Having so much technology at our fingertips has brought us convenience, connection and some incredible innovation. However, there can be a cost to our wellbeing and mental health and for those of us who are neurodivergent, at times a higher price to pay for staying connected.
This short workshop explores some aspects of tech mediated modern life that can affect neurodivergent mental health and how therapists can recognise the signs that their clients’ (or indeed our own) tech use is becoming detrimental to their wellbeing.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Recognise and differentiate between intentional and passive uses of tech and social media
- Awareness of how neurodivergence can impact a person’s use of tech and social media
- Understanding of the impact on neurodivergent mental health of problematic tech use
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Therapists, counsellors, mental health and other helping professionals, educators.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Confidence to explore tech and social media use with neurodivergent clients and its impact on their wellbeing and mental health
Course Content
Presenter
Liz Smith is a neurodivergent, late diagnosed therapist, supervisor and trainer living and working in West Yorkshire. She had adult diagnoses of ADHD and autism.
Liz runs Free2BMe Neurodiversity, offering lived experience led neurodiversity training, supervision and support to practitioners and organisations wanting to support neurodivergent clients and improve neuro-inclusivity in practice and services.
Liz has also worked as a lecturer on a core counselling training programme in a university and in clinical assurance.
