INTRODUCTION
Feeling safe is one of the most basic needs
of all individuals in society, whether they have special needs or not.
Individuals with special needs may encounter various hazards such as
earthquakes, floods, fires, accidents and minor injuries in their daily life at
home, school, parks, shopping malls, avenues and streets. In order to be
protected from these dangers that they may encounter in daily life, they need
to have some basic safety skills.
GETTING LOST
The getting lost of individuals with
special needs in social environments is among the events that can be
experienced. Individuals with special needs may have difficulty in
understanding the situation they are in when they get lost in an unfamiliar
street or environment. In such a situation, it is important and necessary for
individuals with special needs to be able to show their skills in asking for
help and communicating with safe people by using mobile phones, pay phones or
smartphones when they are lost.
VIDEO MODEL
Teaching with a video model involves
showing a video of a model demonstrating a skill, whether it's himself or
another person, to individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism. The
child or teenager is then asked to perform the steps shown in the video.
Teaching with the video model was effective in teaching safety skills, speaking
skills, professional skills, game and daily life skills. Research shows that
video modeling enables faster acquisition and generalization of skills.
SOCIAL STORIES
They are short stories written in a
specific format to teach social skills to individuals with intellectual
disability or autism, presenting social information in a direct and
easy-to-understand way. In addition to social skills, social stories are also
used in teaching security skills such as protection from abduction attempts by
strangers, protection from sexual harassment and coping with mockery.
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