Social worker's help for victims of trafficking in women in the Nehterlands and Lithuania

Hello,

I am a fourth year social work student from Vilnius University of Lithuania. Now I am doing a research which purpose is to find out social work student’s knowledge of social help possibilities for victims of women trafficking in Holland and Lithuania. The same questionnaire will be given to Lithuanian students to compare the results. Please in all questions note answers which are suitable for you. This poll is anonymous. The data collected will be used only for the generalized presentation of the results.

Your opinion is very important! Thank you!

Yours faithfully,

Neringa Kuklytė, e-mail: neringa.kuklyte@gmail.com

This poll results are private

1. In your opinion, what are the most important social problems in the Netherlands? Not more than three answers, please
1. Unemployment
2. Drug addiction
3. Alcoholism
4. Immigration
5. Poverty
6. Homelessness
7. Trafficking in women
8. Bullying
3. In your opinion, what are the main reasons of trafficking in women? Not more than three answers, please
1. Patriarchal traditions
2. Expanding sex and entertainment industry
3. Profit which traffickers make
4. Migration opportunity for women
5. Economic difficulties in country of victim’s origin
6. Moral crisis of the society
7. Political instability in country of victim’s origin
8. Impunity of traffickers
4. In your opinion, what are the main consequences that victims of women trafficking experience? Not more than three answers are possible
1. Physical disorders (fatigue, headache, backache, various injuries, sleep disorder, eating disorder)
2. Psychological disorders (feeling of mistrust, depression, fear, disorientation, anxiety, , feel of isolation, sense of victimization, distrustfulness)
3. Risk of suicide
4. Risk of infertility
5. Infection with venereal diseases
6. Addictions (to narcotics, alcohol)
2. How much knowledge during your study period you got about trafficking in women? (in your lectures, courses)
1. A lot
2. Sufficiently
3. Little
4. I don't know

	Very many	Many	Few	I don't know
Left voluntary (knew what kind of job they will have)
Trafficked by fraud (by offering other jobs)
Trafficked by force to work as prostitutes

6. During your study period did you learn what assistance a social worker has to provide for victims of women trafficking?
1. Yes
2. No
7. If you knew that a person you know is trafficked for prostitution where would you look for a help? Not more than three answers, please
1. I don’t know what I would do
2. Tell the police in Holland
3. Look for support of NGO’s of that country where a person you was trafficked
4. Appeal to Holland’s government
5. Appeal to Dutch embassy in that country where a person you know was trafficked
6. Appeal to the police of that country’s where a person you know was trafficked
7. Ask for help at Holland NGO’s
8. In your opinion what kind of social support services get trafficked women in Holland? Multiple answers are possible
1. Ability to get a shelter
2. Psychological help
3. Medical help
4. Juridical help
5. Financial help
6. Education
7. Help to find a job
8. Social worker’s help
9. In your opinion, when social support is more effective?
1. When it is organised by NGO’s
2. When it is organised by governmental organisations
Explain your choice, please

	Totally agree	Agree	I don't know	Disagree
Ability to keep in touch with the families of the victims
Ability to build confidence in victims and involve them to participate fully in the help process
Creativeness in unexpected situations
To identify the main problem(s) of the victims
Ability to plan and implement help process, based on a women’s strengths
Ability to assess victim’s strengths and limitations
To mediate between all organisations and professionals
To empower victims by helping to develop their self - sufficiency skills

	Totally agree	Agree	I don't know	Disagree
Patience in working with victims
Empathy
Respect victims’ wishes in provision of social services
Belief in victims’ abilities to solve their problems
Accept victims as they are - with all their strengths and weaknesses
Readiness to work not by the foresee schedule

12. In your opinion what are most important partners of a social worker in help process for the victims of women trafficking? Not more than three answers, please
1. Psychologists
2. Other social workers
3. Medical officers
4. Non-governmental organisations
5. Child protection workers
6. Family of the victims
7. Labour exchange workers

	Always	Often	Sometimes	Never
Directs to a psychologist because victims often have a problem with alcohol/drugs
Directs to a psychologist, because often victims have problems with family members
Organises the documents required to get state - paid lawyer
Helps to organise needed documents to finish the secondary school
Helps victims to arrange personal documents (passport, birth certificate)
Arrange victim’s compulsory health insurance
Helps to find a job
Helps to organise a possibility for victims to volunteer in different NGO’s
Directs to the doctor because often victims have health problems
Organises victims catering
Directs to the Rights of the child protection centre, because often victims have problems with child care
Organises educational courses
Directs to the police, because often victims have a legal problems
Accompanies victims to the trial
Gives relevant information
Accompanies victims to the doctor
Finds temporary housing for the victim
Helps to manage the documentation required to obtain social benefits

Please, choose 5 in your opinion most important social services for victims of women trafficking provided by a social worker in your country.
1. Directs to a psychologist because victims often have a problem with alcohol/drugs
2. Directs to a psychologist, because often victims have problems with family members
3. Helps to find a job
4. Directs to the doctor because often victims have health problems
5. Helps to organise a possibility for victims to volunteer in different NGO’s
6. Directs to the Rights of the child protection centre, because often victims have problems with child care
7. Organises victims catering
8. Directs to the police, because often victims have a legal problems
9. Organises educational courses
10. Gives relevant information
11. Accompanies victims to the trial
12. Finds temporary housing for the victim
13. Accompanies victims to the doctor
14. Helps to manage the documentation required to obtain social benefits
15. Organises the documents required to get state - paid lawyer
16. Helps to organise needed documents to finish the secondary school
17. Helps victims to arrange personal documents (passport, birth certificate)
18. Arrange victim’s compulsory health insurance
14. Would you, as a social worker, would like to work with victims of women trafficking in the future?
1. Yes
2. No
Explain your choice, please
15. You are:
1. Male
2. Female
16. Your age:
1. 18 - 20
2. 21 - 22
3. 23 - 25
4. 26 - 28
5. 29 - 31
6. 32 and more