Community Participation
Skills Inventory
Personal and Pedestrian Safety

Skills

 

Rating

 

 

Emerging

Developing

Mastery

 

 

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Personal Safety Skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands the role of community helpers – fire, police, paramedics, other emergency personnel, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands what type of emergency situation(s) warrant contact with community helpers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carries or wears personal identification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can differentiate between a trusted and non-trusted individual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can tell or show a trusted person their name, address and phone number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wears clothing appropriate to the weather conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wears sunscreen or mosquito repellant, as appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keeps valuables close to self and in a safe place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carries money (change) should a phone call need to be placed from a pay phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrates alertness/confidence to decrease vulnerability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses caution with strangers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walks away if a stranger continues to interact with them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands and uses “Run, Yell, Tell” personal safety concept

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accesses help from a trusted adult (community helper, store personnel, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can call 911 for help, from a business phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can call 911 for help, from a payphone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can call 911 for help, from a cell phone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can tell a trusted person if they have been injured or have become ill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands that his/her disability, illness or medications can effect his/her judgment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognizes or reads safety and community survival words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understands and applies the meaning of safety and community survival words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can locate appropriate restroom (Men’s or Women’s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stays with group while in the community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Informs others if they are going to leave the group and when they will return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moves through a crowded area without getting lost or disoriented

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses landmarks to know the route to travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use problem-solving strategies if lost - in either a familiar or unfamiliar place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get directions or help from a trusted individual if lost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay away from unfamiliar or stray animals to prevent a bite or injury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responds appropriately to an emergency alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knows what to do if there is a fire emergency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knows what to do if there is a severe weather or tornado emergency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses general problem solving strategy – identifies problem, considers possible solutions, makes a choice regarding a solution, follows through with decision, asks for help from a trusted individual, as needed