The Professional Counselor | Volume 13, Issue 4 403 Appendix Icebreaker • Please tell me a little about yourself, your professional background, and clinical experience. Counseling • What is important for counselors to know when working with sex trafficking survivors? • How can counselors best detect when individuals are being sex trafficked or are vulnerable to sex trafficking? • How can counselors support individuals while they are being trafficked? • How can counselors help individuals leave their traffickers? • How can counselors support individuals from returning to their traffickers? • What do counselors have to know about supporting sex trafficking survivors after sex trafficking? Personal Experiences and Mental Health • Please share, to the extent that you are comfortable, your experiences with working with sex trafficking survivors. o What is the age range in which most of your clients experienced sex trafficking? • How have these experiences impacted your clients? o Emotionally and mentally? o Physically? o Relationships with others? o Spiritual/religious beliefs? • What do you believe has helped them overcome the impact of sex trafficking? • What services or resources do you believe were most helpful to them? • What is important about your experience that I haven’t asked you and you haven’t had the chance to tell me?
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