Safety Planning

Question 1

What are the 6 CORE Safety Planning points?

Answer 1

1. FINDING a Safe Place
2. Don’t get in the MIDDLE
3. CALL for help
4. You are NOT ALONE
5. You are NOT TO BLAME
6. D.V is against the law and dangerous

Question 2

What is Safety Planning?

Answer 2

Represents POSSIBLE STRATEGIES that can INCREASE SAFETY and PREPARE them in advance for the POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER VIOLENCE. A safety plan is needed whenever the potential for abuse is IDENTIFIED

Question 3

What are the 5 Steps of Safety Planning?

Answer 3

1. OPEN the Safety discussion
2. INTRODUCE the concepts of Safety Planning
3. LISTEN to C/Y (Dynamics, What Happens, Coping, Resources used in the past - Were they effective?)
4. Work on the 6 CORE S.P Points
5. Close the Safety Planning Discussion