Manual for Training Police on Anti Human Trafficking

<strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Training</strong> <strong>Police</strong> on Anti Human Trafficking 78
Icebreakers: A game used at the beginning of a session to enable group members to relax and
mingle, to create trust within the group and to simply have fun. Due to the serious nature of
the issue on which the facilitation session focuses (HT), ice breakers can be useful to build
relations of trust and familiarize participants with one another (See ‘Trust me’ and ‘Sorts’
Icebreakers on pages 10-11, Module 1).
Knowledge games: which give in<strong>for</strong>mation to the players. Energizers or tension diffusers:
games that can be played when the energy of the group is flagging or to diffuse tension. Trust
or social development games: these help to create a safe atmosphere in the group.
Group work
Small groups carry out specific tasks or activities. These encourage people to share experience and
knowledge, encourage participation and develop a co-operative approach to working. Group work
is good as a follow-up to case studies since many of the participants with policing background will
most likely be reminded of similar experiences and you can encourage a type of ‘compare and
contrast’ group discussion in which group members can offer tips, advice etc. to one another based
on their experience.
Lecture/talk
A presentation of a subject by the facilitator. It does not involve facilitator participation. While in
most cases, the facilitation is most effective when it actively involves and engages the participants,
a one-way lecture can be used in situations where you, the facilitator are giving a brief introduction
on a new topic/issue and you need the participants to focus their attention on your words.
Panel
A discussion among a few qualified people seated at a table in front of the audience. Panel
discussions are especially relevant if there is a guest speaker who has experience, authority or
expertise in a particular area such as a survivor of trafficking, an NGO worker etc.
Polarized views
Views about an issue are polarized i.e. phrased to reflect extremely different views. Group members
can work in pairs, with each individual acting as if they fully adopted one of the points of view <strong>for</strong>
the exercise, despite their own views. Each person writes down all the arguments they can think
of which support their position, without discussing it with their partner. The partners then start
arguing their case. The trainer/facilitator lists the points in favour of each view by asking each
pair in turn to contribute one point, until all points have been collected.
Projects
Projects can be undertaken by individuals or by a group and involve making a detailed study of a
subject <strong>for</strong> presentation in a written or verbal <strong>for</strong>m. This gives initiative to the participants and is
good <strong>for</strong> “discovery learning” which tends to enhance motivation. Projects are very helpful in
instances where the topics are very dense and complex such as the different <strong>for</strong>ms of trafficking
addressed in Module One – here a project could aid to summarize the key points and thereby
simplify otherwise complicated subject matter.
Question and answer
Question and answer sessions involve the trainer/facilitator asking questions <strong>for</strong> the facilitators
to answer or vice versa. A Q&A quiz is useful at the end of modules to refresh and test the
participants’ knowledge and also to prompt their level of attentiveness.
Questionnaires
A list of questions relevant to a topic. Can measure knowledge, attitudes or behaviour.