Vaccination is for My Safety

Goal and Objectives  

 Goal: To explain the importance of vaccines to children and help them feel comfortable receiving them.

 Objectives:

 The child will :

      • learn about the importance of vaccines.
      • learn how to manage fears or pain associated with getting vaccinated.
      • be empowered to receive the vaccine comfortably and exhibit positive behaviour.

Social Narrative

This narrative describes a social situation or activity and answers key questions: What, When, Where, Why and How. It helps individuals with special needs understand the appropriate behaviours and responses for similar situations.

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Picture Cards

Pocket-sized cards featuring key images to help enhance visual memory, comprehension and communication skills by promoting an understanding of abstract concepts.

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Cue Cards

Visual cues to help support communication, promote positive actions, assist in social interactions, aid task completion, teach self-regulation and demonstrate expected behaviour.

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Communication Cards

Visual cards to assist individuals with special needs to express their needs, emotions, comments and choices. This improves communication, reduces frustration and behavioural challenges, supports social interaction and promotes independence.

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Key and Important Simple Strategies Cards

K.I.S.S. Cards

Pocket-sized Do’s and Don’ts cards to help encourage appropriate behaviour and clarify right from wrong. They support emotional regulation, improve social skills, enhance choice-making, assist with transitions and routines and build confidence.

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Poster

Social narrative presented in a poster that can be printed and displayed at home or school.

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Power Script

Pocket-sized cards featuring positive affirmations that serve as an inner voice, providing motivation and boosting self-confidence.

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Power Script Poster

Poster version of Power Scripts with special characters and a space for inserting a child’s image for personalisation.

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Self Expression Through Use of Pictures Script

SETUP Script

  This is a comic-style conversation based on a scenario related to the topic.

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Audiobook

An audio version of the narrative to help auditory learners.

Vaccination is for My Safety – Click here to play

Video – Vaccination is for My Safety

A video version of the narrative to help visual learners.

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Audio – Power Voice in Male Voice

Audio – Power Voice in Female Voice

I am confident in my ability to manage my fears and anxiety while receiving the vaccine – Click here to play
I am strong enough to endure the slight sting of the vaccine – Click here to play
I can remain calm and patient while waiting for my turn at the clinic – Click here to play
I feel protected now that I have received the vaccine and developed immunity to the virus – Click here to play
I have the strength to remain calm and fearless while receiving a vaccine – Click here to play
The vaccine is a smart choice to safeguard us from several illnesses – Click here to play		I am confident in my ability to manage my fears and anxiety while receiving the vaccine – Click here to play
I am strong enough to endure the slight sting of the vaccine – Click here to play
I can remain calm and patient while waiting for my turn at the clinic – Click here to play
I feel protected now that I have received the vaccine and developed immunity to the virus – Click here to play
I have the strength to remain calm and fearless while receiving a vaccine – Click here to play
The vaccine is a smart choice to safeguard us from several illnesses – Click here to play
Source and Attribution of images
All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.
This digital material has been developed by the Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Inclusive Education Project, a unit of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, as a collaborative offering in the service of our nation.