A Training Guide on Essential Protection Skills for Children with Mild Mental Disability
Publisher Description
This training manual is part of a series of specialized training manuals of the program "I am Smart, Strong, and Safe Child… Despite my Disability" that aims at protecting children from abuse. The program was launched under the patronage of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability, and covers 4 main types of disabilities: motor disability, speech impairment, visual impairment, and mild mental disability.
This training manual aims at developing children's protection skills, their personality, self esteem and sense of self-worth. It is specifically designed for children challenged by mild mental disabilities. It focuses on introducing good and safe conduct in situations where mentally disabled children are vulnerable to abuse, it further offers prevention techniques and methods by which children can build positive thinking skills.