Quality Screentime, Delayed Gratification, and Meeting Kids Where They Are with Jamie Ziegler | MHAM #5

06/13/22 • 41 min

Jamie Ziegler is training to be a licensed professional counselor in New Jersey, where he works adolescents and families and uses technology like VR to connect with clients.
OUTLINE
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:05:41) Growing up with technology and video games
(00:10:37) The dissolution of boundaries between us and technology
(00:14:21) How much screen time is too much?
(00:20:24) Can technology improve mental health?
(00:23:49) How do you teach a kid delayed gratification in 2022?
(00:30:59) How to help a directionless kid develop a sense of purpose?
(00:37:07) Virtual reality in counseling sessions
(00:40:54) Connect with Jamie
EPISODE LINKS:
Jamie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ziegler-b12a8452/
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Mental Health in the Age of the Metaverse is hosted by Christian Ulstrup, CEO of Virgils Inc. Each episode, Christian speaks with therapists, scientists, founders, technologists, and activists about how tech impacts our mental health — the bad as well as the good — and what parents can do about it.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4U5c06aPN1tIMhChc120Tr?si=0bf23b777d054179
ABOUT VIRGILS INC:
Healthy tech habits program for adolescents: https://virgils.io
HIPAA-compliant VR platform for therapists: https://virgils.io/therapists
SOCIAL:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/virgilsvr
Facebook: https://facebook.com/virgilsvr
Instagram: https://instagram.com/virgilsvr
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/virgils
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmu1qAWtxzDxA5DFBUzW01g

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Internet Trolls, Cyberbullying, and Anonymous Adolescent Group Therapy with Dr. Sheri Bauman | MHAM #4

Dr. Sheri Bauman is a cyberbullying expert and Professor Emerita of Counseling at University of Arizona.
OUTLINE
(00:00:27) Introduction
(00:04:01) What is cyberbullying?
(00:07:17) The evolutionary origins of bullying
(00:10:08) Cyberbullying amongst adults
(00:11:37) The different types of cyberbullying
(00:17:12) Troll psychology
(00:19:30) How to deal with cyberbullying
(00:26:24) Is it possible to develop healthy digital relationships with strangers?
(00:29:54) Advantages of anonymity in digital group therapy
(00:36:37) Advice for mental health professionals
(00:40:46) Advice for parents
(00:42:25) How to connect with Sheri
EPISODE LINKS:
Sheri's U of A page: https://coe.arizona.edu/person/sheri-bauman
Political Cyberbulling: https://www.amazon.com/Political-Cyberbullying-Perpetrators-Targets-Aggression/dp/1440866872
Mental Health in the Digital Age: https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Health-Digital-Sheri-Bauman-ebook/dp/B013C5FHPW
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Mental Health in the Age of the Metaverse is hosted by Christian Ulstrup, CEO of Virgils Inc. Each episode, Christian speaks with therapists, scientists, founders, technologists, and activists about how tech impacts our mental health — the bad as well as the good — and what parents can do about it.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4U5c06aPN1tIMhChc120Tr?si=0bf23b777d054179
ABOUT VIRGILS INC:
Healthy tech habits program for adolescent boys: https://virgils.io
HIPAA-compliant VR platform for therapists: https://virgils.io/therapists
SOCIAL:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/virgilsvr
Facebook: https://facebook.com/virgilsvr
Instagram: https://instagram.com/virgilsvr
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/virgils
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmu1qAWtxzDxA5DFBUzW01g

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Entrepreneurial Ethics, Data Privacy, and Neurodivergence with Dr. Amy Marschall

Amy is a licensed clinical psychologist in South Dakota who works primarily with children and adolescents is certified in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy and tele mental health, and has additional training in neurodivergence, including ADHD and autism.
She's also a published author with books for parents and therapists, including the tele mental health and kids toolbox. And it's about to get real unprofessional, a snarky coloring and activity book for therapists.
OUTLINE
00:00 Entrepreneurial Ethics, Data Privacy, and Neurodivergence with Dr. Amy Marschall
00:00 Sizzler
01:02 Introduction
02:24 Working with neurodiverse clients
04:32 Neurodivergence as a strength
06:35 Autism databases and privacy in the context of public health
14:43 Entrepreneurial ethics and working in the mental health space
21:29 Advice for hopeful mental health entrepreneurs
27:28 Opportunities to lower barriers to mental health care access
32:31 Tech and teen mental health
40:28 Digitization of memory
44:09 Advice for parents regarding cyberbullying
45:41 What's a positive role that tech can play on youth mental health?
52:56 How Amy cultivates healthy Twitter habits
01:03:06 Is there a case for reality in the digital age?
01:10:36 Online radicalization
01:13:56 Connecting with Amy
Get control of family screen time: https://virgils.io
EPISODE LINKS
Amy: https://twitter.com/DrAmyPsyD
Armani: https://twitter.com/cat_armani
Amy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Amy-Marschall-Psy-D/e/B08FRNJGJB?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1655386966&sr=1-2
Bring your kid back to reality: https://virgils.io