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Personal Safety and Self Defense for children, teens and adults
Endorsements for KIDPOWER, mental health experts and educators.
ENDORSEMENTS FOR KIDPOWER
Gavin de Becker, violence expert and best selling author of Protecting the Gift and The Gift of Fear strongly endorses KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International.
“KIDPOWER has an exceptional track record in the field of personal safety and violence prevention. For 30 years, I’ve advised major media figures, government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and universities on the prediction and prevention of violence. I’ve learned that no aspect of a security program is more important than accurately assessing potential safety hazards before they evolve. KIDPOWER gives people the opportunity to take charge of their own safety by assisting in the development of skills to assess, avoid, de-escalate, and escape from violent or abusive situations. Personal safety training that fosters worry or anxiety is counterproductive. KIDPOWER workshops help to reduce worry by promoting confidence and personal power.”
- Gavin de Becker
Comments From Other Crime Prevention and Mental Health Experts
Terry Medina, Chief of Police, Watsonville City Police Department
“I believe that the KIDPOWER program has an outstanding track record for teaching effective skills without creating fear in children. I am happy to give a strong endorsement.”
James Crawford, M.D. and Susan Murray, LCSW, Oakland Children’s Hospital Child Protection Center
“The KIDPOWER program stands out among child abuse prevention programs due to a variety of factors including: content integrity, developmental and situational appropriateness, focus on skills and action, and efficiency and practicality.”
Ellen Bass, Co-Author of The Courage to Heal and Free Your Mind and Founding Board President of KIDPOWER
“As someone who has worked with thousands of survivors of child abuse, I particularly recommend the KIDPOWER programs because of their excellent balance of building self worth while focusing on prevention skills to set boundaries appropriately and to avoid confrontation in order to stop most trouble before it starts. For adult survivors, FULLPOWER programs offer a way to take back their power on a physical level. For all of us, they offer a way to free ourselves from fear.”
Owen Sanders, Manager, New Zealand (National) Police Youth Education Service
“The Youth Education Service spent considerable time investigating and evaluating the services provided by KIDPOWER New Zealand. These investigations give confidence that KIDPOWER can provide schools with suitable self-defense training and can train teachers. I want to confirm that the New Zealand Police Youth Education Service is working with KIDPOWER to make available to schools activities and resources that will enrich and complement the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme.”
Diane Francisco, Manager, Consumer Relations Program of the San Andreas Regional Center
“I highly recommend KIDPOWER because of the value of their services and their adaptable, engaging approach to the instruction of safety issues for all populations and ages. Our professionals leave KIDPOWER training armed with facts, ideas, and techniques for themselves, their staff, and the people with disabilities who they serve.”
Howard Skerry, Chief of Police, Santa Cruz City Police Department
“Our department has been collaborating with KIDPOWER on providing workshops to our community for children along with their parents or other grownups. We have been impressed with the effectiveness of the KIDPOWER approach and the professionalism of their staff. The personal safety skills that KIDPOWER teaches are helpful to deter most kinds of assault, abduction, child abuse, and bullying.”
Glen Roberts, Sergeant, Sonora City Police Department
“This is the first program that I have seen that covers all areas that a child needs to know to keep him or her safe. I am especially impressed by the way it built self-esteem in my son. As a father and a police officer, I highly recommend that every child and every parent attend a KIDPOWER workshop.”
Barbara Ridley, FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Alta Bates Rehabilitation Center
“The workshop for the Disabled Community Health Clinic gave our clients valuable skills that they can use to keep themselves safe out in the world and impressed our staff who can pass these skills on to other clients.”
We have worked diligently with professionals in law enforcement, mental health, education, martial arts and community service to ensure that our programs are effective and safe.
In turn, we have received endorsements from a wide range of agencies, organizations and individuals in these fields.
Olga de Santa Anna, Principal, Mintie White School
“The KIDPOWER program is far more effective than other bullying prevention programs in that it gives the children the opportunity to learn the skills by practicing them. The cartoon illustrations, stories and role-plays are ideal ways for children to integrate the skills of personal safety and can be easily integrated into our literacy programs. KIDPOWER has been a tremendous benefit to our school community.”
Nannette Overly, Vice Principal, Branciforte Middle School
“KIDPOWER gave our students a chance to get in touch with their personal power, learn how to set boundaries and say in very simple and effective ways what they need. To be successful, middle school students need to feel safe and cared for at school. KIDPOWER’s work with our students and staff through the Personal Safety Project is helping us to create that climate.”
Helga Cohen, MFT, Head of Counseling, French American International School
“KIDPOWER’s presentation gave our students an opportunity to reflect on their interactions with people in their lives, to think about how they are treated and how they would like to be treated and to make a plan for how to handle situations that make them uncomfortable. We believe that the ideas they were presented with and the skills they learned will be useful to them for the rest of their lives.”
Silvana Mosca-Carreson, Director and Co-Founder, El Nuevo Mundo Children’s Center
“All of our teachers report feeling confident and successful in using the materials. The students enjoyed the lessons, practiced the skills, and began using the skills in their interactions with other children and adults. The children we teach face many challenges that can be barriers to preventing academic success, and the KIDPOWER skills are tools that will help them overcome many of these challenges. “
Robin Higbee, Director, Linscott Charter School
“It has been wonderful to see the benefits of having KIDPOWER in our school. We encourage kids and adults to express themselves and KIDPOWER empowers kids to say what they need to say in a way that they can be heard.”
Hal Ledbetter, Director, Special Education Department, Santa Cruz County Office of Education
“The KIDPOWER program far exceeds other programs because it presents real situations to students and allows the positive experience of how to deal successfully with them.”
Note: KIDPOWER received an special award from the County Office of Education in recognition of service to the community.
Cheryl Jordan, Principal, Marshall Pomeroy Elementary School
“After experiencing this program and finding myself incorporating the skills and safety principles during my conferences with children and with parents, I have concluded that KIDPOWER has created a program that can serve as a solid foundation for an entire school community to develop a common language about safety.”
Sue Forson, Director, Watsonville Charter School of the Arts
“I see students consistently using KIDPOWER skills and techniques on the playground to deal with bullying, name-calling and unwanted touch. Teachers use the KIDPOWER skills sets within the classroom and during class meetings. The KIDPOWER curriculum is clear, accessible and easy to implement.”
Colleen B. Wilcox, Ph.D., Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools
“I would like to express my whole-hearted endorsement of the KIDPOWER self-protection programs. The KIDPOWER program and methodology reflect an understanding of and respect for the developmental needs of young people. . At the same time, KIDPOWER addresses a concern of families and educators today; the need to protect children from abuse, abduction and assault without generating fear in the process. KIDPOWER has provided invaluable service to our programs, students, teachers and staff members, including for all our Head Start teachers and family service staff and our Postsenior staff and students.”
Awards
Santa Cruz Mayor's Proclamation of KIDPOWER Day - 2007. To view, click here.
Colorado Springs Assets for Youth Nonprofit Asset Builder Award - 2006
Adult Learners' Week Innovative Provider Award, New Zealand - 2006. To view, click here.
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