Strategies to Support Teens and Preteens with Social Media

Salina Mae and Ursula Elsa

Training Description

Young people have a wide range of experience when it comes to social media. For some it is a tool that bridges connection to youth around the world, helps them explore their interests, and creates a sense of belonging. For others, social media is a site of cyber bullying, exclusion, and creates feelings of anxiety and stress. Social media is a powerful tool and this workshop explores strategies and exercises for youth to find a healthy and balanced relationship with social media.

Learning Objectives

• Engage in mindfulness and self awareness activities to explore their relationship to social media
• Discuss the multitude of ways social media impacts youth
• Explore tools to help youth evaluate their relationship to social media
• Learn activities to help youth create a healthy balance in their relationship to social media

Agenda

1:00-1:15 pm Welcome, Housekeeping, and Mindfulness Practice

1:15-2:00 pm Introduction to Social Media and Its Impact on Teens

2:00-2:15 pm BREAK (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

2:15-3:00 pm Activity #2: Creating Safe Structure and Boundaries with Technology

3:00-3:45 pm Activity # 3: Self Esteem, Anxiety, and the Toxic Aspects of Social Media

3:45-4:00 pm BREAK (CEUs will not be issued for this time)

4:00-4:45 pm Activity 4#: Body Awareness and Technology

4:45-5:00 Closing and Feedback

This course meets the qualifications for (3.5) BBS CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.