NATSAP Celebrates 25th Anniversary in 2024! 
2024 Southeast Regional Conference
10/21/2024 - 10/22/2024
Description
Join us this year, October 21st - 22nd in Greenville, SC for the NATSAP Southeast Regional Conference. Our conference theme this year is Technology, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Technology and Teens in the 21st Century.
Hashtags. Algorithms. Viral reality. Rage bait. The technology, and the negative impacts, are moving faster than most of us can keep up. It’s not a stretch to say we need our tweens to help set the blinking clock on the home VCR. How can parents, teachers, clinicians, and professionals help a growing media-savvy, youth-oriented, consumer-driven culture balance the appropriate interactions through content management? Join NATSAP’s Southeast Regional Conference as we tackle The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Technology and Teens in the 21st Century.
Some sample topics for presentations:
- How technology can be supportive to specific diagnoses
- How technology can be dangerous for specific diagnoses
- What parents should know about social media, gaming, and other addictive technologies
- How can technology help to improve mental health?
This year's conference will also feature program tours and we already have 20+ referring professionals signed up! You won't want to miss this year's Southeast Regional Conference in downtown Greenville!
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, 10/21
1:00-5:00 PM Family Systems Training Institute (register here!)
Trainers: John Stewart; Clinical Training at Embark Behavioral Health & Carson Ray; Clinical Director at Lake House Academy
4:00-6:00 PM Registration Open
4:00-5:00 PM Exhibit Hall and Sensory Room Open
5:00-6:30 PM Opening Reception
Sponsored by: Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center
Tuesday, 10/22
8:30 AM Breakfast
Sponsored by: Family First Adolescent Services
9:00 AM Exhibit Hall and Sensory Room Open
10:00 AM NATSAP Welcome
Keynote Session: The Disorders that Commonly Co-Occur with Internet Addiction
Hilarie Cash, PhD, LMHC, CSAT, WSGC; reSTART Life, PLLC
11:00 AM Morning Refreshment Break
Sponsored by: BlueStep Systems
11:15 AM Breakout Sessions A
A1: Compulsive Coping: Understanding Process Addiction in Neurodivergent Young Adults
Cam Sherman; TechieForLife
A2: Digital Delusions: Unraveling Social Media-Induced Illness and Munchausen's by Internet
Jess Jewell, Ph.D.; Huntsman Mental Health Institute, University of Utah and DeeDee Johnson, LCSW; Huntsman Mental Health Institute
A3: Tech and Autism: Balancing Benefits and Autism
Rachelle Manco; Discover Seven Stars
12:15 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Breakout Sessions B
B1: The Anxious Generation: A Review
Jeff Noles; Stonewater Adolescent Recovery
B2: Implication of Technological Advances for Autistic Individuals' Quality of Life
Sarah Fuller; Peaceful Adventures LLC
B3: The Neuro-spicy Inner-Galactic Battle for Digital Dopamine: Technology Impact on ADHD & Autism Spectrum Diagnostic Assessment & Treatment in the Residential and Boarding School Setting
Vegas Neavitt; Asheville Academy for Growth
2:00 PM Refreshment Break
Sponsored by: Vella Consulting Inc.
2:15 PM Breakout Sessions C
C1: Technology in Skill Development
Kelly Stamey; Beacon Transitions
C2: Parental Social Integration of Technology to Increase Safety
David Ervin, LPC-A; Cherokee Creek Boys School and William Volsted; Cherokee Creek Boys School
C3: The Ugliest of Ugly: Social Media and Pornography
Shawn Brooks; Oxbow Academy and Meredith Barney, LMFT, SUDC; Oxbow Academy
3:15 PM Final Panel
Moderator: Jill Allen; Brightstone Transitions
Panelists: John Singleton; Whetstone Academy, Hilarie Cash; eSTART Life, PLLC, AAP Center for Excellence Representative, and David Ervin, LPC-A; Cherokee Creek Boys School
4:15 PM Consultants leave for Program Tour (registration closed)
Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities are still available! Check out what is currently being offered using the links below! Please send completed registration forms to events@natsap.org
EXHIBITORS
Sponsors
2024 NATSAP Southeast Breakfast Sponsorship
2024 NATSAP Southeast Refreshment Break Sponsor
2024 NATSAP Southeast Opening Reception Sponsor
2024 Southeast SPC Local Provider Sponsorship
2024 NATSAP Southeast Hosted Event Sponsorship
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Registration Fees
Early Bird: Until August 30 - $220 (Member Rate) / $320 (Non-Member Rate)
Regular: August 31 - October 14 - $245 (Member Rate) / $345 (Non-Member Rate)
On-Site: $270 (Member Rate) / $370 (Non-Member Rate)
Registration includes the opening reception on October 21st, and the full buffet breakfast and lunch on October 22nd, plus all sessions.
*Online registration will not be available after October 14th. All registrations must be done ON-SITE at the conference venue.
Substitution Policy: If a registrant is unable to attend this event for any reason, they may substitute someone else from the same organization for no change fee. On-site substitutions will be allowed for no fee. Substitutions are allowed at any time.
Cancellation Policy: If an individual wishes to cancel his or her registration for the 2024 Southeast Regional Conference, please inform the conference organizers in writing, by October 4th for a refund. NO refunds will be granted after this date.
Greenville, SC United States
Hotel reservations link for the NATSAP Discount Room Block:
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/GSPRG/G-SAP4
Group rate is available until September 30th or until the block is full; whichever comes first.