1.5 hr sessions each month

Content: A certificate in understanding Cybertrauma for professionals.

This course will run over 10 months online starting Febuary 2026. Dates are sent upon enrolment.

• A 10 module deep dive over 10 months, delivered live on Zoom
• A rigorous, practical approach to online harm, prevention, and intervention
• A certificate on completion

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the psychological mechanisms of cyber trauma and its impact on child and adolescent development

• Identify different forms of online harm and assess risk using evidence-based safeguarding frameworks

• Implement trauma-informed responses to cyber trauma in professional practice

• Prevent further harm through proactive digital safeguarding strategies

• Support children and young people affected by cyber trauma using appropriate referral and intervention pathways

• Apply attachment-informed and developmental perspectives to online behaviour

• Respond ethically and confidently to disclosures relating to online abuse and exploitation

• Work effectively with parents and carers as part of professional safeguarding practice

• Recognise vicarious trauma and implement protective strategies for sustainable professional work

• Integrate current and emerging digital and AI-related risks into safeguarding decision-making

Who is it for

Professionals, practitioners, parents, and carers who want to understand cyber trauma properly, respond safely, and lead with confidence.

Modules included

• Attachment online and why it matters
• Cyberbullying, trends, hoaxes
• Child sexual abuse material, pornography, gender considerations
• Self harm and suicide online
• Health, fitness, and body culture
• Stalking, harassment, and doxing
• War, gore, violence, and desensitisation
• Vicarious trauma, moderators and professionals, plus current AI issues
• Practical safeguarding skills that prevent further harm
• Working effectively with parents and carers

Course structure

• 10 live modules delivered over 10 months

• Monthly 1.5-hour live sessions on Zoom

• Interactive teaching with clinical and safeguarding context

• Course materials and session recordings included

• Clear guidance on assignments required for certification

Start date: February 2026
Full session dates provided upon enrolment.

Participants who complete the course requirements will receive a Cybertrauma Certificate, recognising their professional development and applied understanding of cyber trauma.

Total Course fee: £1,980 (Includes VAT) for 10 months.

Early access pricing may be available for a limited time to eligible participants.

Flexible payment options are available at checkout.

Places on this course are limited to maintain depth, discussion and professional integrity. Enrolment is offered on a first-come basis.