Virtual Addiction: Digital Media, Internet, and Technology Addictions

In this almost six-hour educational training series for behavioral health clinicians by Dr. David Greenfield, the founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, you will receive a general introduction into the history, theory, research, and clinical/treatment issues associated with Internet and Digital Technology Addiction with a focus on definitions and illustrations of some compulsive patterns and the clinical implications of treating such individuals. Also discussed are some of the broader psychosocial aspects of sex, gaming, and the Internet as well as Facebook, texting, and the particular issues of Generation D’s use of digital technology. You will be introduced to how the unique characteristics of the Internet and other digital media technologies synergize the Internet’s addictive potential thus leading to compulsive use and addictive patterns.