Developmental Disabilities: A Simple Guide for Service Providers

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To continue to receive paper copies by mail, or if you have questions about RAP Sheet distribution, please call Mary at or by email. Below is a list of teaching materials specifically intended for people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers: This manual is intended to help parents and service providers reduce the risk of abuse to children and adults with developmental disabilities and also provides advice on how to recognize signs of abuse and how to effectively respond if and when it occurs. Safer, Smarter Kids http: The curriculum includes engaging lesson plans that incorporate visual aids to educate children about the importance of body boundaries, personal safety and encourages children to develop a handful of trusted adults.

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The framework integrates with current autism models and focuses on children recognizing facial cues and situational circumstances to determine what action should be taken to protect themselves. The book's chapters include "Hold Me Tight", "Put Me Down", "Leave Me Alone", and "Let Me Go"; the authors interweave first person vignettes from parents and from persons with disabilities with the text and their own stories.

The final section of the book consists of 17 pages of recommended resources. This curriculum is divided into five parts: An appendix is included, which parents and caregivers can review with children. My Body… My Choice is a fully illustrated, mini-book written for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. This book covers the basics of body safety and is empowering people with disabilities across the nation to resist and report sexual abuse.

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The book can be used in group settings as well as on an individual basis. It has been incorporated into "reading nights" in group homes: It is a simple, straightforward way for parents to teach their children about safety form abuse. It can also be used in peer education and "acted out" by individuals with disabilities. This sexual abuse prevention book targets parents and providers of preschool children with disabilities. This groundbreaking book is an insightful and practical guide which empowers parents, teachers and service providers to give the gift of information to their children about sexuality and safety.

Safe Beginnings is a healthy, affirming, "how to" book which can reduce the risk of sexual abuse of all children, with and without disabilities. This practical and powerful book includes strategies for teaching preschool children self-respect, self-esteem, sexuality and safety: This "must read" book is written with wisdom and compassion, as well as real life examples.

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LifeFacts Sexual Abuse Prevention: Essential Information About Life The program comes with 55 11" by 14" laminated illustrations, 55 35mm slides and a curriculum guide. Sexual Abuse Prevention contains all the essential materials and information necessary to teach sexual abuse recognition, prevention and protection strategies for adolescents and adults. The program provides concepts that are presented in simple terms and materials that are logically sequenced and paced for ease of presentation.

Pretest and post-test for each of the instructional areas assess entry-level needs and allow evaluation of student understanding of this critical material. The program comes with 60 11" by 14" laminated illustrations and a curriculum guide. SmartTrust helps students avoid being gullible and prey to financial, social, physical and emotional exploitation by teaching them SmartTrust strategies to identify when to offer trust and when not to.

Included are types of exploitation to which students with special needs are particularly vulnerable. This new curriculum is designed to assist facilitators in discussing the issues of sexuality, boundaries, sexual assault, and empowerment with individuals with disabilities. This page document is much like a curriculum, and provides good background and some specific content.

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While it is written about children and teens who are Deaf-Blind, it is also an excellent general disabilities resource. The chapters include an introduction, guidelines for developing a process for intervention and instruction, and topics such as modesty, appropriate touch and personal boundaries, menstruation, sexual health care, sexual abuse, and a resources section.

This document is available at no cost on the Internet at: This report discusses issues related to the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse committed against persons who use augmentative communication devices. The detailed appendix contains a number of related websites and resources. Suggestions by persons who use augmentative communication devices include: Your Safety… Your Rights: Empowering Adults with Disabilities II. This personal safety and abuse prevention curriculum was developed as a tool for educating and empowering adults with physical and mental disabilities.

In-depth materials are presented to the trainer in a straightforward and understandable manner. Different learning techniques of participants are addressed through a wide array of tools including handouts and role-playing activities, to name a few. Combating Violence and Abuse of People with Disabilities: In clear and straightforward language, abuse prevention educator Nancy Fitzsimons calls readers to action and gives them the no-nonsense guidance they need to stop violence and abuse before they start.

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