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Digital Seminar

Social Media and Self-Esteem: Supporting Youth as they Navigate the Virtual World

Faculty:
Ken Loftus
Duration:
1 Hour 03 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 29, 2024
Product Code:
AUD022297
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

This seminar outlines the current issues social media is creating in Australia to both Youth and Adults, including updated worrying statistics on Child Exploitation and affects on Self-esteem. 

Social Media began as a tool to connect with friends and family and meet new people with similar interests. A way to share a photo, externalise a thought and be exposed to new perspectives. But now… social media is a very different entity. Many mental health practitioners see social media as a toxic instrument that exposes our youth to material that is not age appropriate, can start to wire their brain differently, and assist in forming toxic base core beliefs, that these young people carry through to their adult lives in a form of rules and assumptions about themselves and the world around them.  

One such core belief social media can affect is a person’s self-esteem. Self-esteem is defined as our opinion of ourselves. All of us at some point will experience a lack of confidence over certain skillsets however someone with low self-esteem is unhappy or unsatisfied with themselves most of the time.   

This seminar will cover the main causes of low self-esteem that will help clinicians that work with youth and adults that are struggling to identify the causes and triggers of low confidence and low opinions of themselves.  

CPD

CPD

PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This program is worth 1 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.

Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual - Social Media & Self-Esteem (1.72 MB) 18 Pages Available after Purchase

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Additional Info

Questions?

If you have any questions please reach out to info@pesi.au.com .    


Objectives

  1. Participants will be updated with the current dangers social media presents to youth and adults. 
  2. Participants will learn about the latest child exploitation stats and social media platforms that are linked to same. 
  3. Participants will explore self-esteem and be able to recognise the causes and triggers of same.  
  4. Participants will be able to pass on updated data and strategies to both clients and family members of clients around the concerns of Social Media use 
  5. Participants will be able to demonstrate with clients the toxic traits of social media  
  6. Participants will be able to recognise signs of low self-esteem and how to share same with their clients with psychoeducation 

Outline

  • Participants will gain knowledge that they can pass on to clients / families of clients around current social media dangers and issues.  
  • Participants will gain knowledge in using psychoeducation as a tool to empower their clients in making healthy choices around using social media 
  • Participants will have great understanding around the causes of low self-esteem and how to share same with their clients while being able to provide new tools for their clients to use to increase their opinions of themselves.  

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Physicians

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