EP 078 Catherine Knibbs, Human Behaviour Technologist, 'Parenting in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Kids Online'

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Why are children not safe online?
What is Cybertrauma?

Any trauma that is a result of self or, other-directed interaction with, mediated through, or from any electronic internet/cyberspace ready device or machine learning or artificial intelligence algorithm, that results in impact now or future.

This event/interaction can be multi-modal, multi-platform and multi-interval, delayed or immediate, legal or not, singular or plural, and may include images, sound, and or text and may or may not be vitriolic in nature.

Events may include covert and overt typology and may be virtual and corporeal and/or at the same time.

(Knibbs, 2016-2021)

What can we, as teachers, therapists and other professionals, do?

Cybertrauma is trauma that happens when using technology. A lot of it will be connected to the internet in one way or another. Cyber bullying can happen on social media, in games, or even in classroom Zoom sessions.

As the adults in or near the situation, what can we do?

I can help. I am an international educator and author, Online Harms consultant, researcher and clinician, helping professionals protect the child from online harms in the metaverse.

Children are often much more tech savvy than parents and other adults in their lives, and will use games, social media and the internet in general from early on in life. With my help, teachers, therapists and other professionals in child facing roles can get clued up on what to look out for and how to help when cybertrauma does happen. I can also help with safeguarding against these issues in the first place.

Catherine Knibbs (Cybertrauma and Online Harm Specialist)

Cybertrauma: Clinician & Researcher, Intl Educator, Consultant, TEDx Speaker, Author about Online Harm/Behaviour (PhD’er in the background)
I am a Researcher, Psychotherapy Clinician, Author, Speaker, and Doctoral candidate looking at the real harm children suffer in a world of technology, which is advancing quicker than many adults can keep up with.
I have a background in Engineering from the Army, IT, and Computer Tech of over 25 years and over a decade of working with children and adults directly around issues relating to the internet, from Bullying to Porn viewing, from cybercrime to cybersecurity more.
I write about issues such as the impact of tech on the developing child, the impact of cyber trauma and the issues of immersive technology on eyes, brains, and bodies.
I run a company educating professionals about Child protection around tech and digital spaces and teach therapists how to be 'safe AND secure' when using tech to ensure they protect their clients.
You can visit my website to learn more about me and my work: www.catherineknibbs.co.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-knibbs-2ba67b52/

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