Skills this printable supports
- Self-advocacy
- Communication
- Safety planning
Asking for Help Plan
Children build a personal help-seeking plan from their own examples: when they need support, which trusted people are available and the exact sentence they can use.
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How to use it
- Choose a real situation in which help is hard to request.
- List two trusted people who could help.
- Practice one clear sentence aloud.
Helpful discussion prompts
- What makes it hard to ask?
- How will you get the person’s attention?
- What can you do if the first person is unavailable?
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