Pics, Texts, and Tracking: Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Digital Dating Abuse
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This workshop equips youth-serving professionals to recognize the warning signs of digital dating abuse across different platforms and identities, and provides concrete strategies for opening up critical conversations with both survivors and those who perpetrate harm.
Relationship violence remains a pervasive reality for young people, but it doesn’t always look the way adults expect. While professionals may recognize verbal, emotional, and physical abuse, many are less familiar with how technology and social media have become tools of power and control in teen relationships. From tracking and monitoring to public humiliation and coerced sexting, digital dating abuse takes many forms, and it’s happening in the devices young people carry everywhere.
Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, you’ll learn how to identify when technology crosses the line from connection to control, and how to support young people in navigating these complex situations. Whether you work in schools, clinical settings, or community programs, you’ll walk away ready to address one of the most urgent, and often invisible forms of relationship violence affecting young people.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Define digital dating abuse and explain how it connects to larger systems of power and control in adolescent relationships
- Identify how digital dating abuse manifests across different social media platforms and describe its impact on young people’s mental health and well-being
- Analyze how digital dating abuse may look different for youth based on their identities
- Apply at least three strategies to initiate conversations about digital dating abuse and support youth who are experiencing or perpetrating harm
Tuition
- $80 -Registration Fee
- $60– Alumni, Field Instructor, FFL, Adjunct Rate
- $45 – Veterans Rate/AUSSW Students
Faculty Bio
Kaleigh Cornelison
She is a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience working with teens and the adults who care about them. She leads workshops, creates resources, and writes the both/and newsletter, a trusted resource for parents and professionals who want to embrace both the challenges and the joys of the teenage years. She has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. Kaleigh is also the Project Manager for the National Technical Assistance Center for Adolescent Health and Well-Being. In all of her work, she is passionate about amplifying youth voices and supporting trusted adults to make a positive impact on the young people in their lives.
IMPORTANT: To receive approved continuing education credits, participants must attend the entire training or workshop and submit a completed evaluation form.
Credentialing Information
CEs: 3
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Cancellation Policy
Please note that we are unable to offer refunds for cancellations made within seven business days of the event or for no-shows. However, if you notify us at least 24 hours in advance, we can issue a credit toward a future workshop. No credit will be provided for cancellations made less than 24 hours before the event
Accessibility Statement
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Adelphi University require that all events be accessible. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the event host identified on the event webpage; please allow for a reasonable time frame. The event host, when necessary, will collaborate with the Student Access Office.