Adolescents: Are We Prepared?
In 2014, the Internet is readily available at a moment’s notice to most teenagers. In 2004, the Kaiser report noted that 74 percent of youth ages 8 to 18 had access to the Internet (Foehr & Rideout, 2005). Through their smartphones, tablets, laptops, notebooks, game consoles, and any other gadget capable of connecting to the Internet, youth are inundated with a variety of resources and information. Recently there has been considerable attention to whether this accessibility is a challenge or a fortuitous opportunity for clinicians working with adolescents. A great deal of the research focuses on the negative influences of the Internet and phone usage on today’s youth, such as a decline in physical health, strained family relationships, and a decline in academic grades, among other things (Guan & Subrahmanyam, 2009). However, instead of focusing on the negative, how could we use this technological union to assist in communication with youth and provide mental health treatment and services for todays’ youth?
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What are important factors to consider as a mental health clinician if you are recommending Internet- or smartphone-based mental health applications for treatment of an adolescent’s mental health?
One possible answer might be the adolescent’s parents’ value system and rules related to technology, and the adolescent’s access to Internet and phone.
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One possible benefit would be real-time monitoring of symptoms; a potential risk would be an inappropriate use of the Internet that might result in ineffective treatment outcomes.