Live Training:

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

What to Expect After Enrollment:

Once you enroll, you’ll receive a confirmation email with all the details you need to join the live training. On the day of the training, you’ll use that information to log in at your chosen time:
🕐 1:00 PM, 8:30 PM, or 10:30 PM Eastern Time.

Attend the session that works best for your schedule—each one uses the same Zoom link provided in your email.

 

Live Training

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Course Description

Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing forms of child exploitation, and youth in foster care and adoptive families are among those at the greatest risk. This course equips caregivers to recognize the warning signs of grooming and trafficking, understand why children with trauma histories may be especially vulnerable, and build protective relationships that reduce risk. Participants will learn practical strategies for creating a safe home environment, monitoring online activity, responding wisely to concerning behaviors, and partnering with professionals when trafficking is suspected. Through an expert interview and real-world discussion, foster and adoptive parents will leave with greater confidence to protect the children in their care while strengthening trust, connection, and resilience.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define human trafficking and recognize common myths.
• Identify early warning signs of grooming and exploitation.
• Understand why foster and adopted youth are at increased risk.
• Recognize how traffickers use relationships and technology to recruit youth.
• Respond appropriately when concerns arise.
• Build protective relationships that reduce vulnerability.
• Create a family safety plan that promotes resilience and healthy communication.

CEU Certificate: 1 Hour

Course Instructors

Ted Stackpole Facilitator

Chaplain Ted Stackpole serves the foster and adoption community with deep compassion and commitment, drawing from years of experience as a spiritual leader and advocate for vulnerable children and families. He is an ordained minister and an endorsed chaplain with the Assemblies of God, offering guidance, hope, and pastoral care to those navigating the complexities of foster care and adoption. A devoted father of eleven, Ted enjoys spending time in the great outdoors and hopes to one day fulfill his dream of exploring the rugged beauty of Alaska.

Stacie Silvas Trainer

Stacie earned a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 2003 and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at Wheaton College in 2005. Stacie has been a US Missionary and Chaplain with the Assemblies of God since 2008 and a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2013. Stacie has been ministering in urban Dallas, Texas since 2008. She has provided Christ centered counseling for survivors of childhood abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence and rape as well as counseling for ex-offenders and their families. Her areas of focus include recovery from abuse and trauma, anxiety, developing healthy relationships and personal/spiritual growth. In 2018, Stacie founded Thrive Counseling Services in order to expand the ministry to trafficking survivors. In 2025, Stacie launched Thrive Family, a counseling program tailored to the needs of high risk families that helps families stay together and prevents trafficking. Stacie is married to Israel Silvas and they have 3 children ranging in age from 19 – 8 years old. Stacie enjoys walking her dogs, playing with her kids, and reading.

 

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