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Protective Behaviours WA Inc.

Protective Behaviours WA Inc. is a small not-for profit organisation working to promote the safety of everyone in the community. The organisation, which is managed by a committee of volunteers, was established in 1990 with the support of the WA Police Service.

To date the committee has concentrated its efforts on providing protective behaviours training to professionals in the education, health and welfare sectors. However, the committee is now moving to provide the program to other sections of the community, in particular, the elderly, children, adults (particularly parents), teenagers and victims of crime.

Background

The Safer Seniors program was developed by Protective Behaviours WA Inc. in response to growing concerns about the high level of fear and feelings of vulnerability experienced by older persons in our community.

The program is designed to assist older persons overcome their fear of becoming victims of crime by identifying and practicing ways to feel safer in our society.

Safer Seniors Program Objectives

On completion of Safer Seniors workshops participants will:

1.       Be aware of the statistics on crime and violence in relation to their own personal safety and the community at large.

2.       Know that:

We all have the right to feel safe at all times, and

Nothing is so awful we can't talk to someone about it.

3.       Understand the three core concepts of safety, early warning signs and networking and know how to apply them.

4.       Have information about home security and crime prevention techniques.

5.       Identify protective behaviours strategies that will help them solve problems.

6.       Be able to tell at least one other person about protective behaviours.

Target Group

Senior citizens, particularly those who are feeling vulnerable or who have been victims of crime.

Workshop Structure and Content

Safer Seniors workshops are designed to be interactive and use a variety of adult learning techniques to present the protective behaviours program's themes, core concepts and strategies. All sessions are presented by professional facilitators trained and experienced in the presentation of the protective behaviours program.

Each of the one and two day workshops consist of a segment on home security and personal security, and crime prevention techniques presented by officers from WA Police Service's Community Policing Unit.

Workshops can be structured to meet the particular needs of the customer groups and can range from two hour briefing sessions to two day seminars.

Protective Behaviours Performance Indicators

Protective Behaviours WA Inc. uses the following indicators to measure its performance:

Quality

1.       The number of workshops conducted during a specified reporting period.

2.       The number of individuals trained in each target group in the reporting period.

Quality

Customer feedback from workshop evaluations and surveys is used to measure effectiveness and quality.

1.       The level of customer satisfaction with the quality of workshops and presentations.

2.       The extent to which customers report their use of protective behaviours:

·        in their personal lives;

·        with their customer groups.

3.       The extent to which customers report the principles and strategies of protective behaviours have assisted them to deal with difficult or problem situations.

4.       The extent to which customers report their fear of crime has reduced as a result of participating in protective behaviours programs.

Proposal

Protective Behaviours WA Inc. can assist Safer WA committees by presenting Safer Seniors workshops in their area. Programs can also be developed to meet the needs of a variety of other target groups including:

·        Children

·        Adults

·        Parents

·        Victims of crime

·        Adolescents

·        Special interest groups

Workshops can be presented to suit the specific needs and time constraints of customers.