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z.Hd. Mag. Elisabeth Ullmann-Gheri
Wolkensteingasse 2
A-6020 Innsbruck
Email: office@quality4children.org
Protective Behaviours is an internationally recognised personal safety programme aiming to empower children, young people and adults with strategies to promote safety and resilience.
The trainings’ messages can be delivered in a clear, simple and non-confrontational way by using fun and engaging activities, developed in accordance with children’s age and developmental stages – at home, in educational settings, and throughout the community.
Protective Behaviours teaches and promotes concepts of emotional literacy, empowerment, assertiveness, problem solving, and an understanding of safety. In teaching these concepts and strategies, the training aims to prevent abuse, increase safety, and reduce violence.
It strengthens children and people around two main themes:
- We all have the right to feel safe at all times – feelings, early warning signs (the physical sensations we experience in our body when feeling unsafe or excited), and the safety continuum (safe/fun to feel scared, risking on purpose, unsafe).
- We can talk with someone about anything, no matter what it is – safe and unsafe secrets, networks (identifying adults we can talk with and ask for help if we feel unsafe or scared), persistence expectation (persisting until you feel safe again), and body awareness and ownership.
How is Protective Behaviours brought to children, teens and caregivers?
The PB practitioner training is held in English, the Protective Behaviours materials for the end-user – children, teens and parents/caregivers – are available in English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Russian.
There are two levels of training:
Protective Behaviours Level 1
Trains people to become Protective Behaviors Practitioners. With this level of qualification, one can deliver the 16 sessions to children and young people and inform caregivers about the Protective Behaviors programme. Level 2/3 qualifies experienced practitioners to become trainers, which means that they can train practitioners themselves.
Protective Behaviours Level 2
Can be completed if the person has delivered the full PB programme to children, young people and parents/caregivers at least twice and can show their capacity to become a trainer. With the Level 2 qualification, the PB Practitioner becomes a PB Trainer and can train other PB Practitioners.