Do you work with/support young people? Are you interested in how to engage them in meaningful conversations (and research) about smartphone use?
This webinar will discuss a qualitative research project into teenagers' views of smartphone dependency and smartphone etiquette. This presentation will be narrative-driven with a focus on the voices of the young people and their experiences of tech use, as well as strategies they use to prevent problematic use. Attendees will be able to reflect on the recommendations from this research study in relation to their own work with young people and individuals who may be experiencing problem technology use. There will be interactive elements and a brief Q&A discussion.
Link to register: https://app.certain.com/profile/3234124
Presenter: Marie-Claire Conlin (Education Specialist - GGTU, CAMH)
Date/Time: Weds 10 March 2021, 1-2pm
Presenter bio:
Marie -Claire Conlin, MSc (marie-claire.conlin@camh.ca) Marie-Claire is an Education Specialist in the Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use team at CAMH. Marie-Claire has several years’ experience working in adolescent education in the U.K, where she closely supported teenagers with learning difficulties as well as social, emotional and mental health needs. Marie-Claire’s interest in problem gaming and problem technology use developed when she observed how smartphones were changing the ways students engaged with (or disengaged from) learning and how these devices mediated young people’s interpersonal relationships and self-image. In her current role at CAMH, Marie-Claire brings her background in teaching, learning, and passion of digital wellbeing to building CPD courses and tools for professionals working in the field of gambling, gambling and technology use. Marie-Claire is also a writer, mentor and advocate for health equity and accessible learning.
Following this webinar, audience members will able to:
- Identify ways to engage young people in meaningful conversations about smartphone use.
- Describe and contrast potential `push' and `pull' factors behind teens' use of smartphones.
- Evaluate and choose some of the healthy smartphone use strategies suggested by young people in this study to apply their own work.
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