Feeling Safe Stay Safe Newsletter: If you would like this newsletter emailed directly to you, please email your interest Feeling Safe Stay Safe Newsletter February/March 2000 issue: Welcome again it’s that time to renew the newsletter; it comes around fast when you are busy enjoying Christmas, letting in the new Millennium and making preparations for a special day of celebration, the joining in marriage of Joan-Claire and her partner Jeff. Contents: Dates of up-coming events Launch of Audio Tape series Review of 1999 CONFERENCES of related interest/EVENTS and PB TRAINING Conferences: "Stitch in Time" Promoting a Peace-able Community. A conference exploring the empowering of people, of all ages, to live in communities free of abuse and violence. 15/16 April 2000 Venue: Lincoln College, North Adelaide Enquiries: Sue Gordon Mission S.A. Tel: (08) 8223 5428 International Conference Primary Health Care 2000, Creating Healthy Communities. 17/20 April 2000 Venue: Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. Enquiries: Hal Sweerissen Tel: (03) 9479 3700 The Heart of the Practice, Second National Psychotherapy in Australia Conference, July 7/9 2000 Venue: Dallas Brooks Centre, Melbourne Enquiries: Tel: (03) 9419 2626 Fax: (03) 9419 2054 International Society of Family Law, 10th World Conference. 9/13 July 2000 Venue: Brisbane Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Brisbane, Queensland. Enquiries: International Society of Family Law 10th World Conference Tel: (07) 3369 0477 Stress, Trauma and Coping in Emergency Services and Allied Professions Inaugural conference "Working together: peers, mental health professionals, and managers". 11/12/13 August 2000 Venue: Hilton on the Park, Melbourne Enquires: CISMFA Conference Registration Tel/Fax: (03) 9347 9313 World Forum 2000: Children First in the New Millennium: A new Commitment to Children and Young People. 9/11 August, Sydney Enquiries: Sharyn Low, World Forum Convenor Tel: (02) 4572 3079 Fax: (02) 4572 3972 email: Sharyn@zeta.org.au 13th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect: "Implementing the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child, myth or reality?" 3-6 September 2000 Venue: International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa. Enquiries: Kimberly Svevo ISPCAN Tel: 1 312 578 1401 email: Ispcan@aol.com Events: 3rd World Summit on Media for children, Creation of a common audio visual language that supports the rights of children 11/15 March 2000 Venue: Thessaloniki, Greece Enquiries: Alexandros Athanassiadis Fax: +301 681 7987 email: ectcl@beryl.kapatel.gr Youth Millennium Conference - Encouraging participation of youth aged 11-14 to discuss important global problems and plan of action. 16/20 July 2000 Venue: Vancouver, Canada. Enquiries: Canada Support Office Tel: +1 604 822 5028 Fax: +1 604 822 6966 email: ymp@interchange.ubc.ca PB Training in Perth: (For other states in Australia and other countries, please contact agency direct via "LINKS" on this site) WORKSHOP DETAILS FOR 2000 Basic Training: 16 & 17 March 2000 18 & 19 May 2000 27 & 28 July 2000 14 & 15 September 2000 16 & 17 November 2000 Advanced Training: 16, 17 & 18 August 2000 Venue for all workshops: Family and Children’s Services Seminar Rooms 3 & 4 189 Royal Street East Perth Enquiries: Coordinator Protective Behaviours WA Inc. Community Services Command, PO Box 616, BENTLEY WA 6102 Tel: (08) 9356 0514 Fax: (08) 9356 0506 or download registration form from Training Info page on this site and forward with cheque direct to above address. Launch of Audi Tape Series: Protective Behaviours Consultancy (WA) are pleased to announce the launch of a new resource, an audio tape series to assist people to implement the program in their lives from the comfort of their own home or whilst travelling in the car. This easy to use type of educational mode will benefit many in revising the principles of the program and will assist in the implementation process. In commencing the production of this tape and new learning curve for Joan-Claire and Julie West, the concern around making the program available to the general public which of course will also include perpetrators. Perpetrators also need the information of rights and options that are available to them as PB is a holistic program and Peg West talked about "Everyone’s right to feel safe". So in bearing all this in mind Joan-Claire embarked on the project of producing the first of a series of audiotapes. Joan-Claire deliberated over this issue and finally decided that PB information needs to be 'available' and it would do more good if generally publicised and made available through the National Library System so that parents could gain access to this information readily. In working in this area in the last 10 years, she has found that raising public awareness is not an easy task. There are no quick solutions to raising ‘on-going’ awareness around the issue of Safety and Child Abuse Prevention. It is about readily accessible information via a myriad of outlets and in a myriad of forms and this opens up the possibility for a saturation point. Once that is arrived at; what was discounted as a myth previously is acknowledged and becomes general accepted knowledge. She has observed this with Domestic Violence, once our society and governments acknowledged that the problem existed and it was costing our community big $ to place resources to support that area, then vision plans came alive, and a 10 year plan for Domestic Violence awareness was put into place. Funding and support from both the government sector and public can often come readily at this point. In Joan-Claire’s opinion this is what needs to happen with Child Abuse Prevention. This tape series will play but a small part in that awareness raising process. Captured in the words of Arthur Schopenhamer: "New thoughts and new truths go through three stages: First they are ridiculed Next they are violently opposed Finally they are accepted as self evident" The first title: Protective Behaviours - A Briefing Session, is now available for purchase (and details can be found under the resource section on this site). The following titles are in the process of being developed and the aim is to produce all during 2000. Determining this will be finance and availability of collaborative colleagues, nevertheless, this is the goal and aim for 2000. Series of PB focussed Audio Tapes: Protective Behaviours - A Briefing Session - Designed to assist health professionals; welfare workers and teachers revise the principals of the program. AVAILABLE NOW PB -The Heart of the Matter - Understanding Abuse, Indicators, Disclosures, Discount Hierarchy Street Smart Street Safe - Practical strategies for all. Spotlight on Bullying PB - The Keys to feeling Safe for ‘all‘ the family - a Tape for Parents PB - Safety in Learning and life - focussing on the classroom PB Activities, Stories & Songs for the ‘Little Ones" How to Claim your Power & Claim the "right to feel safe" Stay tuned for more information re these proposed publications. Review of 1999 in PERTH Western Australia: Safer Seniors Project: In reviewing the year some exciting breakthroughs happened on the PB innovation front. Being theYear of the Older Person, the PB Inc body was granted funding to present 10 workshops targeting the needs and concerns of Seniors. It was a pleasure working with such and generous and warm spirited groups of people, who genuinely shared of their experiences knowledge and wisdom in a workshop situation. An example of such a presentation is available under the SLIDE SHOW link on this site. Most workshop participants agreed that there were lots of benefits gained from attending; feedback comments were such things as: It’s all commonsense really - if you apply it. I am comforted by the fact I am doing all the right things. I didn’t know you could get a mobile phone for $10 a month for emergencies. I will pay more attention to locking my doors even whilst I am gardening. It was great to meet with other people with the same concerns, made me feel better and I was reassured that it wasn’t just my imagination. Everyone should attend one of these seminars to remind them that they have a part to play in their own safety, and an acknowledgement that the police cannot be everywhere. Now I have an action plan - I intend to put it into ACTION. A very worth while project and in 2000 it is possible that through the Safer WA Committee, more of these valuable seminars can be offered. City Safe Project - PERTH Western Australia: JC was part of the City Safe Team, along with several departments of Community Policing, Road Transport Rep, Banking Rep and an amazing Self Defence expert. Together with Dr. Garth Eichhorn as our leader, sponsored by Safer WA and supported by the Perth City Council, the team visited many schools, Seniors Clubs and Service Organisations. The purpose was to present a brief overview of what services where available in the community to support people in keeping safe out and about on the streets, travelling on public transport, utilising the automatic tellers as well as in their homes. This gave the public a taster and introduced them to new concepts and services that were unknown to them. It also served as a reminder of good safety practice that they had perhaps forgotten. If anyone is interested in this service, please call Dr Garth Eichhorn at City Safe on 61 (08) 9481 4734 to find out more about the projects availability for 2000. Service Clubs: There was a considerable interest shown from service clubs throughout the year for speakers to attend meetings to give talks on PB. The two organisations that Joan-Claire found most welcoming and interested in perhaps in 2000 sponsoring a project were Rotary and Soroptimists. The most memorable seminar was in the old courthouse on the Fremantle Esplanade delivering an inspiring thought provoking talk to over 100 Soroptimists. Joan-Claire has developed a PowerPoint slide show presentation especially for this type of delivery and will be demonstrated this, possibly in a workshop at the International Conference of Protective Behaviours in SA - "A stitch in Time" in April 2000. Tom Price Project: An invitation from the Nintirri Centre in Tom Price the far north of WA, Joan-Claire found herself planning a ‘Safety Week’. Louise Whightman the Community Health Nurse co-ordinated the activities and assisted in some of the presentations, with a 3 month old baby on the hip. The activities organised were: Professionals were in serviced in the principles of PB. Women in the community, gained insights into how to keep safe on the streets. Young Aboriginal women and the elders heard about how to keep kids safe the PB way. A session was held out on a (Aboriginal) Community, in a natural setting. An awareness-raising seminar on the tragic costs to our kids of Domestic Violence. In-service of teachers. 3 classroom sessions working in Tom Price Primary School direct with the children. JC’s favourite sessions were definitely the children, their responses and enthusiasm for the tasks and activities set were a delight to behold. They all learned the following song perhaps you can teach your class or client group also. MY BODYS MY BODY MY BODY’S MY OWN My body jumps it Can run all around it Fly’s through the air or Crawls on the ground Your body loves to dance and play Our bodies do whatever you say My body’s my body no bodies but own You run your own body let me run mine. When I am touched I know how I feel My feelings are mine my feelings are real. My body’s no bodies, body - but mine "YES" You run your own body - let me run mine "NO" My body’s my body no bodies but own You run your body let me run mine My body’s my body no bodies but own You run your own body and let me run mine. Adapted from the video Feeling Yes Feeling No Program - National Film Bd of Canada - available from Police Academy Library, Curtin Uni, or EMI. Conferences: The conferences were attended and presentations made: Intergeneration Conference Literacy Conference 7th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect and these will be reported on in the next issue of the newsletter. In closing, PB Basic training continued throughout the year delivery via the PB Inc Body and direct into the school system. Approximately 400 people were trained in basic PB and 14 graduated from the Advanced training held in August. So until next time if anyone has a story to tell about an interesting session with a group or class, ideas for implementation, concerns on issues, Questions they would like to pose, topics for articles please contact this website and we will collaborate with you to assist you in enhancing your already very good knowledge, give you a forum for discussion on the website or an opportunity to have an article printed in the next newsletter. Shalom till we meet again. "There is no limit as to what can be accomplished, if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit" Anonymous I hope you found this issue of our newsletter on line, interesting as parents and workers who may be advising parents…I again welcome submissions of articles relating to the topic of personal or community safety for consideration, with a view to publication on this site, from anyone who may visit this site.