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Strategies for Personal Safety for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

A Four-Part Interactive Educational Video Series with Companion Printed Curriculum Multimedia Package



Part 1: Safety in the Community

Part 2: Sexual Assault, Victim/Witness

Part 3: Home Alone

Part 4: Appropriate Interactions with Law Enforcement

 
Providing empowering, real-life strategies for personal safety, Safe and Strong can help reduce crime and victimization against people with developmental disablities. Reflecting the actual world we live in, Safe and Strong includes both non-disabled and developmentally disabled participants. Included in Part 1:
Achieving Confident Bearing:
How to achieve and demonstrate confident personal bearing and awareness of surroundings.
Achieving Confident Bearing
Interacting with law Enforcement Interacting with Law Enforcement: Appropriate interaction with Law Enforcement Officers. What to Say and Do.
Recognizing Dangerous Situations: The Safe Zone vs. The Unsafe Zone, plus 'Stranger Danger'. Includes avoiding White Collar Crime.
Recognizing Dangerous Situations
Awareness of Surroundings Awareness of Surroundings: Strategies for behavior in Public Places, including ATMs, Shopping Centers and Restrooms.
Public Transportation: How to safely navigate with Public Transportation, including Bus and Taxi. Plus, more 'Stranger Danger'.
Public Transportation: Strangers
Preventing Sexual Assault Preventing Sexual Assault: Strategies to Stay Safe. How to respond to a known or Stranger Assailant. Plus, preventing Street Robbery.
When to Call 911: How to Be Ready. What to Say, what to do with ID. Also, what to do if you are Lost.
When to Call 911
Safe and Strong is a Multi-level media instructional training package which includes a video series and printed curriculum with instructions for discussion and role-playing. Safe and Strong provides a powerful foundation for learning to recognize safe and unsafe situations, safe behavioral strategies and emergency responses to a variety of dangerous situations. Each 30 minute video includes English Close Captioned. Spanish Language versions are also available.

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A collaborative project of:

California Department of Developmental Services

Tri-Counties Regional Center

Tri-Counties Justice and Disabilities Task Force

and
Lucaswrites Educational Multi-Media, Inc.








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