News ways of thinking about safety & everyday ways to avoid violence
The Personal Safety 101 empowers participants by teaching actual versus perceived safety risks. Participants learn what an assailant is looking for and how to avoid being that target through awareness skills, body language, and using one’s voice.
The instructor addresses how socialization we receive and media images we absorb affect our perception of violence and our own capability in the face of violence. The instructor normalizes the experience for those who are survivors of violence in the group, assuring them it was not their fault and that they can learn more
tools to feel safe again.
We show a video of our courses so that students can see someone who looks like them (size, gender, age, etc.) talking their way out of a bad situation and defending themselves. People simply cannot do what they don’t believe is possible, so it’s important to shift those expectations.
Students leave this class having more everyday safety tools as well as the knowledge that preventing and stopping violence is possible.
This seminar is appropriate for teens and adults. Class size: 15-60. IMPACT has prioritized funding to be able to offer this seminar at no charge. Call our office for more details or to arrange a Personal Safety 101 for your school, business, or organization.
