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(NEW) Social Media, Attachment and the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Implications for Mental Health

Registration Fee:
$134
Date:
Tuesday,
October 15, 2024
Registration & Breakfast:
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Registration:
8:15 AM (ET)
Training:
8:45 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)
Place:
In-Person at The Hilton Garden Inn • Owings Mills, MD
CEUs:
3
Type of CEUs*:
Ethics
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Lisa Ferentz
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Although we know the genie is out of the bottle, it is still imperative for mental health providers to understand the dangerous and lasting impact that smartphones, social media, and video gaming have on adolescent boys and girls as well as adults. Ethically, therapists need to provide psychoeducation to parents and teens, explaining the serious impact that digital technology is having on mental health and parent-child attachment.  Important research continues to demonstrate the dramatic increase in depression, anxiety, self-harm, body dysphoria, addiction, insomnia, isolation, and suicide.  International research shows that the impact on mental health is not just correlated to social media, it is actually causing the mental health problems that countless teenagers and adults are experiencing.

In this workshop we will look at the unique developmental aspects of the adolescent brain and why it is so vulnerable to the negative effects of social media and video gaming. We will explore the consequences of the dramatic shift from play-based childhoods to phone-based childhoods. Much of this research and material will come from Johnathan Hadit’s important book, The Anxious Generation. We will explore how social media has led to social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.  We will also unpack the unique differences in negative mental health consequences for females, males, and marginalized groups.  Lastly, we will identify possible solutions and concrete ways in which we can ethically advocate for the changes that are needed to prevent further mental health damage to countless teenagers and adults.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the unique qualities of the adolescent brain and why it is vulnerable to the impact of social media and digital technology.

2. Explain how social media and digital technology have compromised attachment in the parent-child relationship.

3. Identify at least four differences between real world interactions and virtual interactions for teens and adults.

4. Explain how the advent of high-speed Internet, Smartphones, and Apps created mental health issues for male and female teenagers.

5. Describe the four “foundational harms” of social media as identified by sociologists and mental health researchers, and why therapists have an ethical responsibility to intervene.

6. Identify at least three differences in the ways in which social media adversely impacts males and females.

7. Implement at least three solutions designed to mitigate the adverse mental health impact of smartphones and social media.

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Event Image

(NEW) Social Media, Attachment and the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Implications for Mental Health

Registration Fee:
$134
Date:
Tuesday,
October 15, 2024
Registration & Breakfast:
8:15 AM (ET)
Training:
8:45 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)
Place:
In-Person at The Hilton Garden Inn • Owings Mills, MD
CEUs:
3
Type of CEUs*:
Ethics
Register Now
Lisa Ferentz
Presenter
Presenter

Although we know the genie is out of the bottle, it is still imperative for mental health providers to understand the dangerous and lasting impact that smartphones, social media, and video gaming have on adolescent boys and girls as well as adults. Ethically, therapists need to provide psychoeducation to parents and teens, explaining the serious impact that digital technology is having on mental health and parent-child attachment.  Important research continues to demonstrate the dramatic increase in depression, anxiety, self-harm, body dysphoria, addiction, insomnia, isolation, and suicide.  International research shows that the impact on mental health is not just correlated to social media, it is actually causing the mental health problems that countless teenagers and adults are experiencing.

In this workshop we will look at the unique developmental aspects of the adolescent brain and why it is so vulnerable to the negative effects of social media and video gaming. We will explore the consequences of the dramatic shift from play-based childhoods to phone-based childhoods. Much of this research and material will come from Johnathan Hadit’s important book, The Anxious Generation. We will explore how social media has led to social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.  We will also unpack the unique differences in negative mental health consequences for females, males, and marginalized groups.  Lastly, we will identify possible solutions and concrete ways in which we can ethically advocate for the changes that are needed to prevent further mental health damage to countless teenagers and adults.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the unique qualities of the adolescent brain and why it is vulnerable to the impact of social media and digital technology.

2. Explain how social media and digital technology have compromised attachment in the parent-child relationship.

3. Identify at least four differences between real world interactions and virtual interactions for teens and adults.

4. Explain how the advent of high-speed Internet, Smartphones, and Apps created mental health issues for male and female teenagers.

5. Describe the four “foundational harms” of social media as identified by sociologists and mental health researchers, and why therapists have an ethical responsibility to intervene.

6. Identify at least three differences in the ways in which social media adversely impacts males and females.

7. Implement at least three solutions designed to mitigate the adverse mental health impact of smartphones and social media.

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Event Image

(NEW) Social Media, Attachment and the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Implications for Mental Health

Registration Fee:
$134
Date:
October 15, 2024
Registration & Breakfast:
8:15 AM (ET)
Training:
8:45 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)
Place:
In-Person at The Hilton Garden Inn • Owings Mills, MD
CEUs:
3
Type of CEUs*:
Ethics
Register Now
Lisa Ferentz
Presenter
Presenter

Although we know the genie is out of the bottle, it is still imperative for mental health providers to understand the dangerous and lasting impact that smartphones, social media, and video gaming have on adolescent boys and girls as well as adults. Ethically, therapists need to provide psychoeducation to parents and teens, explaining the serious impact that digital technology is having on mental health and parent-child attachment.  Important research continues to demonstrate the dramatic increase in depression, anxiety, self-harm, body dysphoria, addiction, insomnia, isolation, and suicide.  International research shows that the impact on mental health is not just correlated to social media, it is actually causing the mental health problems that countless teenagers and adults are experiencing.

In this workshop we will look at the unique developmental aspects of the adolescent brain and why it is so vulnerable to the negative effects of social media and video gaming. We will explore the consequences of the dramatic shift from play-based childhoods to phone-based childhoods. Much of this research and material will come from Johnathan Hadit’s important book, The Anxious Generation. We will explore how social media has led to social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.  We will also unpack the unique differences in negative mental health consequences for females, males, and marginalized groups.  Lastly, we will identify possible solutions and concrete ways in which we can ethically advocate for the changes that are needed to prevent further mental health damage to countless teenagers and adults.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the unique qualities of the adolescent brain and why it is vulnerable to the impact of social media and digital technology.

2. Explain how social media and digital technology have compromised attachment in the parent-child relationship.

3. Identify at least four differences between real world interactions and virtual interactions for teens and adults.

4. Explain how the advent of high-speed Internet, Smartphones, and Apps created mental health issues for male and female teenagers.

5. Describe the four “foundational harms” of social media as identified by sociologists and mental health researchers, and why therapists have an ethical responsibility to intervene.

6. Identify at least three differences in the ways in which social media adversely impacts males and females.

7. Implement at least three solutions designed to mitigate the adverse mental health impact of smartphones and social media.

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

– Understanding the adolescent brain

– The impact of digital technology on attachment

– The real world versus the virtual world

– The shift from a play-based childhood to a phone=based childhood

– The neurological vulnerability of adolescence and social media

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

– The four foundational harms of social media

– The impact of social media onmarginalized groups

– Social media and mental health

– Social media’s impact on females

– The impact of social media and video gaming on males

– How to reclaim good mental health:our ethical responsibility

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Agenda:

Time
Topics
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
BREAK
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Additional Information:
- For more information on the Hilton Garden Inn in Owings Mills, Maryland, click here.

- Registration for each workshop closes one day before the workshop date. If you want to sign up for this course and missed the registration deadline, please don't worry. You can still contact Gerri Baum at gerrib@theferentzinstitute.com or call 410-409-7061 to inquire about joining the class. We will do our best to accommodate you.

- The Ferentz Institute does not offer refunds for paid workshops. If you cancel or miss a workshop for any reason, we will be happy to offer you a credit to use towards any current or future training with the Institute.

- Workshops may be canceled by the Institute due to low registration, presenter emergencies, or inclement weather. Participants will be notified, usually one week in advance. Paid registrants can choose a full refund or apply the payment to another class. Additionally, all participants will receive a $25 discount on a future session as compensation for any inconvenience.

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The Ferentz Institute, Inc. is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. CEU approval for all trainings is also granted to Psychologists, LCPC’s and MFT’s and approved by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists and the Board of Examiners for Psychologists in Maryland. Reciprocity has also been granted for clinicians in Washington, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. All mental health clinicians are encouraged to check with their respective State Boards to learn if reciprocity is offered for our CEUs. The Institute also maintains full responsibility for all programming.

*Please note that, for workshops that offer CEUs in Anti-Oppressive Content, Ethics, and/or Diversity, those credits may only be used for one of those categories, not all.