John Stainer

Free Online Safety Workshops for Parents

Lewisham Council has commissioned the Athena Refuge to deliver 4 x free workshops to empower parents to support their children to access technology safely and positively and what to do if you have any concerns.

Lewisham Council know  that removing technology from children can seem like a logical solution but sometimes this can in fact increase risks of unsupervised use.
The purpose of this workshop is to increase awareness and provide some useful skills to support parents, by the end of this workshop you should be able to:

  • Recognise how modern technology can be used to jeopardise young people’s safety
  • Distinguish between different types of technological abuse that could affect children and young people
  • Assess the risk factors involved in cases where technology is being used to abuse children and young people
  • List different ways in which you can empower your children to use technology safely and positively

There are 4 workshops available via Zoom in July, but you must register in advance of the workshop in order to attend.

Workshop 1 – Tuesday 13th July 2021 4pm to 6.30pm

Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Workshop 2 – Tuesday 13th July 2021 7pm to 9.30pm

Click here to register in advance for this meeting.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Workshop 3 – Thursday 15th July 2021 4pm to 6.30pm

Click here to register in advance for this meeting.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Workshop 4 – Thursday 15th July 2021 7pm to 9.30pm

Click here to register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

When you register for a workshop, you will be sent information and instructions on how to join.  All workshops will be delivered via Zoom. You do not need to download the Zoom app in order to join a meeting, you just need a device with an internet connection as you can access it via your web browser. If you do wish to download the app, you can do this via the following stores:

  • For Apple devices, i.e. iPhone or iPad this is the App Store
  • For all other devices you download apps from the Google Play Store
  • The Zoom App