The Tech Diet for Health Professionals
October 1, 2020 2020-12-22 6:47The Tech Diet for Health Professionals

The Tech Diet for Health Professionals
Doctors and Allied Health Professionals are the front line. They are the trusted professionals our kids have contact with for a variety of general health needs.
When parents are struggling to manage screen and gaming use at home, it’s often Doctors and Allied Health staff they turn to for help. But how can we be expected to be experts in EVERYTHING?
SESSION OVERVIEW:
In this fast paced and fun presentation audiences will discover:
- The “Psych Science” or psychological underpinnings that drive the addictive nature
- of gaming, social media and online gambling delivered in plain English, NOT research jargon.
- A comprehensive review of the model Brad employs when answering the question on everyone’s mind: What’s normal and when should I be concerned?
- A closer look at the developmental domains that are impacted when screens and gaming take over.
- Introduction to the 7 UNPLUGGED STEPS for Doctors and Allied Health
- Professionals as a guide to help advise parents of strategies to manage screen and gaming addiction in children and teenagers at home.
Duration: 60-minute key-note or extended half-day program
You will leave this session armed with a concrete plan to help stressed parents manage more effectively at home.
Brad Marshall
I’m Brad Marshall, The Unplugged Psychologist. I’m the Director of the Internet Addiction Clinic @ Kidspace where I have helped hundreds of families struggling with internet, screen and gaming addiction. I provide parents with practical and concrete strategies to manage and maintain their children’s technology diet.