Introduction to Part 1: Technology and Young
People
The following presentation aims to provide you with a basic
understanding of how using technology may help your practice.
It will also begin to provide you with strategies to integrate
technology into your sessions.
Learning objectives:
- An understanding of the benefits associated with using
technologies both for your own professional development and with
young people.
- An understanding of what young people feel might be useful and
why.
- A basic knowledge of current research into the use of
technology with young people and evidence supporting this.
- An understanding of why it's not essential to be an expert in
technology in order to use it with good effect with young
people.
Note from key author, Psychologist Liesje Donkin:
"Often as a clinician, parents will come to me with concerns
about the amount of time their children are spending online. It's
not common to hear them say things like "they spend all their time
on Facebook", "They're constantly on the phone, texting", and "It
can't be healthy, because in my day…". It's often hard to reassure
parents that their children can actually gain positive experiences
online and to normalise some of this behaviour. This in mind,
this section has been written to present some of the literature
around the frequency and use of technology and the positives that
young people gain from this use. It provides up-to-date statistics
and helps conceptualise technology use as an extension of the young
person, not a maladaptive behaviour. Since writing this, I've
been able to direct parents to this information to help reassure
about the normality of their children's behaviour. I hope you find
it as useful as I have."
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People