SAFE: Stop Abuse For Everyone A personal safety training guide for adults with disabilities and care providers Module 1: Keeping Your Money and Stuff Safe 1

Fun Questions 2

Your Rights Right to Be Safe Right to Speak Out Right to Get Help 3

Knowledge Is Power 4

What is Safety? Safety is not being in danger. Safety is being free from harm or risk of harm. Safety is about keeping safe at home, at work and in the community 5

Safety Exercise 6 Draw a picture of safety Describe it

What is Safety? 7 At home At work In the community

Parts of Safety 8

Safe 9

Not Safe 10

Your Rights Right to Be Safe Right to Speak Out Right to Get Help 11

Parts of Safety 12

Money 13

What do you buy with your money? 14

How I Spend My Money 15

Your Stuff 16

What is the difference between borrowing and stealing? 17

Who Might Take Your Money and Stuff? 18

Who Might Take Your Money and Stuff? Friend Teacher Coworker Doctor Nurse Rep Payee Family member Partner Stranger Care provider/ support person Personal assistant 19

How Can You Keep Your Money Safe? 20

How Can You Keep Your Stuff Safe? 21

Example #1 Anthony wore his new jacket to work. At the end of the work day when he went to get it, it was gone. He looked all over, but couldn’t find it. The next day at work he saw one of his co-workers wearing a jacket that looked just like his. 22

Example #2 Joe lived with two roommates for a long time. One of his old roommates moved to another state and a new roommate moved in with Joe. The new roommate went into Joe’s bedroom when Joe was not home and took several of Joe’s CDs and some money he had in a jar on his dresser. 23

Example #3 Mary has a cell phone with prepaid minutes. A staff member in Mary’s group home asks her if he can use her cell phone. He tells Mary it will be a very short call. The next time Mary goes to use her phone, it won’t work. Mary asks another staff member to help her fix her phone. The staff member looks at the phone and tells Mary she used all her minutes. 24

Why is it Hard to Tell? 25

How to Tell… Stay calm Don’t laugh or smile Be confident Tell the facts Use a loud voice and speak up Look the person in the eye or face 26

How to Tell… Tell what happened Tell someone you trust Keep telling until someone does something Have someone you trust with you when you tell 27

Trust Who do you trust in your life? Why do you trust them? 28

Who Can You Tell? Friend Teacher Coworker Doctor Nurse Rep Payee Police Clergy or pastor Family member Partner Care provider/ support Personal Assistant Other 29

Who Else Can You Tell? Bank Social Security Administration Credit Card Companies 30

If You Need Help 31

Parts of Safety 32

Your Rights Right to Be Safe Right to Speak Out Right to Get Help 33

Knowledge Is Power 34

Thank You! 35