Video Introduction
Ending the Game Co-Author Rachel Thomas shares an overview of the trailblazing and powerful ETG curriculum and disscusses with survivors of trafficking how the curriculum helped them end “The Game”.
intervention Curriculum for Victims of commercial Sexual Exploitation
Reducing recidivism by breaking bonds of attachment to traffickers and “The Game” lifestyle
We Educate
We certify direct-care service providers to facilitate Ending The Game Curriculum with victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
We Empower
We train service providers, survivor-leaders and family members to understand psychological coercion in trafficking and ways to help victims overcome it.
Frequently asked questions about ETG
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How do facilitators use ETG?
ETG Online membership. Facilitators use a personal login to download and print all lesson materials from the website and stream all curriculum videos from the ETG website during class. Facilitators will have access to new educational materials and be able to communicate with other ETG facilitators across the nation.
What theoretical frameworks inform ETG?
ETG is a trauma-informed, psychoeducational curriculum that incorporates cognitive behavioral coping strategies.
The ETG lesson model includes 4 parts:
(1) LEARN about a strategy of psychological coercion;
(2) REFLECT on any personal impact of this coercion strategy,
(3) CONNECT with others who have experienced similar coercion;
(4) learn how to recover from this coercion strategy and reBUILD true self.
During part 1, ETG explains complex concepts of psychology and mental health in accessible ways that appeal to multiple learning styles. Many of these concepts draw from widely accepted theories relating to trauma and dissociative disorders.
Comprehension is then enhanced and personalized as students are guided through reflection activities and encouraged to connect with others who’ve had similar experiences of coercion. Part 4 incorporates CBT coping strategies including action oriented coping (i.e. intentional habit reversal), perspective shifting (i.e. journaling, evidence based critical thinking, distortion awareness, values construction), social coping (i.e. active listening skills, altruistic activity), psychological hygiene (i.e. self-care strategies).
How is ETG unique from other curricula for trafficking survivors?
1) ETG focuses on intervention, not prevention. This means that each lesson anticipates and validates the experiences of trafficking survivors and provides a safe place for them to process these experiences together.
2) ETG can be led by non-survivors and survivors. We created the ETG Video so that each class session has strong survivor voices to model openness, sisterhood and hope for recovery. After a few weeks, students feel like their sisters in the video are old friends.
3) In contrast to therapeutic groups, ETG is designed to educate and engage students intellectually as well as emotionally. One goal for each class is to teach students a new strategy of psychological coercion and how to overcome it.
4) ETG is a national online community that connects people working in the anti-trafficking movement across the nation.
5) The ETG curriculum is alive! We are committed to uploading new resources and conducting ongoing research to build evidence-based practices in the field.
What those on the front lines of battling sex trafficking say about ETG
