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David Okech
Researcher at University of Georgia
Publications - 35
Citations - 422
David Okech is an academic researcher from University of Georgia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social work & Poverty. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 31 publications receiving 327 citations.
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Human trafficking: Improving victim identification and service provision
TL;DR: An assessment of the TVPA is provided and it is suggested that service provision and victim identification need to be strengthened to better serve human trafficking victims.
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Socio-Economic Inequality, Human Trafficking, and the Global Slave Trade
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss human trafficking within the broader framework of socio-economic inequality and provide a list of selected intra-national and multi-national service organizations that are adopting strategies for combating trafficking through the reduction of social and economic inequality.
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Seventeen years of human trafficking research in social work: A review of the literature
TL;DR: This systematic review of the current literature on human trafficking in social work journals found the following: more focus on sex trafficking than other forms of trafficking; a lack of a clear conceptualization and definition on the entire spectrum of trafficking'; a lacks of evidence-informed empirical research to inform programs, practice, and policy; and a dearth of recommendations for social work education.
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Social Support, Dysfunctional Coping, and Community Reintegration as Predictors of PTSD Among Human Trafficking Survivors
TL;DR: Results indicate community reintegration indirectly influenced PTSD through its effect on perceived social support, and trafficking survivors who perceived less social support indicated more PTSD.
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MSW Student Experiences in Online vs. Face-to-Face Teaching Formats?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe students' perceptions and experiences in online and in-classroom sections in the Theories and Practice with Communities and Agencies course at a large public university in Southeastern USA.