Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Charlotte Marsch, Director of Marketing and Communications
(417)
328-1803 / cmarsch@sbuniv.edu
Seminar to focus on
talking to teens about technology
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Learn about current digital threats and missteps most commonly
encountered by tweens, teens and 20-somethings in the digital world during a
free seminar at 6 p.m. Monday, April 29, in McClelland Dining Facility at
Southwest Baptist University.
Jennifer Schiffman, prevention
specialist with the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, will
host a discussion of how these issues impact students not only now but in the
future and the rise in technology-facilitated sexual exploitation of children.
Strategies for reaching out to youth on this subject in ways that are
meaningful to them will be discussed.
Schiffman has served with the task force
for four years in several capacities. She travels statewide speaking to
students, educators and civic organizations on the topics of digital defense
against cyberbullying, sexting/sextortion, online predators and digital life
management skills through self-empowerment techniques.
The seminar is free and open to
parents, SBU students and the general public. To get to McClelland Dining
Facility, turn left after entering SBU’s front entrance. McClelland is the
first building on the left. Parking is available south of the building.
This seminar is sponsored by SBU's Social Work Club. For more information, contact Christine Saladino at (417) 328-1740.
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