NEW CLASS! Teens and Tech: Promoting Positive Use While Preventing Abuse

Graphic showing a person sitting with their head in their hands, surrounded by pointing hands and negative speech bubbles, representing cyberbullying or social pressure.

In today’s digital age, social media and technology play a central role in teens’ lives. While these tools offer countless benefits, they also present significant risks, including cyberbullying, sexting, and other forms of online abuse. Youth professionals, educators, and school resource officers must be equipped with the right knowledge and strategies to guide teens toward responsible and positive tech use.

To provide a comprehensive understanding of (and action plan to deal with) cyberbullying, sexting, and other forms of unwise social media use, the Center will be presenting Teens and Tech: Promoting Positive Use While Preventing Abuse on Wednesday, April 30th at the Fayetteville Police Department.

What You’ll Learn:

This engaging and informative session will provide attendees with:

  • An In-Depth Understanding of Cyber Risks – Gain insight into trends and patterns of cyberbullying, sexting, and social media misuse.
  • Legal Guidelines & Intervention Strategies – Understand the legal implications of online behavior and learn when and how to intervene.
  • Policy Development & Enforcement – Get expert recommendations on implementing effective policies to create safer online spaces.
  • Proven Prevention Tactics – Discover actionable strategies to help cultivate moral awareness, empathy, and resilience among students.
  • Community & Peer Influence – Learn how to harness the power of peer mentorship, youth-led campaigns, and multi-pronged approaches to improve digital culture.

A consistent theme throughout will be that it takes a coordinated effort to shape and enhance the existing social and relational climate within to improve attitudes and behaviors across a community. The overall goal is to help participants address key intrinsic and extrinsic components of youth development, not only to enhance achievement, success, productivity, and connectedness, but also to produce students who are safe, smart, honest, and responsible both offline and online.

Registration is now open for this free training.

Questions? Contact Stacey Ball @ 501-570-8079 or [email protected].