Avoiding Power Struggles

Communicate respect and promote dignity. These positive interaction strategies are the foundations of Safety-Care® and encourage therapeutic rapport. We all know, in the field of human services, rapport is everything. Having rapport with fellow staff and individuals...

The Benefits of Teaching Leisure Skills

Leisure skill training is an important, yet, often overlooked area of development for the individuals we work with. Sometimes we believe that leisure engagement is not a skill we teach. This is a myth. Or we allow an individual to engage with an activity in a...

A How-to: Prompting 101

Prompting Understanding and applying prompts is an important component of a Safety-Care trainer’s skillset. A prompt is a supplemental stimulus that guides the trainee to the correct response. When teaching any verbal or physical competency, a trainer may apply...

Black Lives Matter

Statistical data on COVID-19 reveals disproportional and devastating effects on racial and ethnic minorities, exposing the racial injustices of the American system. The murder of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other individuals further...