Event Details

Children and young people in out-of-home care face unique challenges and an increased likelihood of encountering online harms such as cyberbullying, unwanted contact (grooming) and having their personal information stolen (scams).

However, with support from carers, children and young people are able to connect, create, and share online in a safe and positive way.

This session is for carers of children aged 0-18 and will cover:

• Social Media and Gaming dangers
• Unwanted Contact and Grooming
• Privacy and Security
• Reporting and responding to instances of Cyberbullying & Image-Based Abuse (non-consensual sharing of nudes)
• Using parental controls
  • Reducing exposure to violent and pornographic content
  • Setting usage limits

During the webinars attendees will learn to:

• Identify roadblocks preventing children from ‘speaking up’ when things go wrong online
• Create a safe, non-judgmental environment to promote help-seeking and positive conversations around online safety
• Equip carers with practical tools to respond effectively to online challenges and minimise exposure to online harms throughout their online journey.

Presented by: EVOLVE EDUCATION

Evolve Education have been delivering digital safety to a range of clients including Victorian primary and secondary schools for several years.  Their expertise is so valued by some of these schools they have entered into service agreements with them to support them with a  ‘on-call’ response when concerning online circumstances arise – for example Sexting (inappropriate images shared by students).  Evolve has the required digital skills to provide advice and implement strategies which limit the exposure of such images.

Please note that Carer KaFÉ can cover the cost of babysitting while you attend a Carer KaFÉ training session.  You need to organise for an approved babysitter via your agency.  This needs to be organised and approved by Carer KaFÉ at least one week prior to the training session.