In this episode of DCS Talks, we have Shelby Johnson with us to discuss assessing

for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors . Ms. Johnson is a Licensed

Clinical Social Worker who serves as an Assessment Consultant with the Center

of Excellence for Children in State Custody at the Vanderbilt University

Medical Center. Beyond serving our agency through assessment consultation Ms.

Johnson also served as a case manager and team leader at DCS and has worked in

the education system as a social worker. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of

Children or CSEM refers to a range of criminal activities such as sex

trafficking, pornography, early marriage, essentially it is sexual abuse of a

minor for financial benefit including an exchange of anything of value.