Internet Addiction: Practical Solutions to an Increasingly Common Problem

Complete Seminar Details

Examine Internet Addiction with assessment and treatment options. Included will be identifying dangers of Internet use for children, comorbid conditions, online and video gaming addiction and how to avoid Internet predators.

A new American study says that Internet addiction, the compulsive and or obsessive use of the Internet, is on the rise. Through a Stanford University Medical Center random-digit-dialed telephone survey of 2,513 adults in the United States, researchers found that almost 70 percent of the respondents were Internet users and of those, 13.7 percent found it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time. As increasing numbers of youth and adults are finding ways to meet various psychological, social and emotional needs on the Internet, mental health professionals need to pay far more attention to the consequences. Social isolation, sleep deprivation and loss of jobs, family contacts and marriages are resulting from problematic Internet use. Increased desensitization to visual and other sensory bombardment are unhealthy side effects of Internet abuse as well. Health care and educational professionals must be able to identify and intervene once these unhealthy patterns have been recognized. Professionals who are not aware of the impact the Internet can have on an individual's psyche run the risk of not being able to return their patients to a healthy frame of mind.

This one-day course will reveal screening tools to explore and define Internet addiction, examine what is going on underneath compulsive Internet use, identify how the therapeutic relationship can mobilize relationship development, identify potential risk factors and uncover specific strategies for online safety for children, adolescents and adults. Attendees will explore the hidden dangers of Internet use, such as cyber predators, internet pornography, chat rooms, violent games and Internet addiction. Types of emotional, relational, social, educational and occupational behavioral consequences of Internet gaming, gambling and sex addictions will be examined in practical and clinical detail. Participants will assess the typical victim of online predators through social networking sites and target strategies to promote online safety. This program is a MUST for any professional working with children and families in today's high-tech environment.

WHAT YOU WILL COVER

• Examine how to help children and adults exhibiting signs of net relationship, chat, gaming, gambling and online sex addictions
• Determine how to create healthy boundaries for individuals who use social networking sites
• Identify signs that an adolescent has been in contact with an Internet predator
• Describe the effects of Internet pornography and sex chat rooms on the family
• Identify practical treatment solutions for family, educators and clinicians
• Identify potential dangers of Internet use among children and adolescents
• Prepare parents to intervene with children about computer related issues
• Describe the effects of Internet pornography and sex chat rooms on the family
• Assess and treat online/video gaming addiction and Internet gambling
• Identify signs that an adolescent has been in contact with an Internet predator
• Profile typical online victims
• Apply guidelines for children and adults who use social web sites
• Facilitate safety strategies for parents and clinicians regarding a youth's Internet use
• Outline a guided assessment in dealing with abuse of the Internet

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Social Workers
• Licensed Professional Counselors
• School Psychologists, Guidance Counselors
• Case Managers
• Psychologists
• Substance and Alcohol Abuse Counselors
• Probation Officers
• Juvenile/Criminal Justice Personnel
• Clergy

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