General Life Skills
Personal Safety
Sex Education

Personal Safety

CIRCLESŪ CIRCLES I, CIRCLES II, and CIRCLES III provides the materials to teach social/sexual boundaries to persons with developmental disabilities. Foundations for appropriate social/sexual behaviour, strategies for handling sexual exploitation and protection against communicable diseases are all included in the CIRCLES programs.

PEOPLE TEACHING PEOPLE About HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS developed by Community Living Algoma, this fun interactive program is aimed at teaching individuals about Healthy, Unhealthy and Abusive relationships. Using a "game" format trained Peer Facilitators assist in the delivery of this program. Risk Assessment Tool developed by Community Living Algoma the

Risk Assessment Tool provides the tools need to identify "risk" in a persons life and through the use of the personal planning process, where possible, assist the individual to manage the risk in the least intrusive manner possible. The Risk Management Flowchart acts as a step by step guide for the team.

Street Awareness w as developed jointly by the E & T Jiu-Jitsu and the Elgin Association for Community Living to teach adults with developmental disabilities street proofing skills.

WHAT NEXT? What to do about Sexual Assault developed by Community Living Algoma in partnership with the Sexual Assault Care Centre, Sault Area Hospitals, Shaw Cable, Harmony Productions, S.S.M. Police Services, this 12 minute video is meant to show what occurs after an individual has disclosed that they have been abused, who they will talk to, what their rights are, etc. It is hoped that people with developmental disabilities will learn that sexual abuse and sexual assault are not their fault and that, they will tell someone they trust.


 

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