Fighting the Beast of Technology: A practical guide for parents with Mark Edwards, LMFT

Modern parents are faced with greater pressure from children, peers and technology companies to allow the almost constant use of gaming and communications technology regardless of any possible consequence.

This seminar is designed to help parents:

• Understand potential concerns raised by the use of modern communications technology.
• Recognize the possible co-occurrence of depression, isolation and bullying for children and teens utilizing online communications technology.
• Develop a real-life strategy for monitoring and limiting the technology use of children and teens.
• Set clear and firm rules for communications technology use at home, school, and college.

Mark Edwards is a psychotherapist, trainer, teacher and consultant. He has maintained a private practice in San Rafael since 2000 and works with a broad client group of children, adolescents and adults. He has been a member of adjunct faculty of the Master’s program in Counseling at Sonoma State University for more than 15 years and was formerly Assistant Clinical Director at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy where he continues to supervise and teach post-Master’s and Pre-Doctoral interns.