Self-Defense for Personal Safety

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Unit: 1.5 Formerly known as PHED 63 Hours: 54 (18 lecture, 36 laboratory) Provides individuals with information about personal safety and develops skills to avoid harm. Covers awareness in a variety of locations, such as home, workplace, school, online environment, car and parking lot. Topics include avoidance and awareness of potential dangers, appropriate responses, self-defense strategies (physical and non-physical), legal aspects of self-defense, physical fitness, sensitivity to violent crime victims, and the psychological factors involved in victimization. (CSU)