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Join us this year, October 21st - 2nd 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

4:00-6:00 PM    Registration Open

5:00-6:30 PM    Opening Reception

                          Sponsored by: Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center

Tuesday, 10/22

8:30 AM     Breakfast

9:30 AM     General Session

10:00 AM   Keynote Session: The Disorders that Commonly Co-Occur with Internet Addiction

                   Hilarie Cash, PhD, LMHC, CSAT, WSGC; reSTART Life, PLLC

11:00 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

12:00 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: BlueStep Systems

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

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