Screen Smart Counseling: A Media Age Guide to Therapy
When
Friday, February 12, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDTWhere
This is a LIVE ONLINE Webinar and will take place via Zoom. Instructions on how to access Zoom will be sent via email following event registration.Contact
Alexis Rodgers, LMSWAssociation for Mental Health and Wellness
631-471-7242 ext 1315
arodgers@mhaw.org
During the last two decades there have been profound sociocultural shifts in how we use and experience technology. The purpose of this workshop is to demonstrate ways to effectively navigate and utilize technology and social media in clinical practice with adolescents and young adults and to teach mental health professionals and parents how to work with, rather than against, it. Background information on Generation Z will be presented to strengthen mental health professional’s ability to build therapeutic rapport with the adolescent population. Tools to assess technology usage and screen for risk as part of a bio-psycho-social assessment will be shared. Mental health professionals will also gain creative in-session technologically-based intervention strategies to use with their clients, and foster their abilities to effectively guide parents in the age of technology and social media.
This workshop will include discussion around COVID’s impact to assist clinicians’ understanding of adolescents' current experiences.
Join us in developing more mindful, productive, and responsible consumers of media.
Who Should Attend:
Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists, and any professional that is working in the mental health field or with youth and young adults.
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APPROVED FOR 2 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR
(LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT/LMFT)
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)
Certificate of completion will be provided after the return of completed evaluation (via email).
Registration fee: $50.00
About the Presenter
Dr. Kristin Biri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey. She completed her BSW degree at Marist College and her MSW degree at Adelphi University. Most recently, Dr. Biri completed her Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) at Rutgers University where she focused on technology and social media's impact on adolescent and young adult identity development and interpersonal relationships. She completed a case study entitled,"Identity Formation in the Age of Social Media: The Case Study of a Socially Anxious Adolescent", and also completed a small qualitative study using thematic analysis entitled, "Disclosing the Self to Others Online: The Experiences of Socially Anxious College-Aged Females." Aside from these scholarly writings, Dr. Biri created a Multimedia Project, "Screen Smart Counseling", and developed an interactive website with tools for mental health professionals and parents to more effectively navigate online experiences with their clients and children.
Dr. Biri has experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults in substance abuse, hospital, school, and private practice settings. Currently, Dr. Biri is employed as a social work consultant for a local school district where she collaborates with stakeholders in the school community to support the district’s mental health initiatives by developing programs for both students and staff. In her own practice, Dr. Biri works primarily with adolescents and young adults with mood and behavioral disorders and conducts individual, family, and telemental health services.