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Safer & Stronger Persons with Disabilities

This program can serve groups comprised entirely of persons with disabilities, or persons with disabilities and their caregivers and service providers as the general program curriculum is customized to meet the needs of the audiences being served. Using realistic scenarios, interactive activities, props, simple and appropriate language and examples, repetition of key ideas, and humor, this program provides persons with developmental disabilities critical safety, prevention and preparedness education; while caregivers and service providers are afforded a first-person view of the program’s curriculum – a model they can use, without limit, in replicating the teachings to future clients.

  • ·    Spotting potentially dangerous people
  • ·    Finding help in your immediate area
  • ·    Learning to trust your instincts
  • ·    Communicating safely with phone, mail, and email
  • ·    Making your weaknesses your strengths
  • ·    Using emergency self-defense techniques
  • ·    Identifying and avoiding tricks used by criminals
  • ·    Establishing and maintaining boundaries
  •      Advocating for yourself

*If you are interested in safety instruction exclusively for professionals working with special populations and elevated-risk clients, please see Get Safe’s Train the Trainer.

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Safer & Stronger Persons with Disabilities, and the People Who Care for Them

This staff training program serves groups comprised entirely of individuals who provide services for persons with disabilities, caregivers, family and service providers. The program curriculum is customized to meet the needs and abilities of the audiences being served. Using realistic scenarios, interactive activities, props, simple and appropriate language and examples, repetition of key ideas, and humor, this program provides individuals who care for persons with developmental disabilities critical safety, prevention and preparedness education, while caregivers and service providers are afforded a first-person study of the program’s curriculum – a model they can use, without limit, in replicating the teachings to future clients. Please note that Get Safe is certified for several CEU programs.

  • ·    Spotting potentially dangerous people
  • ·    Finding help in your immediate area
  • ·    Learning to trust your instincts
  • ·    Communicating safely with phone, mail, and email
  • ·    Making your weaknesses your strengths
  • ·    Using emergency self-defense techniques
  • ·    Identifying and avoiding tricks used by criminals
  • ·    Establishing and maintaining boundaries

*If you are interested in safety instruction exclusively for professionals working with special populations and elevated-risk clients, please see Get Safe’s Train the Trainer.

For more information, please click here.

 

First Responders

Police officers, detectives, emergency medical personnel, and fellow Regional Center vendors, are often the first responders when incidents involving persons with physical and developmental disabilities occur. With an estimated 17 percent of the US population falling within this population, it is likely that each group will find themselves encountering victims of, or perpetrators from this population with relative frequency. But an officer’s first instinct is not necessarily to consider whether or not the person they are field interviewing has a disability, but rather to think drugs and alcohol are involved. This program combines Get Safe’s experience in law enforcement and its familiarity with the developmentally disabled community to present effective strategies for responding to victims with a disability, resources for identifying and understanding various disabilities, and training in common issues affecting the developmentally disabled population’s interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Please note that Get Safe is certified for several CEU programs.

  • ·   Keeping the Client Safe - Without Sacrificing Your Safety 
  • ·   Communication Techniques
  • ·   Review of ADA Guidelines 
  • ·   Multiple Variable Challenges 

*Get Safe can present trainings in police agency shift briefings, public transportation driver training seminars, and in-service meetings with various connected agencies.

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GSCAT

Get Safe’s Consumer Advocacy Team Program (GSCAT) bridges the gap between developmentally disabled victims, alleged perpetrators, offenders and the law enforcement agencies, judicial system and victim assistance organizations responsible for their respective cases. GSCAT serves as an advocate for the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, provides guidance in understanding the processes involved in their cases, support in their recovers/re-entries, and liaison between consumers and various social service agencies. The program offers direct response and advocacy services:

  • ·  Assistance in Reporting Crime 
  • ·  Facilitating Victim/Defendant/Agency Communication
  • ·  Accompaniment & Support During Court Hearing 
  • ·  Assistance in Filing Protective Orders 
  • ·  Contact and Presence for Release/Re-Entry 
  • ·  Coordination of Counseling and Support Services 
  • ·  Victim/Offender Risk Mitigation 

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FUNCTIONAL LEGAL COMPETENCY

GSCAT’s Functional Legal Competency (FLC) training draws upon Get Safe’s Court & Legal Education for Persons with Disabilities training curriculum, created in collaboration with leading attorneys and legal professionals, to advocate for and increase clients’ awareness of their roles, rights, benefits, and consequences of legal involvement. Whether the consumer is a victim/witness or a criminal defendant, this training provides victims and defendants with essential information regarding their legal situations and the process involved in assisting counsel in court by increasing a consumer’s understanding of the charges, court-related proceedings, and the potential effects of the charge on the consumer’s life.

  • ·        Basic Legal Rights
  • ·        Courtroom Personnel
  • ·        Court Appearances
  • ·        Pleadings
  • ·        Behavior in Court
  • ·        Outcomes & Punishment
  • ·        Attorney-Client Relationships
  • ·        Giving Testimony

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