The Problem:
Scrolling. Gaming. Shopping. Streaming. Pornography.

For many clients, screen use is no longer just a habit — it’s interfering with sleep, mood, identity development, relationships, and daily functioning.

But where is the clinical line between:
♦ Healthy engagement?
♦ Problematic use?
♦ Behavioral addiction?
And what do you actually do in session when digital overuse becomes part of the treatment plan?

What You’ll Learn

In this practical, evidence-informed training, you’ll learn how to:
➡️ Identify signs and red flags of problematic internet and social media use
➡️ Distinguish high engagement from clinically significant behavioral addiction
➡️ Assess reward mechanisms, emotional drivers, and algorithmic reinforcement
➡️ Integrate screen-use assessment into intake and ongoing treatment
➡️ Implement CBT, MI, mindfulness, family-based, and exposure approaches
➡️ Create collaborative “Digital Wellness Plans” clients will actually follow

A Clinical Framework You Can Use Immediately
This training walks through a clear continuum model:
High Engagement → Problematic Use → Behavioral Addiction

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Screen for withdrawal-like symptoms
✅ Evaluate loss of control and escalation
✅ Assess functional impairment
✅ Identify reinforcing emotional and environmental triggers

You’ll also review formal screening tools, including:
✔ Internet Addiction Test (IAT)
✔ Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire (PIUQ)
✔ Social Media Disorder Scale
✔ Smartphone Addiction Scale
✔ Game Addiction Scale

Special Populations & Clinical Considerations

We’ll address high-impact areas, including:
➡️ Parenting and youth screen use
➡️ Pornography use and intimacy concerns
➡️ Online gambling
➡️ Compulsive shopping
➡️ Gaming addiction

With structured assessment guidance and intervention strategies for each.

Evidence-Based Interventions Covered

You’ll learn how to apply:
✔ CBT & CBT-IA
✔ Motivational Interviewing for digital behavior change
✔ Family-based interventions
✔ Reality Therapy approaches
✔ Exposure therapy for compulsive tech use
✔ Self-monitoring & habit tracking tools
✔ App blockers & environmental strategies
✔ Values-based action planning

You’ll see real case examples and practical scripts you can bring directly into session.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for:
♦ Therapists & counselors
♦ Psychologists
♦ Clinical social workers
♦ Psychiatrists
♦ Behavioral health practice owners
♦ Clinicians working with youth, college students, or adults struggling with digital overuse

Why This Training Matters Now:
Algorithmic design, reward loops, and social reinforcement are shaping client behavior in ways that traditional treatment models didn’t anticipate.

Your clients don’t just need advice to “cut back.”

They need clinically grounded strategies that address:
✅ Reward circuitry
✅ Emotional avoidance
✅ Ambivalence
✅ Relapse patterns
✅ Environmental triggers
This training equips you with that framework.