This is the second blog post by Danette in a series about abuse. You can find the first post on abuse here. Emotional or Mental Abuse Emotional or Mental Abuse…
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It is critically important to maintain our relationships right now during this shutdown. After around two months of the directive to stay at home, a lot of the things we were…
It is very important to me that my peers know about abuse. When I do presentations, I usually hear about people’s personal experiences. They talk about abuse that has happened…
By Danette Schons When you have a disability, you get a LOT of letters from social service organizations. How can you tell if it’s real or a scam? Before you…
The sixth and final part of the “RING OF SAFETY” is: a healthy self-esteem. This means that people know that they are valued. Then they do not see themselves as a…
The fifth part of the “RING OF SAFETY” is: understanding personal rights. This means that people need information and training about their rights within the system in which
The fourth part of the “Ring of Safety” to stop abuse is: to be someone who listens. Let the people you serve TALK TO YOU and TALK TO EACH OTHER….
The third part of the “RING OF SAFETY” is: the ability to non-comply. In other words, the ability to say NO! This way people with disabilities can better protect themselves. Abusers…
The second part of the “RING OF SAFETY” is: privacy awareness. Privacy is a very important thing to learn, because too many times privacy is violated in the lives of…
The first part is: when a person is taught a good sex education program. By doing this, they are being taught the proper names for their body parts. This way…