Personal Safety Curriculum Scorecard
taken from information at the Center for Missing and Exploited Children website
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC24.pdf
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has certain criteria that it recommends which has rather stringent criteria to evaluate safety programs. They recommend that their scorecard be used annually to evaluate those programs that you find in
your community.

According to the NCMEC ..."safety programs need to be both comprehensive and effective to best serve the needs of children and the entire community. It is important the the program you choose meet as many of the criteria listed below as possible, and the criteria listed in the "SKILLS" section of this "Curriculum Scorecard" are especially critical."

What S.A.F.E. Network has done below is to show NCMEC's expectations, ("meets criteria, partially meets criteria, and does not meet criteria") S.A.F.E. Network's standard in that particular area are indicated by an "A" for meets criteria, a "C" for partially meeting their criteria, and an "F" for not meeting their criteria at all.

Printable Version Here                                SKILLS
Meets
Criteria

A
Partially
Meets
Criteria
C
Does Not
Meet
Criteria
F
Strengthens a child's self-confidence and self esteem at every level.
A
   
Develops basic safety skills for young children by teaching them the importance of knowing their names, addresses, emergency telephone numbers; not going places alone, and notifying an adult when they go out..
A
   
Helps children distinguish between approprite and inappropriate touch .
A
    
Instructs children to be able to say "no" to unwanted behaviors .
A
    
Instructs children how to identify the private parts of their bodies using correct anatomical terms, if appropriate for your community.
[S.A.F.E. Network teaches which parts of the body are private "places". We do not get into the anotomical terms.]
C
  
Instructs children how to identfy an adult they can trust, the importance of talking to an adult if something bothers them and that some secrets need to be told.
A
    
Instructs children that adults sometimes act inappropriately.
A
    
Emphasizes the fact that inappropriate adult behavior is never the fault of the child.
A
    
Teaches children that victims can be people of any age, size, color, or sex.
A
    
Teaches children that offenders can be children or adults of any age, size, color, sex, and either "strangers" or people they know.
A
    
PRESENTATION
   
Grounded in theory and research.
A
    
Localizes curriculum to fit specific community needs.
A
    
Includes proper training for presenters, teachers, parents, and community officials.
A
    
Program and materials are age-appropriate (respects the developmental abilities and limitations of children at various ages).
A
    
Includes training for developmentally and physically challenged children.
[Mild cases of developmentally and physically challenged children can use S.A.F.E. Network's curriculum as it is currently designed, with some possible minor modifications.
Currently the author is working on more direct programs that assist this group]
C
  
Incorporates demonstrations and rehearsal of desired behavior by each child.
A
    
Occurs on multiple occasions over several years and includes periodic reviews.
A
    
Includes supplemental sessions to reinforce skills.
A
    
Is interactive.
A
    
Includes homework.
A
    
Includes comprehensive evaluation.
A
 
Includes parental involvement.
A
    

Provides complete and accurate information about sex to older children, if appropriate for your community.
[While S.A.F.E. Network's curriculum does not get into "sex education we do teach frankly about incest and what it is, about date rape, date rape drugs including prevention methodology. The curriculum discusses pornography and its negative affects, and more. The informationis provided to all age groups, but in age appropriate language.]
A
    
AWARENESS
   
Fosters improved communication between a parent and child about personal safety.
A
    
Fosters in children the importance of adult supervision in their safety.
A
    
Requires the proper reporting of all child sexual or physical abuse.
A
    
Encourages parental and community involvement.
A
    
Promotes notification, by responsible adults, to the proper authorities, of any perceived changes in a child's behavior after instruction.
A
    
Fosters the idea that to obtain greater independence, children need to take on greater personal responsibility.
A
    
Fosters the idea that children have the right to control what happens to their bodies and to protect themselves.
A
    
You can find this evaulation checklist in NCMEC's "Guidelines for Programs to Reduce Child Vicimization: A Resource for Communities When Choosing a Program to Teach Personal Safety to Children" Use the link above or go to their main page, then click on"Education and Resources on the left margin. From their click on their "library of resources" link. Scroll down till you find the title shown here.