Circles Curriculum: Stop Abuse

Help Your Students Avoid Exploitation
Your students are prime targets for abuse. Teach them how to recognize and avoid threatening or potentially abusive situations with Circles: Stop Abuse. The video program illustrates step-by-step lessons and strategies to recognize abusive behavior. Real-life demonstrations of how to take positive action if feeling exploited are included. This quality program uses the famous Circles paradigm and was created by education and health care professionals sensitive to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
Circles: Stop Abuse is made up of two parts:
Part 1: Recognizing and Reacting to Exploitation
Encourages your students to be assertive. Illustrates how to recognize and react to exploitation occurring in close relationships with dates, close friends, and relatives. Teaches students that they don’t have to participate in physical contact that does not feel good to them.
Part 2: Learning Appropriate Protective Behaviors
Illustrates the potential for abuse from acquaintances and strangers. Students will learn to identify inappropriate behavior and initiate protective measures against unwanted advances.
| Circles: Stop Abuse includes: · 2 DVDs or 3 VHS tapes · 7.5′ by 4′ Circles wall graph · Teacher’s guide Circles: Stop Abuse: $499 Prepay with your credit card or check and Get Free Shipping! |
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