Navigating Social Media: Helping Parents Support their Teens

This workshop will provide practicing clinicians an in-depth overview of the impact social media has on adolescent mental health and how to support parents in navigating their teen’s social media use. Current research and statistics will provide clinicians with a strong background of the current state of social media usages and mental health in adolescents. Skills and techniques will be provided for clinicians to practice and share with parents that will help parents set limits and boundaries with their teens.

4 Contact Hours

Christine Rogerson, LCSW, earned her MSW from the University of New England in 2007. She has dedicated the majority of her post MSW career to work with children, families and communities.

Kyle T. Ganson, LCSW, is a clinical social worker in private practice in Kittery. He works with adolescents and adults experiencing a variety of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, as well as individuals going through stressful life transitions. Kyle is also a doctoral candidate in social work at Simmons University in Boston. His research interests include eating disorders and boy’s and men’s mental health.