Course overview of Protect & Empower: Understanding the Impact of Explicit Content
In this course you will learn, how young people are accessing inappropriate and harmful content, the impact and influence of inappropriate content, including adult content, on children and young people and the risks of making and sharing inappropriate sexualised content.
You will also learn some practical ideas for positive conversations and boundary setting to help keep children safe.
Course content
This course will cover:
- The Law
- Why do people watch adult content?
- Values and Attitudes
- Teenagers and explicit content
- Types of Adult Content
- Potential Risks
- Strategies to support
- How to respond

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Aims of Protect & Empower: Understanding the Impact of Explicit Content course
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- To be aware of the age restrictions on social media and apps, to protect young people from harm.
- To be aware of the Online Safety Bill which aims to bring in new legislation to protect children and adults from online harm.
- To understand the laws that regulate explicit content in the UK.
- To be able to recognise the potentially negative impact of explicit content on young people.
- To know about parental controls and filters and other ways to protect under 18's in digital spaces.
- To enable you to facilitate positive conversation with young people about explicit content.
- To better understand the risks of making and sharing explicit content.