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Technology Addiction and the Developing Brain:
How to Recognize and Treat Gaming and Internet Addiction in Children and Teens

This course will cover recent data regarding technology addiction. Participants will learn about the child and adolescent brain, and the impact of technology on normal development. In addition, participants will learn how to work with clients and parents on increasing emotion regulation skills while decreasing technology use.

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Technology Addiction and the Developing Brain:
How to Recognize and Treat Gaming and Internet Addiction in Children and Teens

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$29.99 Sara Schwartz Gluck, PhD, LCSW

This course will cover recent data regarding technology addiction. Participants will learn about the child and adolescent brain, and the impact of technology on normal development. In addition, participants will learn how to work with clients and parents on increasing emotion regulation skills while decreasing technology use.

Technology Addiction and the Developing Brain:
How to Recognize and Treat Gaming and Internet Addiction in Children and Teens

Previously Recorded

Presenter: Sara Schwartz Gluck, PhD, LCSW

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Course Length: 1 Hour

Learning Objectives:

  1. Definition of technology dependence vs. healthy use of technology
  2. Information regarding the effects of technology addiction on the brain and on behavior
  3. Tools for treating addiction and assisting clients in developing coping skills
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This course will cover recent data regarding technology addiction. Participants will learn about the child and adolescent brain, and the impact of technology on normal development. In addition, participants will learn how to work with clients and parents on increasing emotion regulation skills while decreasing technology use.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Definition of technology dependence vs. healthy use of technology
  2. Information regarding the effects of technology addiction on the brain and on behavior
  3. Tools for treating addiction and assisting clients in developing coping skills


This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
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