Safe and Strong

I wanted to let you all in on these amazing video's I was introduced to at the autism conference. Walking around the first day, I had the opportunity to speak and hear about a program for kids with special needs that was all about safety. Since I have a hard time finding good age appropriate video's for my students I was pretty excited. I put my name into the basket to try to win one of the 4 disc DVD's for my program and was looking forward to seeing their break out presentation the next day. 

Let me say, I was NOT disappointed! These DVD's would be a great asset to any classroom. During the presentation we had the opportunity to watch a variety of the clips the DVD's provide. Each clip is meant to be very interactive, so after each clip we watched, we practiced what we would have the kids do, which was stand up and act out each of the scenes, doing it the wrong way first then the right way. The kids in the video's are older which is great for our kids. 

Here's what each video contains:

Part 1: SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY

Introduction

1. Confidence and Bearing
2. 911 Be Ready
3. Your ID/ Safe Person Card: Never Leave Home Without It
4. Your ID is for You, Your Money is for You
5. At The Bus Stop
6. On The Bus
7. ATM Awareness
8. Stranger Danger
9. If You Are Confronted

PART 2: SEXUAL ASSAULT: VICTIM/WITNESS

CAUTION: OFFER AND PROVIDE RESPECT AND SENSITIVITY TO
YOUR VIEWERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED AND MAY EXPERIENCE FLASHBACKS AND REIGNITED
TRAUMA.
Part 2 requires trained counselors on board at time of showing
STRONGLY CAUTION your viewers.

1. Review/introduction
2. A Friendship Blossoms
3. Sexual Assault: Dorien’s Apartment
4. After the Assault: What To Expect:
Call 911
First Responder: Interview with
Law Enforcement
SART: Sexual Assault Response Team
Forensic Interview with Medical Nurse
interview With Detective
Forensic Medical Exam
5. Victim/Witness Advocate:
There Is Help for You
I Believe in You
6. Courtroom Orientation: What to Expect:
Prosecutor
Other people in the Courtroom, including the offender
Hard Questions in the Witness Box.
7. Sexual Molestation: How to Make It Stop!
Reporting sexual molestation
What to Expect

PART 3: HOME ALONE: SAFE AND STRONG

1. Introduction and Review
2. Home Security
3. Telephone Safety
4. Telemarketing: No Thank You, and Hang Up The Phone
5. Strangers At Your Door: Never Open The Door
6. If You Believe You Are In Danger: Call 911
7. Home Invasions: Get Out, Get Away, Get Help. Call 911

PART 4 ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

1. What To Do
2. *Safe Cards and ID
3. Who To Call
4. What To Say And What Not To Say

We will not be offering Part 2 in my program for the time being.

So far we have only done the first 4 chapters of disk 1 and the kids (and me) are loving it! Oh, I forgot to mention, I won one of the DVD sets while at the conference!! It's really weird because I knew I was going to win, I don't know how I knew, but I knew. 

So, how do you get your own DVD set for your class or program? I have good news and bad news. The good news is, if you live in the state of California you can borrow a copy from your regional center for free, (apparently they were all mailed quite a few) since this was a collaboration of departments throughout our state. If you don't live in California I believe the set is around 300 dollars, but if you can get your school to pay for it, I would say it is well worth the cost. 

She did state that all regional centers in CA have them, and if for some reason yours does not, they can contact the company to get a copy. Here is the link if your interested in learning more about the program. 

 http://www.safeandstrong.org/