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SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everybody

Module 3: Physical and Verbal Abuse. Learn about safety, your rights, and what to do if someone is hurting you. Knowledge is power!

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SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everybody

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  1. SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everybody A personal safety training guide for adults with disabilities and care providers Module 3: Physical and Verbal Abuse

  2. Fun Questions

  3. Your Rights • Right to Be Safe • Right to Speak Out • Right to Get Help

  4. Knowledge Is Power

  5. What is Safety? Safety is not being in danger. Safety is being free from harm or risk of harm. Safety is about keeping safe at home, at work and in the community

  6. What is Safety? • At home • At work • In the community

  7. Parts of Safety

  8. Safe

  9. Not Safe

  10. Your Rights • Right to Be Safe • Right to Speak Out • Right to Get Help

  11. Parts of Safety

  12. What is Abuse? • Abuse is something that someone does to hurt your feelings or hurts your body • People abuse because they are trying to control the other people • People can abuse without knowing they are doing it. • Abuse may feel unsafe. • Abuse can be a crime.

  13. Intent of Abuser and Feelings of the Victim

  14. What is Physical Abuse?

  15. What is Verbal Abuse?

  16. Physical and Verbal Abuse

  17. Who Might Abuse You?

  18. Who Might Abuse You? • Friend • Teacher • Co-worker • Doctor • Nurse • Rep Payee • Clergy or Pastor • Family member • Partner • Stranger • Care provider/ support person • Personal assistant

  19. What Can You Do if Someone is Hurting You?

  20. Is This Abuse?

  21. Why is it Hard to Tell?

  22. How to Tell… Stay calm Don’t laugh or smile Be confident Tell the facts Use a loud voice and speak up Look the person in the eye or face

  23. How to Tell… Tell what happened Tell someone you trust Keep telling until someone does something Have someone you trust with you when you tell

  24. Trust • Who do you trust in your life? • Why do you trust them?

  25. Who Can You Tell? • Friend • Teacher • Co-worker • Doctor • Nurse • Rep Payee • Police • Clergy or pastor • Family member • Partner • Care provider/ support • Personal Assistant • Other

  26. If You Need Help

  27. Parts of Safety

  28. Your Rights • Right to Be Safe • Right to Speak Out • Right to Get Help

  29. Knowledge Is Power

  30. Thank You!

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