Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:40 AM-12:00 PM
Pacific H (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Understand this unique safety plan and how to use it
- Understand the “stages of change” model and how to utilize motivational interviewing techniques when completing the safety plan
- Obtain copies of the safety plan and related materials in multiple languages
In response to the need for a brief, evidence-based safety planning tool, medical and service providers in San Francisco came together to create “My Safety Plan”: a quick and easy safety planning tool, ideal for medical settings. This low literacy, gender neutral, culturally sensitive safety plan addresses the most important aspects of a victim’s ability to stay alive and well, is available online in ten languages, and is used widely in San Francisco and across the country.