Socialising Online (for ages 12-16, and their parent/carer)

Relationships and Sexuality education is important for everyone, including those living with cognitive disability.

These education sessions are for individuals with cognitive disability (including Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Acquired Brain Injury) between 12 -16 years old and their parent/carer.

The session is aimed at the young person and provides parents and carers the opportunity to engage in conversations and activities with their child around socialising safely online.

All participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of disability and community educators and network with other young people and parents and carers in a supportive environment.

Learning Intentions

Participants will:

• Examine the ways in which young people use online platforms to socialise
• Explore ethical and legal considerations around socialising online, including; social media, sexual images and pornography
• Identify online risks and methods of reporting unethical/illegal behaviours

Workshop details

• FPV workshops are delivered by experienced disability and community educators.
• Sessions run for 1.5 hours.

Location

Offered as an in-person session at our Box Hill site or an eLearning session via Zoom.

Cost

$90.00 (GST Free) per parent/carer/child pair

NDIS Information

We are not an NDIS registered provider however if the participant is Plan-managed, we can send an invoice to the plan manager. Just email the plan manager’s details to disability@fpv.org.au and select invoice me at payment. Invoices will be issued after the session.

If the participant is self-managed or NDIA managed, payment will need to be made at the time of registration and a tax receipt will be issued to claim for reimbursement if possible.

Full terms and conditions can be found here.