SoSAFE! Is an innovative approach to teaching social safety and sexuality education to people with intellectual disabilities. SoSAFE! Is a set of visual and conceptual tools, which are designed to promote social safety through:

• A simplified and rule-governed model of social reality.
• Teaching the type and degree of verbal and physical intimacy appropriate with different categories of people.
• Teaching strategies for moving into relationships in a safe and measured manner.
• Providing visual communication tools for reporting physical and sexual abuse.
• Facilitating and maintaining support networks.

SoSAFE! has been designed to suit the learning characteristics of people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. The resource uses a framework of highly familiar symbols, visual teaching tools and concepts for instruction of social skills, social safety and sexuality education.

More information:

• SoSAFE background information (PDF)
• SoSAFE Training (PDF)

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