Evaluation of Preventive (Stay Safe) Training Program of Child Abuse for Teachers and Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial From Multan City
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child Abuse
Sponsor: Bahauddin Zakariya University

Evaluation of Preventive (Stay Safe) Training Program of Child Abuse for Teachers 
and Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial from Multan City 
Protocol of the study 
 
By 
 
Zainab Noor Hussain 
PSY-07 
M.Phil. Applied Psychology 
 
 
Supervisor 
Dr. Rizwana Amin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Applied Psychology 
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 
                                                           
 
 
 

Date: September 15, 2018 
Protocol of the study: 
The protocol of the study covers some steps which describes the phases or session of the 
programme undertaking in the study. These are as follows: 
Session 1 introducing programme to teachers and children. In the first meeting, informed 
consent form is given to children and teachers and introducing the topic briefly. The main 
purpose of this session is to inform the participants about their participation in the study and 
developing their understanding towards the concept of the topic of research.  
Session 2 pre-testing from children and teachers. In the second, demographical data of 
children and their parents were collected from children and measure conceptual understanding 
of the topics or variables of the study through questionnaire without giving any lessons. This 
session basic purpose is to measure the mind set of children and teachers about child abuse 
without any discussion to analyze the pre intervention stage of children and teachers. It consist 
of pre-testing as scales are applied that measure the level of understanding of children and 
teachers about child abuse. Children safety knowledge and skills and self-esteem in regards to 
abuse is measured and teacher’s attitude and knowledge about abuse is also measured from 
teachers. Both control and experimental group pass through this stage called pre-testing. 
Session 3 describe programme lessons to children. After collecting pre-testing data from all 
participants, as experimental group receives training which consist of Stay Safe Programme 
lessons on different topics. In this session, children are being informed about the nature of this 
Programme, its context, its content, its tools and tactics and also guide them about their 
participation in this Programme. Stay safe Programme consist of 5 to 6 lessons with different 
topics that are very sensitive in nature. The topics consist of feelings (feelings of being safe 

and unsafe), bullying, touch (appropriate and inappropriate touch), secrets (bad secrets and 
good secrets) and strangers. 
Session 4 stay safe programme lessons for children. In this session, the Stay Safe Programme 
initiated properly by giving lessons to children about the topic feelings and bullying. By giving 
different activities to children and show them different pictures about different emotions and 
feelings of children at different circumstances. It also contain a short story of the girl who face 
a bad feelings on her birthday party, she faced an incident but she is unable to tell; by telling 
this story to children encourage them to speak if they find any problem like this, they should 
inform their elders and trust worthy people around them and share their feelings about that 
event. Worksheets is given to children to describe their personal feelings about good events 
and bad events of their life. Another topic of bullying is also described to them with many story 
examples and also ask them to give their own examples which face during their school time or 
in any other location. It was proved very beneficial as most of the children participate and ask 
questions to clarify their ambiguity. During training, children also learn from lessons about 
what is bullying, what its effects, how to rescue oneself from being a victim of bullying. Their 
response show their level of understanding towards the topics of Programme. Few activities is 
also given to children by asking general questions from their life and also realize them to 
explain the problems with elders or with their trust worthy whom they believe. They are also 
guided to keep themselves safe and make others safe too; if they saw someone being bullied 
by any person, one should have to tell this to elder one and keep that person safe. The lesson 
about friendship is also delivered to them and realize them the importance of friendship in their 
life. It also contains activities in which children participate and also have some worksheets 
which describes their understanding regarding the topics.  
Session 5 stay safe programme lessons for children. In this session, safe and unsafe events 
and situations are being discussed with children and suggesting them solutions what to do when 

feel unsafe or unsecure. Rescue oneself from that problematic situation. In this session, lesson 
about different types of touch is also delivered to children. Researcher use different tools to 
describe every lesson gently; as touch is the sensitive and private topic so, doll is used to 
understand different types of touches and also the nature of touch in general. Which touch is 
bad and which touch is good, children also participate when asked them to list the touches that 
they feel disgust and make them uncomfortable and also list out some touches that are good 
and which they like. Children also share list of some touches that they called confuse touches; 
they should tell their elders about the nature of touch. Almost after every lesson, children learn 
the rule of stay safe for their life. The rue is to Say No, Get away and tell. Lesson also cover 
the nature of touch either the touch is appropriate or it is inappropriate. There is another lesson 
which is related to the nature of secrets and explain children about the nature of secrets. There 
are bad or good secrets, many daily life examples are given to children to understand and 
differentiate between the good bad the bad secret. Then, asked them to describe the nature of 
touch to elders if they feel them bad.   If they have bad secrets they should tell their elders and 
say no to the bad secrets. Another lesson contains the major discussion related to strangers that 
what are strangers and how they   misguide you or how to deal with a stranger when you are 
all alone. There are also some rules to deal with strangers that should be followed like, never 
take nay thing from strangers and never go with strangers, etc. the major purpose of lessons is 
to make children confident enough to speak up and tell elders or adults about the touch, 
bullying, secrets, etc. and never keep a touch a secret. Always tell others.  
Session 6 stay safe programme lessons for teachers. Teachers also receive training from stay 
safe programme about their activeness in the classroom environment and they should listen 
every children carefully. If any child tell them any secret or any issue regarding their life, 
regarding touch, bullying, abuse, secrets, etc. or any other problems they should deal them 
carefully and if the matter is serious then they should contact with the higher authority or 

counseling office or center so they would deal with the situation better. Teachers were also 
guided about the nature and types of abuse and how to handle every abuse appropriately like if 
a child is emotionally disturb, teacher should handle them appropriately by listen their issue 
carefully and use strategies to handle them. Teachers should also use this lessons again in the 
classroom in the spare time to make children confident to deal with issues carefully. Teachers 
also guide with many strategies that they must follow in the classroom environment. They 
should observe every child keenly to understand change in their behaviors.