Talking with System-Involved Youth about Internet and Social Media Safety

Nola Kesia Brantley

Training Description

More and more youth are using the internet and social media at younger ages, many times before experts recommend. So, it’s crucial for those that support system involved youth to understand the potential harms youth can be exposed to on the internet and on social media platforms. This training will provide participants with safety strategies and conversation starters to review with youth. Additionally this training will highlight how technology can place foster care and juvenile justice involved youth at high risk for commercial sexual exploitation.

Learning Objectives

· Identify at least 2 potential dangers of youth using the Internet and social media.

· Identify at least 3 safety strategies for using technology.

· Acquire at least 2 strategies for talking with system involved youth and their caregivers about Internet and social media.

Agenda

10:00-10:15am Topic/Trainer Introduction

10:15-10:30am Technology Overview

10:30-10:45am The Importance of Technology

10:45-11:00am Cell Phone Safety Strategies

11:00-11:15am Conversation Starters for Cell Phone Safety

11:15-11:30am Internet Safety Strategies

11:30-11:45am Conversation Starters for Internet Safety

11:45am-12:00pm The Internet and COVID

12:00-12:15pm Teen Girls’ Sexy TikTok Videos Take a Mental-Health Toll

12;15-12:30pm Apps

12:30-1:00pm Lunch Break (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

1:00-1:15pm Social Media Safety Strategies

1:15-1:30pm What am I modeling on social media?

1:30-1:45pm Technology and Commercial Sexual Exploitation

1:45-2:00pm Conversation Starters for Social Media Safety

2:00-2:15pm Sexting/Sextortion Safety Strategies

2:15-2:30pm Conversation Starters for discussing sexting/sextortion

2:30-2:45pm In Real Life #bestrong

2:45-3:00pm Cyber Bullying Safety Strategies

3:00-3:15pm Pornography/Revenge Porn Safety Strategies

                           -Conversation Starters for discussing pornography

3:15-3:30pm Online Games Safety Strategies

3:30-3:45pm Resources for parents/caregivers on online safety

3:45-4:00pm Questions and Wrap-up

Meet Our Trainer

Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO & Founder of Nola Brantley Speaks has become nationally recognized as a powerful Survivor voice for the issue of child sex trafficking through her moving and information packed public speaking. Her hard work and perpetual vigilance has brought both focus and concrete resources to this chronically underserved and largely unrecognized population of victimized youth. Nola’s approach aims to be holistic!

This course meets the qualifications for (5.5) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.