Professionals Presentations

Cyberspace: Youth Work Frontier

The goal of the workshop is to equip youth-focused professionals with the tools to cope with the complications that technology can create for these youth, their families and lives.  The presentation will cover a description of online environments (with examples and in understandable language), responsible online behaviours, high-risk behaviours of youth online and their consequences, and specific recommendations for how to respond to these issues. Issues specifically addressed will include: high risk youth activities online (cyberbullying, sexting, luring, privacy concerns and access to dysfunctional material), legal ramifications of online activities, online use agreements with youth, and protecting yourself professionally with online yourself. Special emphasis will be placed on child protection priorities and youth work practice priorities.

Pro-D Day Crash Course in Online Youth Culture

This workshop familiarizes education professionals with online youth culture and the specifics of online settings most used by youth. The presentation will cover a description of online environments (with examples and in understandable language), responsible online behaviours, high-risk behaviours of youth online and their consequences, and the permanence of digital images and their implications.
Challenges faced within educational institution will be examined as well as handout materials to support participants continued learning. Also featured will be online resources of specific interest to teachers and educators.

All workshops are adaptable to a 3 - 6 hour length.

Please Contact SOLOS regarding pricing and availability of professional workshops.