SAFE Volunteer Training
All SAFE Volunteers must:
- Be a person with a developmental disability or a family member of a person with a developmental disability;
- Submit an application with references;
- Undergo a background screening performed through the Division of MRDD;
- Complete required trainings; and
- Meet program requirements prior to conducting a SAFE visit/survey.
SAFE Volunteer Trainings include information about:
- An overview of the Department of Mental Health/Division of MRDD;
- Person Centered Planning;
- Missouri Quality Outcomes;
- SAFE Survey Tool;
- Abuse and Neglect definitions;
- Confidentiality; and
- Conducting a SAFE Survey and process.
Volunteer trainings are offered throughout the state in various locations on an on-going basis. For a list of scheduled trainings or for more information about a SAFE Volunteer training, please contact:
Lisa Nothaus, SAFE Coordinator
573-368-2589 or lisa.nothaus@dmh.mo.gov
