Description

The aim of the bilateral co-operation project is to develop intermeshing programmes and technologies for effective prevention of and intervention against human trafficking a from multidisciplinary and inter-institutional perspective. The programmes are to be used for training and intervention and for designing schemes to be used to combat human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The project focuses on the development of an innovative technical device for finding under-age persons who have fallen victim to human trafficking. The prevention and intervention programmes are based on models from the social sciences and the law and are devised in such a way as to work together with the device to render prevention more effective. The project consists of seven work packages and the institutional partners are supported by a transnational multidisciplinary project consortium of researchers and practice experts specialising in different areas of research and practice. Ultimately different, but intermeshing skills will be brought together to focus on cross-border human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation with a view to improving the civil safety infrastructures in the two European states Austria and Germany. The results of the projects, in combination with concrete plans for suitable series of training events in the field of the prevention of and intervention in human trafficking, are intended in particular to help address the currently rapidly growing need, to which the public agencies have drawn attention, for training in the concrete management of victims of human trafficking at safety academies.

Details

Duration 01/10/2014 - 30/09/2017
Funding FFG
Program KIRAS
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems) Mag. Dr. Katharina Gerlich
Project members
Mag. Dr. Katharina Gerlich
Bakk.phil. Heidemarie Hinterwallner, MA MA
Mag. Martha Schneider

Publications

Gahleitner, S.; Gerlich, K.; Heiler, R.; Hinterwallner, H.; Huber, E.; Körner, M.; Pfaffenlehner, J.; Völschow, Y. (2019). Reaching and Supporting Trafficked Women in Austria and Germany: A Call for Training on Attachment and Trust-Building. Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence, Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 4: https://doi.org/10.23860/dignity.2019.04.02.04

Gahleitner, S. B.; De Andrade; M.; Heiler R.; Huber E.; Völschow, Y; (2018). Wieder Vertrauen wagen? Professionelle Beziehungsgestaltung mit gewaltbetroffenen Frauen. Zeitschrift für Psychotraumatologie und ihre Anwendungen, 16: 80-92

Schneider, M.; Andrade, M.d.; Gerlich, K.; Heiler, R.; Hinterwallner, H.; Huber, E.; Völschow, Y.; Gahleitner, S. (2018). Wege aus der Krise für "hard-to-reach"-KlientInnen? Erfahrungen aus einem Forschungsprojekt zum Thema Frauenhandel. Klinische Sozialarbeit, 14(1): 12-13

Gahleitner, S.; Heiler, R.; Gerlich, K.; Körner, M.; Völschow, Y. (2017). Forschen aus der Praxis - Forschen für die Praxis: Chancen und Grenzen im Rahmen eines Projekts zur Gewaltpräventationsforschung. In: Ehlert, G.; Gahleitner, B.; Köttig, M.; Sauer, S.; Riemann, G; Schmitt, R.; Völter, B., Forschen und Promovieren in der sozialen Arbeit: 65-75, Barbara Budrich, Berlin

Gahleitner S.; Gerlich K; Heiler R.; Hinterwallner H.; Huber, E.; Körner M.; Pfaffenlehner J.; Völschow Y. (2017). Psychosoziale Arbeit mit Frauen aus dem Frauenhandel - Ein Plädoyer für bildungs- und traumasensible interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit. Trauma & Gewalt: 22-32

Gahleitner, S.B.; Gerlich, K.; Heiler, R.; Hinterwallner, H.; Huber, E.; Körner, M.; Pfaffenlehner, J.; Völschow, Y. (2017). Psychosoziale Arbeit mit Frauen aus dem Frauenhandel. Trauma & Gewalt: 22-35