We provide individualized safety assessments and practical instruction to help individuals with developmental disabilities build confidence, self-advocacy, and independence.

Areas of focus may include:

• Home safety: Cooking, appliance use, household hazards, and emergency routines.

• Community safety: Streets, parking lots, shopping, transportation, and what to do if separated from a support person.

• Healthy relationships and personal boundaries: Consent, privacy, recognizing respectful relationships, and responding to pressure or manipulation.

• Self-advocacy and getting help: Communicating boundaries, saying no, identifying trusted support people, and reporting uncomfortable or unsafe situations.

• Digital safety: Safe texting and social media use, protecting personal information, recognizing scams, and blocking or reporting inappropriate contacts.

• Emergency response: Recognizing when help is needed and practicing how to contact a support person or emergency services.

Assessment and instruction are tailored to each person’s strengths, communication preferences, daily routines, and goals.

Our safety services support children, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities who would benefit from individualized instruction to navigate everyday situations more safely.

Services may be helpful when someone is working toward greater independence, has difficulty recognizing unsafe situations, needs support with boundaries or online interactions, or would benefit from practicing how to respond and ask for help.

We collaborate with the individual and, as appropriate, their family, caregivers, and support team to identify meaningful priorities. Instruction is adapted to each person’s strengths, learning pace, and communication needs.

We begin with an intake questionnaire and an interview with the individual and, as appropriate, their parent, caregiver, or support team. Together, we discuss current concerns, daily routines, strengths, and independence goals.

The assessment uses relevant portions of the Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS), along with observation and practical skill activities. Digital safety is explored through supplemental interviews, observation, and activities tailored to the person’s needs. Observations may take place at home, in the community, or in other everyday settings when appropriate.

Following the assessment, we provide a written report outlining strengths, safety concerns, individualized goals, and recommendations for instruction and support.

Following assessment, ongoing services may include individual safety instruction, community-based coaching, digital safety education, and parent or caregiver guidance.

Sessions use clear explanations, visual supports, modeling, role-play, and practice in everyday situations. Participants may practice crossing a parking lot, responding to an unsafe message, communicating a boundary, or contacting someone for help.

The frequency and focus of services depend on individual needs and goals. Progress is reviewed regularly, and instruction is adjusted as skills develop, with an emphasis on personal choice, confidence, and using skills across settings.