Youth and Digital Media: A Toolkit for Mental Health Professionals

When

Friday, September 29, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
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Where

Radisson Long Island Hotel
(formerly the Upsky Long Island Hotel)
110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788

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Contact

Alexis Rodgers, LMSW
Association for Mental Health and Wellness
631-471-7242 ext 1315
arodgers@mhaw.org

Issues in Children's Mental Health Series Conference

The Association for Mental Health and Wellness and Suffolk County Department of Community Mental Hygiene Services have collaborated with
Dr. Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra, founder and President of Children and Screens: The Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. She created the Institute as the principle vehicle through which she and others could address three urgent questions:

1. How is digital media enhancing or impairing children’s ability to live happy, healthy, and productive lives?
2. How are years of electronically mediated interactions shaping children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development?
3. What should we do about it?

Join Dr. Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra as she presents her research and moderates a panel of researchers and clinicians to present on the state of current research on the understanding of digital media's influence on children and adolescents psychological, emotional, social and behavioral development.

The Panel will include the following topics:

Addiction (focusing on internet/gaming/social media addiction)

Cyberbullying

Depression/Anxiety

Violent Video Gaming

Sexting

Prominent researchers/clinicians will report on recent studies and interventions that look at the impact of digital media on children's minds, brains, and behavior as well as on their social/emotional/physical development at critical stages: infants and toddlers, early childhood, tweens and teens will be considered. Conference participants will learn about what science can tell us about such important concerns as violent video games, online addiction, and media in early childhood.

Learning Objectives

Participants can expect to learn:

1. What has the research revealed about how digital media affects children and adolescents' psychological, emotional, social and behavioral health?

2. How can professionals screen families/youth with respect to their media interactions; what interventions show promise?

3. What interdisciplinary teams/approaches are encouraged when professionals are faced with media-related issues in a clinical setting?

4. What tools and resources exist for professionals to get more information and assistance?

Fee Structure

General Registration : $65.00 (Choose this registration fee if you DO NOT require CE Hours)(NO LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT CE will be awarded)
Coninuing Education Registration : $85.00 (Choose this registration fee if you DO require LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT CE Hours)
*MHAW Member Registration: $55.00 (NO CE needed)
*MHAW Member Registration: $75.00 (LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LMFT/LCAT CE needed)

*NOTE: MHAW Member Registration is exclusively for Professional Members of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. If you wish to become a member, click here.

Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be served.

Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of the workshop. ** Certificate of Completion will not be awarded for early departure

Be sure to dress in layers as the venue's temperature can vary throughout the day.

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers. (Provider #0156)

Association for Mental Health and Wellness is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. (Provider #MHC-0014)

*New York State Office of the Professions (NYSED) regulations require that participants attend the entire approved educational activity in order to receive continuing education credits, from 9:00am-4:00pm.

** Certificate of Completion will not be awarded for early departure

NOTE:
No refunds will be issued for cancellations or non-attendance . If you need to transfer your registration to another person, please contact MHAW no later than 48 hours prior to the event.

Participants will gain an understanding of the cognitive model, receive guidance in conducting assessments, and learn about developing case conceptualizations with youth who are depressed.