Working with Youth in a Digital World: Youth, Technology, Social Media, and Mental Health
Online Training for Licensed Counselors and Social Workers (6 NBCC credit hours)
Details:
$180 per person. Once online registration is complete and payment is made, the attendee will receive a Zoom meeting link for the date of the virtual training. After the virtual training is complete, participants will receive an electronic survey and electronic signature form to complete to verify attendance.
Life for a teenager is vastly different than it was ten years ago. Teens, tweens and children today have an unlimited access to information, apps and websites
that can be wonderfully helpful, but also lead to concerning exposure and behaviors. Counselors need the most updated knowledge about the technologies available to our youth and ways the technology is used so they can provide up-to-date counseling in the current digital climate.
Participants will learn about youth culture via technology and social media.
- Participants will be able to identify how youth explore and share information about mental health through technology and social media.
- Participants will learn what resources are available to use with youth and parents when discussing mental health in a digital age.
- Participants will use an assessment tool to identify social media and technology issues in counseling
- Participants will learn to develop treatment plan goals and objectives related to the social media assessment indicators.
- Participants will identify therapy techniques to assist clients and families to develop insight into healthy and safe social media
behaviors/practices.
Learning Topics
- How the world has changed working with youth
- Why kids don’t talk to adults about technology
- Understanding current youth culture
- Accessing the Dark Web through apps and web browsers
- Online grooming
- Age restrictions
- Cyberbullying resources
- Fake text messages
- Deepfakes
- Deepnudes
- “Parasite” websites
- Common mistakes
- Sharing private information & identity theft
- Hidden photo vaults
- Social media and drugs
- Self Promotion sites (Onlyfans)
- Using apps for payment
- Internet “challenges” (Momo)
- Mental health concerns such as eating disorders, self-harm and suicide
- Suicide prevention resources
- 13 Reasons Why Netflix series
- Digital Dating & Abuse
- “Reels” & “Spotlight”
- “Dating” apps for youth
- “Sugar Daddy” apps
- Untraceable texting
- “Anonymous” apps
- How to start the conversation
- Prevention steps
- Monitoring services
- Using a Technology Contract
- How to set expectations
- When to monitor a device
- Access to online resources
Apps Discussed in the Training
Depending on the current trends, the presentation may review popular apps such as:
- Snapchat
- Confide
- YOLO
- TikTok
- Hoop
- Wink
- Hidden Photo Vaults
- Yubo
- Cash App
- Tor
- VSCO
About Ryan
Ryan Klingensmith began his career in 1994, working for an inpatient psychiatric hospital with teens diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Mr. Klingensmith has worked in group homes, Residential Treatment Facilities, and youth shelters. In 2010, Mr. Klingensmith started providing outpatient mental health therapy for youth. He also began working in Student Assistance Programs (SAPs) in middle and high schools, helping to identify at-risk students and provide them with mental health and drug/alcohol prevention referral services. In his work, Mr. Klingensmith began classroom prevention presentations regarding youth social media culture and saw the positive effect on students, both in private practice and within schools. Currently, he provides Educational Mentoring for a school district working with students K-12. He also provides social media training for parents, counselors, educators, community groups, law enforcement, and any other adults helping to shape the lives of youth.
Shape The Sky, LLC is an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP)
Shape the Sky, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7073. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Shape the Sky, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Registration
Upcoming NBCC Trainings
| Date | Time | Information | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2021 | 9am-4pm EST | Full Day Virtual NBCC Training for LSW / LCSW / LPC / LMFTA only. $180 per person. This price includes the cost of the CEUs (6 hours). | Click Here To Register Limited to the first 30 registrants! |
Questions?
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