The social media generation: Supporting teens in the digital age
In this 50-minute webinar, David Myers, PhD, of Hope College, will summarize trends in teen mental health, illustrate converging evidence regarding long hours on social media, acknowledge skeptics’ challenges to the importance of these findings, and review practical policy implications for schools and personal recommendations for teens and their families. There will be time for questions.
A recording of this webinar will be sent to everyone who registers for this event.
This webinar is sponsored by the APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). APA’s Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE) is a co-sponsor.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this webinar do not necessarily reflect the views, policies, or positions of the American Psychological Association.
This program does not offer CE credit.
Presenter
David Myers, PhD
Myers is a professor at Hope College, social psychologist, and communicator of psychological science to high school students, college students, and the general public. His forthcoming short book, to be published by MIT Press next spring, will share his love for psychology and humanity (tentative title: We Are Wonderfully Made: The Awe-Inspiring Science of Our Body, Mind, and Spirit). A full biography is available onlineopens in new window.
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