09/16/2026
Social media has changed how children and adolescents connect, cope, compare, and understand themselves. But focusing only on screen-time limits or training parents how to monitor their screen can cause clinicians to miss the needs driving that use. In this session, participants will briefly examine current patterns and concerns related to social media, including a reflection of their own use. This session will also explore the emotional, relational, and developmental skills beneath social media use and how that impacts mental wellness and social connection. Participants will learn a practical framework for identifying what young people may be seeking through social media, including belonging, validation, distraction, identity development, emotional regulation, and relief from discomfort. The session will provide assessment questions, intervention strategies, and developmentally appropriate tools that clinicians can use to help children and adolescents build resilience, strengthen offline relationships, tolerate difficult emotions, and engage with social media more intentionally.
Session presented by Beth Trammell, PhD, HSPP.
This is FREE for Professionals and Graduate Students. Please scan the QR code in the graphic to register or visit:
https://bsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QELXUfWbTCHq9E
