Project SELFIE: Keeping Youth Safe on the Internet

Presenters: Marcie Hambrick

Friday, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM, MacDonough

Today’s youth live in a world that is fully intertwined with technology. Tweens and teens make decisions daily, often independently, regarding online relationships. This training provides adults with a deeper understanding of the multiple kinds of digital risks all youth encounter in the digital environment: online grooming, in-person grooming facilitated by digital communications, sexting, and online pornography. We also look at the legal consequences for minors engaging in consensual or non-consensual sexting. Participants will a) strategize ways to keep all youth safe in digital environments. b) learn effective strategies for dealing with youth exhibiting concerning digital behaviors. c) identify supports when youth encounter unwanted behaviors online and resources that can be accessed to remove unwanted images from the internet.