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The SAFER Question Bank

Prepared, open questions organized by SAFER phase. A planning tool, not a script to read aloud. Start broad, follow the person's lead, and ask one question at a time.

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S · Safety

• Before we start, is there anything you need to be comfortable here?
• I want to understand your side of this. Where would you like to begin?
• Tell me a little about yourself, in your own words.

A · Accountability

• Help me understand what happened, in the order it happened.
• What were you thinking at that point?
• How do you see it now, looking back?

F · First Experiences

• Tell me about growing up.
• When did you first notice these thoughts or feelings?
• What was happening in your life around then?

E · Evolution

• How did things change over time?
• What made it feel acceptable at the time?
• Looking back, where could this have gone differently?

R · Review

• Let me play back what I heard. Tell me where I have it wrong.
• What did I miss?
• Is this account accurate, in your words?