BeSafe Corporate & School Programs

We offer training and consulting to help individuals and organizations perform at their highest potential, even in high-pressure situations.

BESAFE PROGRAM

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A powerful new program that’s sweeping the corporate/school world. This program is named BeSafe, empowering students and staff through assertiveness training.

Why Provide Self-Defence for Your Employees & Students?

Violence within the workplace/school is on the rise! Increased tension and stress directly contribute to growing verbal and physical attacks per annum. Interpersonal conflict greatly reduces productivity and peace of mind in most organisations. The BeSafe program provides skills to detect a drag before it becomes dangerous and effectively resolve the conflict in a safe and effective manner. Liability issues (such as negligence lawsuits) are at the forefront of many corporations/schools. BeSafe participants are much less likely to urge into a significant situation and, if necessary, are more likely to affect the threat in an efficient and appropriate manner.

The ABCs of Self-defence:

A wareness

B oundary setting with verbal and body communication

C ombat skills to use when all else has failed.

More Than Just A Self-Defence Course:

The BeSafe program was created to supply effective self-defence for the growing needs of the company/school environment. BeSafe program works on an equivalent principle that effective businesses/schools use a day. the whole program is based on finding the acceptable action in any given situation. What works for giant businesses also works for individuals!

Look At These Potential Benefits:

• Increased Awareness: BeSafe students learn to spot a possible conflict or problems before it reaches a critical stage. Problems are easier to counter or diffuse the sooner they’re identified.
• Appropriate Action: The BeSafe action mode is assertiveness. Students learn how to avoid getting caught during a knee-jerk reflex fight or flight response when confronted by a threatening situation. Through assertive behaviour, an effective resolution to the matter is set and acted upon. This works in situations starting from personal conflicts, meeting deadlines, to creating difficult decisions and more.
• Verbal Boundaries: Verbal attacks are quite common and intimidating for many people. BeSafe students are less likely to succumb to or perpetrate verbally abusive behaviour.
• Better Communication: Through the “Assertive Communication” model, students learn to problem solve and work cooperatively to seek out creative resolutions to the myriad of challenges that arise daily within the corporate arena.
• Increased Self-Esteem: By overcoming the fear of assault and taking action, people feel better about themselves. This carries over into the workplace and even into home life!
• Team Building: Using realistic scenarios, the highly trained instructors recreate threatening situations involving violent assailants. Participants use their voice, visual communication, and eye contact to assertively dissuade the assailants.
• Visual Opportunities: Using realistic scenarios, the highly trained instructors recreate threatening situations involving violent assailants. Participants use their voice, body language, and eye contact to assertively dissuade the assailants.

Why Choose BeSafe?

In today’s world, you will never know when you will need self-defence skills to protect yourself or even your child.

In the BeSafe program, students learn to deal with the adrenal stress survival response, this is the most effective self-defence training available. Without training, this response causes most people to freeze or flail. With this training, students transform adrenaline and fear into incredible power!

The program uses role-play and scenarios that teach students to recognise potential problems before they arise and then establish clear and assertive verbal boundaries to thwart the attack. According to experts, these skills alone can stop over 95% of situations before they become physically violent. The BeSafe program is very successful because it teaches people how NOT to play the victim role that gets many people into trouble. The BeSafe program goes far beyond mere self-defence by teaching skills that can be used every day.

Almost everyone has daily situations where the ability to be confident, assertive, and in control is important. In fact, many students & participants say the program dramatically changed their lives by giving them the confidence to attain important goals, become leaders at school or work, and most of all, stand up for themselves when needed. Best of all, no previous experience is necessary.

• The Townsville Port Authority,
• Red Cross,
• Lifeline,
• Commonwealth Bank,
• Townsville Grammar School,
• St Patricks College,
• The Cathedral School, just to name a few, have benefited from the BeSafe program.

Programs & Services

The BeSafe Program offers a wide range of programs focused on empowering youth, reducing violence, and supporting those at high risk. We work within schools, communities, and prisons, delivering practical interventions for at-risk youth, particularly in areas affected by gang activity, knife crime, and mental health issues. Our programs help develop essential life skills such as communication, leadership, and conflict resolution. We also provide training for parents, educators, and professionals working with youth. We offer mentoring, safety training, and early intervention, aiming to guide young people toward positive, productive paths.

High Risk Mediation Programs

• Support for High-Risk Youth: Offering intensive assistance and guidance to young people involved in or at risk of high-stakes situations, such as gang activity or youth justice issues.
• Support for Parents & Young People: Resources and guidance for families to help navigate challenges and build safer, supportive environments.
• Violence Reduction Programs: Tailored interventions to prevent youth violence and offer safer alternatives.

General School Programs

• Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC): Ensuring students understand key principles of safety and well-being in school environments.
• BeSafe Programs (Years 7, 8, & 9): Targeted sessions for middle school students, focusing on personal safety, awareness, and self-protection skills.
• Primary School Programs: Age-appropriate, engaging programs teaching younger students essential safety skills, confidence-building, and early awareness of personal boundaries.
• Secondary School Programs (Years 11 & 12): Advanced safety and self-awareness training for older students, preparing them for the transition to adulthood with practical life skills.

Self-Defence for Girls, Women, and Parents

• Self-Defence & Safety Training for Women & Girls: Practical training sessions to empower women and girls with the skills needed to stay safe and confident.
• Safety Awareness Tips: Strategies and advice for women, teenagers, and girls to recognize and avoid potential risks, enhancing everyday safety.

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