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SAFE: Stop Abuse For Everyone

Module 1: Keeping Your Money and Stuff Safe. Learn about safety at home, at work, and in the community. Understand your rights, how to prevent theft and borrowing, and who to trust in case of abuse. Knowledge is power!

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SAFE: Stop Abuse For Everyone

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  1. SAFE: Stop Abuse For Everyone A personal safety training guide for adults with disabilities and care providers Module 1: Keeping Your Money and Stuff Safe

  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. Safety Exercise Draw a picture of safety Describe it

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

  8. Parts of Safety

  9. Safe

  10. Not Safe

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

  12. Parts of Safety

  13. Money

  14. What do you buy with your money?

  15. How I Spend My Money

  16. Your Stuff

  17. What is the difference between borrowing and stealing?

  18. Who Might Take Your Money and Stuff?

  19. Who Might Take Your Money and Stuff? • Friend • Teacher • Coworker • Doctor • Nurse • Rep Payee • Family member • Partner • Stranger • Care provider/ support person • Personal assistant

  20. How Can You Keep Your Money Safe?

  21. How Can You Keep Your Stuff Safe?

  22. Example #1 Anthony wore his new jacket to work. At the end of the work day when he went to get it, it was gone. He looked all over, but couldn’t find it. The next day at work he saw one of his co-workers wearing a jacket that looked just like his.

  23. Example #2 Joe lived with two roommates for a long time. One of his old roommates moved to another state and a new roommate moved in with Joe. The new roommate went into Joe’s bedroom when Joe was not home and took several of Joe’s CDs and some money he had in a jar on his dresser.

  24. Example #3 Mary has a cell phone with prepaid minutes. A staff member in Mary’s group home asks her if he can use her cell phone. He tells Mary it will be a very short call. The next time Mary goes to use her phone, it won’t work. Mary asks another staff member to help her fix her phone. The staff member looks at the phone and tells Mary she used all her minutes.

  25. Why is it Hard to Tell?

  26. 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

  27. 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

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

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

  30. Who Else Can You Tell? • Bank • Social Security Administration • Credit Card Companies

  31. If You Need Help

  32. Parts of Safety

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

  34. Knowledge Is Power

  35. Thank You!

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