Social Media and its Impact

on Adolescent Behavioral Health 

Friday, January 26, 2018

8:30 am - 11:45 am 

(8:00 am: Check-in & Continental Breakfast)

Beaver Creek Country Club

9535 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21740

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This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund

Social media, in all of its various forms, has become an integral part of the teenage experience. It can have both a positive and negative effect during a time when teens are developing their sense of identity and peer influence and acceptance is so important. This seminar will explore the vulnerabilities of the teenage brain and the influence social media can have on adolescent behavioral health. Discussion will include the importance of assessing a teen’s social media use, identifying potential negative effects that may arise from the use of social media and interventions to address behavioral concerns.

At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Identify the most commonly used social media by adolescents;
• Explain the vulnerability of the adolescent brain to the influences of social media;
• Discuss potentially negative mental health effects from the use of social media;
• Explain how social media use can place adolescents at risk for harm;
• Discuss how indirect communication fosters behaviors that impact relationships;
• Motivate clients toward change through self-discovery;
• Use intervention strategies to mitigate the negative effects of social media;
• Teach best practice strategies for social media use by adolescents.

Featured Presenter:

Susan Corley, LCSW-C is an out-patient therapist practicing at Brook Lane’s North Village location where she provides individual, family and group counseling. She has over 25 years of experience in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health concerns. She has presented a number of seminars on eating disorders and the teenage brain and has a particular interest in how the adolescent brain responds to various social influences. Susan earned her Masters of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

Professional Continuing Education Credits:

An important message about Continuing Education Credits:  Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event.  PARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED. To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.

Counselors/Therapists:  Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.  This program will provide 3 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.

Social Workers:  Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. This program will provide 3.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.   

Psychologists:  The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees:  A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.

 Seminar Fee:   $ 69.00  (includes continental breakfast and CEUs)

CANCELLATION POLICY:  A $10 processing fee will apply. To receive a refund, cancellations must be made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. No refunds/credits will be made after the one-week date or for no shows on the day of the program.

Attention Brook Lane Staff Members:  If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature.  A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.