SoSAFE
SoSAFE! is a targeted, evidence-based program that uses standardised concepts, simple visuals and other tools to enhance the social, social – sexual and social safety learning of people with disability and/or additional needs.
Social safety training is essential for people with a disability and/or additional needs because of their increased vulnerability to physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The SoSAFE! Program is specifically designed to meet this need.
Family Planning Tasmania is a licensed provider to deliver SoSAFE! in Tasmania.
Who can attend this training?
This workshop will benefit anyone supporting a person with moderate to severe intellectual disability, ASD, trauma, or vision or hearing impairment.
This includes:
- Classroom teachers, support teachers, and teacher assistants,
- Social workers and school psychologists,
- Staff with responsibilities for child safety,
- Parents, carers and family members and
- Foster carers and staff in out-of-home care organisations.
What is the course content?
SoSAFE! has unique design features, including systematic instruction and the extensive use of visual supports/tools.
Its design also takes into account empirical evidence about the common communication, social and cognitive characteristics of people with moderate to severe intellectual disability and/or ASD.
SoSAFE! provides participants with the concepts, skills and tools to enable them to help clients or family members learn:
- The type and degree of communicative and physical intimacy appropriate with different groups of people in an individual’s life and social world i.e OK and not OK touch.
- Strategies for moving into intimate relationships in a safe and measured manner.
- How to respond to situations, including intimate relationships using the explicit, rule-based SoSAFE! format without having to make discretionary decisions.
- We will also explain how you can make client referrals to our “Additional Needs Support Educators” when you need specific support or education for your client.
What is the course structure?
- A one-day workshop for your staff, delivered at your workplace, OR Individual attendance at a one-day community-based workshop, delivered at a shared location. Information about and tickets for upcoming workshops are available below.
- All participants receive a manual, resources required to use SoSAFE!, and a certificate once they have completed the required evaluation.
We are not currently taking bookings for this program.
