Empowering Mental Health Providers to Diagnose and Treat Digital Addiction
Information
Recorded
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Explain Digital Addiction, including its causes and the role of dopamine and serotonin.
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Identify and describe 3 or more signs and symptoms of digital addiction.
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Explain how to utilize assessment tools and questionnaires to assess digital addiction.
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Identify 2 ways digital addiction impacts physical and 2 ways digital addiction impacts mental health.
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Describe at least 3 evidence-based treatment approaches for treating digital addiction.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this course is to provide participants with a practical toolbox that can be used to empower mental health providers in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating digital addiction in all ages.
Description
Digital addiction has impacted the human brain in unimaginable ways. A plethora of research indicates clear links between digital addiction and mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression. The United States is dealing with a looming epidemic of loneliness, and unfortunately, the relationship with digital devices has a vital role to play.
This continuing education course is a practical toolbox to help mental health providers nurture their clients’ digital well-being as well as their own. It will be valuable for those wishing to develop or improve the skills vital to thriving in the digital age. Etiology, signs and symptoms, consequences, assessment tools, and treatment modalities for digital addiction will be reviewed. Key concepts in the process are broken down and simplified.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Dr. Nidhi Gupta is a pediatric endocrinologist and an award-winning researcher. She has been a featured speaker on several podcasts, including The BMJ, Switch4good, The Daily Huddle, and How It’s Done. Dr. Gupta has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and essays.
Dr. Gupta completed medical school at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. She completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Upon graduating, she was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for 4 years, where she was the director of the Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Clinic.
Financially Sponsored By
- MHM365