Peer-reviewed article
Fifteen-minute consultation: Keeping young school children safe online using the ‘SOCKS’ workshop
Hannah Opstad, Carrie L. Williams ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper describes the SOCKS workshop, a teaching intervention designed to raise awareness of cyberbullying and online safety among primary school children in the UK. It aims to help health practitioners facilitate conversations with children about internet use and online dangers. The workshop targets young children before they become regularly exposed to online risks.
Key points
- SOCKS is a novel teaching workshop aimed at primary school children
- The intervention focuses on generating awareness and understanding of online safety and cyberbullying
- The paper provides key messages to help health practitioners facilitate conversations about internet use with children and young people
- The workshop targets children before they become regularly exposed to online dangers
Limitations
The document is a consultation paper that describes the SOCKS workshop but does not present empirical evidence of its effectiveness or outcomes. It does not contain data on implementation, reach, or impact on children's online safety knowledge or behavior.
Abstract
This paper aims to raise awareness of cyberbullying and online safety among health practitioners and provide some useful advice and key messages to help facilitate conversations with children and young people about internet use. The paper also discusses the role of 'SOCKS' (Stamp Out Cyberbullying & Keep Safe), a novel teaching workshop aimed at primary school children, which aims to generate awareness and understanding before they become regularly exposed to the dangers of the online world.