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CatherineKnibbs

Training and Education for Parents and Professionals in Online Harm and Cybertrauma Topics include:

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Cyber Trauma and the effects on young people

Training for staff, parents and young people. I offer educative training in and around the issue of digital technologies and their impact on mental health in young people. Traumatic and Horrific Videos and Pictures. Cyber Bullying
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Why blocking Facebook/Youtube may not be enough

VIEWING TRAUMATIC, GRAPHIC AND INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL....

Who is using social media and networking, sites, how often and how does this affect their growing brain, interpersonal connections and empathy? How to engage with young people using digital technologies. (For parents and staff)

Normal and abnormal behaviours of young people in digital, online and offline interactions. Results from my local research and real time behaviours of young people using the Internet, mobile technologies, p*rnography and social networking sites. Mental health and well being and how to recognise signs and how to deal with s*xual exploitation, online grooming, cyber bullying and peer relationships. How to build resilience and encourage safe behaviours and how to empower young people in digital technology use. All training is bespoke and tailored to your organisation. Please message me for prices and further information.

06/03/2026

I was debating making this video but i'm hearing from parents all the time who are terrified, confused and frankly paranoid about technology and their child because of statements like this going around online.

As someone who's spent decades studying child development and online harms as well as working with children in my day job as a therapist - this is BS.

I'm worried the narrative around technology and children has gone off the rails and we need to pause and take a step back before we get carried away.

The UK government is currently holding a consultation to decide what to do about young people and social media so i'll be making some more videos about what we're getting wrong soon...

I'll be in the comments!

27/02/2026

In the past year we've seen many graphic videos go viral of political violence.

Social media is an amazing tool for spreading awareness and getting ulfiltered news about events as they happened.

But as a child trauma therapist and online harms expert I've seen a massive increase of children deeply affected by what they are seeing online.

You might say "Well it was always like this with news on TV". But the level of uncensored gore and violence on social media is starkly different to videos on the news they may be blurred or include warnings.

I understand we are living in extremely frustrating times and want our voices heard and people in power held accountable, I only ask that if you're sharing publicly online that you remember 'the kids are in the room'.

I'll be in the comments!

25/02/2026

I've finished a PhD which involved studying Roblox and the effects it has on children...

There's so much more to talk about (And I will be!) But this issue is one of the most important for parents to be aware of.

Games on Roblox have a 'maturity' rating system.

The problem is that the creators of the individual games (not Roblox themselves) get to choose the maturity rating.

And naturally, the makers of these games or 'maps' have a vested interest in letting as many people (children) as possible play their game. So they can make more money.

This means that kids are playing games that are way too mature for their age and I saw the effects it was having on them during my research.

Don't outsource your parenting to a company, pay attention to the games your children are playing and get involved.

I'll be making more videos about what I discovered in Roblox so follow for more.

You can help me out! Answer the question in the comments:

Does Your Child Play Roblox?

17/02/2026

Why is noone talking about this?

AI transcribers are becoming the default in work meetings but people are not asking the right questions.

You might feel awkward being the only person to speak up about it - but people need to be aware that these handy tools aren't as safe and harmless as you think.

Many people have told me that their meeting has been recorded or transcribed without them even knowing!

It's only a matter of time until a serious data breach or safeguarding issue makes the news because someone was using an AI note taking tool in a work meeting.

This is why I train and support professionals to stay up to date on issues like this and prepare for the unexpected.

Check out the quiz in my bio and SHARE this video so people are more informed!

11/02/2026

Have you been seeing what I'm seeing?

If so, I want to help!

I've spent the past two decades studying and working with these issues that I call 'Cyber Trauma' but now is the time that everyone needs to take them seriously.

Training on these issues is close to non-existent and even worse, the training provided can sometimes cause MORE harm to victims...

Which then leaves professionals like therapists, social workers, teachers at risk of legal and disciplinary consequences. Simply because they weren't given the proper training.

I've seen it time and time again so that's why if you comment 'Cyber' on this video i'll send you a link to my new training course designed to make you a powerhouse when it comes to online harms.

Hope to see you there!

09/02/2026

She's mostly right...

As a trauma therapist who specialises in topics like AI 'un******ng' and the impacts of 'Cyber Trauma' i'm glad to see people with large followings address this.

But unfortunately, we're going to see more and more cases of Cyber Trauma involving AI as the tools become more and more accessible.

For example: I'm seeing cases of children creating innapropriate images of other children as a way to bully them.

There are free tools at your disposal so save and share this video in case this happens to someone you know or your child.

Schools, police, charities are struggling too as they lack the proper training needed to keep up with technology.

That's what my courses are designed for, to level up you and your organisation so you can protect both yourself professionally and also those you are safeguarding.

Check out the free quiz in my bio for safeguarding professionals to see how well equipped you are.

03/02/2026

This legal decision could have huge implications for U.K businesses...

Now any company that handles digital currencies could be on the hook as a UK judge rules that in-game currency in the MMORPG game 'Old School Runescape' counts as property and therefore is covered under UK theft laws.

This won't just include video game currencies like gold, Roblox 'Robux' and Fortnite 'V-Bucks' - but any digital currency that holds real world value.

If companies aren't paying attention to their online harms and data protection policies i'm predicting more legal cases will come forward from users losing their in game money from account hacks, poor account security protections and data breaches.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

22/01/2026

After decades of working in this field i'm realising that safeguarding professionals in places like schools, charities and tech companies are severely lacking training in cyber trauma.

I predict the majority of traumatic experiences for the new generation (Gen Z/A) will happen online instead of in real life...

This means without proper education and training, mental health and safeguarding adults will misdiagnose and not give appropriate treatment to those suffering.

I'm committed to spreading the word and supporting professionals and companies to become trauma informed before it's too late.

20/01/2026

What no one is realising about the latest Grok AI scandal...

Unfortunately I predict news stories like these are only going to become more common and so mental health professionals, teachers, safeguarding staff members need to be trained in Cyber Trauma for what's to come in the next 10 years...

Banning won't work. We need education and support before this gets out of hand.

I'll be in the comments!

12/01/2026

This clip is almost 10 years old. The technology, games and platforms have changed but my advice to parents still has the same core message.

It is not too late. Pay attention to your children, take an interest in their online lives and try to learn from them so you can have conversations about it from an informed perspective!

Follow me for practical advice.

08/01/2026

If we don't take Cyber Trauma seriously this year then we will see a new mental health crisis.

This video was recorded before the news came out about Grok AI being used to 'undress' images of children (and adults). And there's some unfortunate irony in there somewhere.

Cyber Trauma is unique in many ways and requires professionals working with vulnerable people (not just children) to be trained in how to identify it and support victims.

Cyber Trauma includes seeing gory/violent content, online harrassment, leaked images/videos, s3xt0rtion, and more recently - deep faked content.

If you have any questions, comment below!

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