Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 1 CE for LPC, SW, LMFT, and Psychologists - NBCC Approved

Description: Modern-day technology and social media have made it possible to connect to people and information easily. However, this
easy access to the information highway has created unintended consequences for our youth. This session will explore the effect that easy accessibility, particularly accessibility to porn, has on teens and how it relates to domestic violence and sexual assault on a systemic and cultural level. The answer is not to forbid youth from engaging in social media or banning popular platforms—but by fostering emotional awareness so that youth can identify emotions and set healthy boundaries (online and in real life).

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn meaningful ways to talk about cyber safety with youths and the adults in their lives (i.e., parents, teachers, counselors, etc.)
  • Explore how the digital world can be a tool to connect with youth. 
  • Walk away with tools for safeguarding social media, including algorithms to show appropriate and uplifting content. 

Instructor

Galia Goya

Galia Goya is the Bilingual Community Educator at Hope’s Door New Beginning Center. Galia works to empower community members of all ages to foster healthy relationships and to prevent, recognize, and respond to all forms of abuse. Galia pursued a law degree, hoping to use law as an avenue to promote human rights and create social change. After years of practicing law in Mexico, Galia moved to the U.S. to pursue a Master of Law at Yale Law School and was later met with a restriction to practice law as a foreign lawyer. Galia reinvented herself and found a new path to pursue her passion for social change and public service, finding fulfillment in non-profit and volunteer work.