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37 | 037: Teen Loneliness, Loss, and Suicide: Healing a Lost Generation 

Preconference Workshops

PRESENTERS

Mark Mayfield, Ph.D., and Ryan Burkhart, Ed.D.

CE CREDITS

Approved For CE

ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, NAADAC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, ACSI Education CEUs, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP

Approved For CME/CEU

TBA

LEVEL

Intermediate

Summary 

Summary:

Our culture has progressively changed over the past several decades, and though it has affected the broader population, teenagers have been affected the most. Loneliness is the most significant indicator of this impact, with teenagers and young adults being two times more likely to wrestle with loneliness than their adult counterparts, with rates as high as 71%. This workshop will explore the recent ways in which culture has changed, its implicit and explicit impacts on teenagers, and the practical ways clinicians can inspire hope and change for a struggling generation.

ASWB, NBCC, IBCC, NAADAC, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, ACSI Education CEUs, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AOA Category 2A Credits, Georgia Nurses Association, AAFP

Learning Objectives

1. Examine the five specific ways culture has changed 
2. Describe the powerful impact this culture shift has had on teenagers 
3. Outline the current clinical and biblical solutions and their effectiveness