eSANE: Trauma Informed Care for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth
This training with focus on the psychobiology and psychopharmacology of PTSD, relating this to commercially sexually exploited youth and inroads for trauma informed care in the medical setting in order to develop a patient centered, trauma informed collaborative approach to human trafficking in minors.
Trainers: Dr. Dana Kaplan, MD, FAAP: Director of Child Abuse and Neglect for the Department of Pediatrics at Staten Island University Hospital & Associate Program Director for the Pediatrics Residency Training Program and Dr. Natasha Jouk, MD, FAAP: Fellow in Child Abuse Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn
Dr. Dana Kaplan is the Director of Child Abuse and Neglect for the Department of Pediatrics at Staten Island University Hospital as well as the Associate Program Director for the Pediatrics Residency Training Program. She is also the Medical Director for the Staten Island Child Advocacy Center. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell.
Dr. Kaplan serves as the Site Director for Staten Island University Hospital, Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program, Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn. She is also the Western Regional Director for the Northwell HEART Program.
Dr. Kaplan is board certified in General Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a Member of the Ray E. Helfer Society. She is the current co-chair for the Helfer Human Trafficking Subcommittee as well as the co-chair and co-founder of the Helfer Solo Child Abuse Pediatrician (CAP) Special Interest Group. She is also co-founder and consultant for the CSTAT (child sex trafficking action team) through New York State AAP Chapter III.
Dr. Kaplan received her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University. Dr. Kaplan went on to complete her fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, The Warren Albert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Kaplan’s specific area of interest is in commercially sexually exploited youth. Dr. Kaplan has lectured both regionally and nationally and has published multiple chapters and articles on the subject of child abuse and human trafficking. Most recently, Dr. Kaplan was co-author to the 2023 AAP Clinical Report on “Exploitation, Labor and Trafficking of Children and Adolescents” in Pediatrics.
Dr. Natasha Jouk is a Fellow in Child Abuse Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn. She is a rotating fellow at both New York University and Staten Island University Hospital.
Dr. Jouk is board certified in General Pediatrics, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of the Ray E. Helfer Society. She is the current co-editor for the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Child Abuse and Neglect’s Quarterly Newsletter and a junior editor for the Journal of Child Maltreatment. She serves on the Helfer Society Scholars’ Committee.
Dr. Jouk received her MD from St. Georges University and and completed her residency in Pediatrics at BronxCare Hospital. Dr. Jouk’s specific area of interest is in Racial biases within the Child Welfare System. Dr. Jouk is currently working with the AAP on a policy addressing these issues.
This training is hosted by CPCM under Grant No. 2019-MU-GX-K014, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
