BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Ross A. Laird | January 06\, 2009 - February 05\, 2009 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20090106T063409Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090123T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090123T193000Z UID:http://rosslaird.info/node/1296 URL;VALUE=URI:http://rosslaird.info/node/1296 SUMMARY:Sir Charles Tupper Secondary\: Adolescence\, Addictions\, and Technology DESCRIPTION:

This presentation will explore adolescent addictions\, the cultures of technology\, and the many ways in which addictions impact childhood development\, family life\, and education. Technology has already become an essential feature of the landscape of childhood and adolescence (gaming\, blogging\, social networking\, cell phone bullying\, etc.). Over the next few years\, technology use will become the central means by which adolescents manage the challenges of their development. Issues such as anxiety\, depression\, isolation\, anger\, and addiction are increasingly finding niches in the online worlds. Moreover\, within a decade technology will become the central means of enacting most addictions. Substance use among adolescents will become less common than gaming habits. Educators must be able to respond to this groundswell of change with new skills and strategies. This presentation provides a summary of those skills and strategies\, with emphasis on mentorship\, prevention\, and \;treatment.

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