professing responsibility for something in
Don’t assume that a statement of felt
Alterations in Self‐
Ways experience
Perception
affect how a
which the reporter appears to have been
responsibility is the equivalent of an
person views him‐
the victim
admission of guilt.
Strong feelings of guilt or shame about
Support victim / client / survivors in
or herself; may
include our sense
experiences; may color or influence how
accurate attribution of responsibility;
of capability, guilt
the story is told (i.e., statements of what
reiterate known facts about trafficking and
/ responsibility,
the person “should” have done to stop or
its influence on victims’ perception of
power, control,
change the experience)
responsibility.
Helplessness; feeling overwhelmed by
Help victim / client / survivors break down
and worth
even small tasks. For instance, not
tasks concretely; assume that even small
following through on requested or
tasks may feel overwhelming. Support
suggested tasks
them in accessing help with task
Minimizing experiences, or describing
completion (i.e., someone who will help
them complete forms or make phone calls).
even minor experiences as overwhelming.
Focus on the facts of experiences, rather
Brief case example: Michael, a victim of labor
than getting caught up in the individual’s
trafficking (cross‐border drug smuggling)
emotion (or lack thereof) or perception of
recently came to the attention of authorities
event salience in making determinations
after a fellow victim sought support. On
about criminality.
interview, he breaks down and states, “I’m no
good, man, this is all my fault. I thought I
was helping my Mom, my family‐‐ that if I
just did what they said, they would let my
brother go. Now, now I’m just a no‐good
criminal like them. I should have been able to
get away.”
TC‐JRI / Project REACH 2014
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