Full Programme Schedule
A comprehensive 13-day journey exploring child and adolescent well-being in the digital age through lectures, workshops, and field visits.
Program Breakdown
| Category | Hours | % |
|---|---|---|
| Synchronous & Hands-on Learning | 78h | 65% |
| Group Discussion & Project | 22h | 18% |
| Asynchronous Learning | 20h | 17% |
Course Modules
5 core modules spanning 13 lectures and 4 hands-on workshops — covering the full spectrum of child and adolescent wellbeing in the digital age. Credit transfer eligibility is granted only to participants who complete all five modules.
Understanding Child and Adolescent Development
"This module introduces a developmental perspective on safety, health, and well-being by examining how cognitive, emotional, social, and neurobiological processes shape children and adolescents development and their understanding of safety, risk, and social cues in increasingly complex digital environments."
- 1[Session 1] Joint Lecture: Child and Adolescent Development as the Foundation of Safety and Health Systems
- 2[Session 2] Fear, Safety Signals, and Social Media: What the Adolescent Brain Tells Us
Risk, Vulnerability, and Mental Health in the Digital Age
"This module explores how developmental processes interact with environmental and digital factors to shape risk, vulnerability, and resilience, and how these dynamics influence adolescent mental health by both increasing risk and supporting protective processes."
- 1[Session 3] Developmental Vulnerability: Understanding How Context Shapes Vulnerability in Children and Adolescents
- 2[Session 4] Environmental and Digital Influences on Cognitive, Emotional, and Developmental Outcomes in Children and Adolescents
- 3[Session 5] Adolescent Mental Health in Digital Era: Trends and Current Challenges
Responding to Child and Adolescent Needs
"This module focuses on evidence-informed approaches to supporting the diverse needs of children and adolescents, examining how timely, context-sensitive responses across digital, individual, primary care, and trauma-informed settings can address mental health concerns, safety risks, and developmental challenges through early recognition and appropriate cross-sector support."
- 1[Session 6] Psychosocial Risks and Protective Factors in Adolescents in the Digital Age: The Role of Social Relationships, Family, and Developmental Contexts
- 2[Session 7] E-Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Effectiveness, Evidence, and Future Directions
- 3[Session 8] Individual-Level Intervention: Recognizing and Responding to Child and Adolescent Cases
- 4[Session 9] Primary Care Approaches to Child Safety: Early Identification and Management in Family Medicine Settings
- 5[Session 10] Early Recognition of Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care in Primary Health Care Settings
Digital Harm, Victimisation, and Safeguarding Practice
"This module focuses on current and emerging risks and harms faced by children and adolescents in digital and offline environments, including victimisation experiences, and examines safeguarding practices that support protection and recovery in real-world contexts."
- 1[Session 11] Children and Adolescents in Digital Environments: Risks, Harms, and Health
- 2[Session 12] Offline and Online Victimisation in Children and Adolescents: Digital Risks, Resilience, and Recovery
- 3[Session 13] Responding to Real-World Cases: Ensuring Child and Adolescent Safety in Practice
Designing Protection and Well-being Interventions
"This module emphasizes hands-on learning through interactive workshops and guided practice, where participants, in lecturer- and tutor-guided group projects, develop context-sensitive intervention strategies for child and adolescent protection and well-being by translating theory into applied skills, supported by field visits."
- ★[Group Workshop 1.1] Multi Level Approaches to Responding in Child and Adolescent CasesWorkshop
- ★[Group Workshop 1.2] Multi Level Approaches to Responding in Child and Adolescent CasesWorkshop
- ★[Group Workshop 2] Developing Safe and Supportive Intervention for Vulnerable Children and AdolescentsWorkshop
- ★[Group Workshop 3] Integrating Health, Education, and Social Services for Child and Adolescent ProtectionWorkshop
Full Schedule
"Child and Adolescent Development as the Foundation of Safety and Health Systems"
"Fear, Safety Signals, and Social Media - What the Adolescent Brain Tells Us"