#Respond2reality: The Impacts of social media on Mental Health and Domestic Violence

September 16, 2022

Social Isolation has been a norm for the past two years resulting in the increasing needs to use digital platforms as a means of communication. Our youth and young adults have had an increase in mental health issues as well as a rise in domestic violence because of being socially isolated. This program is intended to enlighten the participants of different media platforms that may not be safe and encourage communication with specialists, parents or caregivers in providing tools for prevention and knowledge for assistance with any mental health issues or domestic violence situations.

Target Audience

Target audience includes healthcare providers, legal professionals, social workers, teachers, clergy, and general community members.

Learning Objectives

Ryan Klingensmith, LPC, NCC Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor. Founder of Shape the Sky: Creating responsible kids on smartphones.
1. The participant will learn how social media has changed how youth “digitally date.”
2. The participant will learn what apps are most common in digital dating.
3. The participant will learn how technology can be used in abusive was in unhealthy relationships.

Elly Sheykhet, MS Founder of Alina’s Light
Eugene Sciulli, Board member for Alina’s Light
1. Participant will understand limitations of the current PFA framework and what is being done to strengthen it.
2. Participant will be able to recall Alina’s Sheykhet’s story and understand how Alina’s Light honors her and other domestic violence victims.
3. Participant will have awareness of of the epidemic proportions that domestic violence has reached.

Dr. Maya Ragavan, MD Pediatrician
1. The speaker will review the urgent responsibility for pediatric healthcare providers in providing healing centered care to IPV survivors and their children.
2. The speaker will provide tangible guidance for pediatric healthcare teams on how best to support IPV survivors and their children.
3. The speaker will describe how to collaborate with community-based victim service agencies.

Alan L. McGill, Senior Supervisory Special Agent Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Office of Public Engagement
1. The participant will be able to identify at least three dangerous drugs commonly used to commit sexual assaults
2. The participant will identify romance scam techniques to groom adults.
3. The participant will identify how social media is used to deceive and identify victims.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 ASWB
  • 4.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/26/2022
Course expires: 
01/31/2023
Event starts: 
09/16/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/16/2022 - 4:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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Agenda

7:15-8:00am Registration and breakfast

8:00-8:15 am Welcome
Anthony Savannah, President and
CEO of Passavant Hospital
Foundation

8:15 –9:00 am Alina’s Story
Speakers: Elly Sheykhet & EugeneSciulli,
Moderator: Christie Galcik, MSN, RN, CEN

9:00-11:00am Keynote presentation: SHAPE THE SKY
Speaker: Ryan Klingensmith, LPC, NCC
Moderator: Jennifer Taylor, MSN, RN, CEN

11:00 Break

11:15-12:00 Providing healing centered care for IPV survivors and their children in a pediatric setting
Speaker: Dr. Maya Ragavan, MD
Moderator: Christie Galcik, MSN, RN, CEN

12:00-12:45 Romance Scam, Dangerous Drugs and Social Media: Manipulation, Control and Deception
Speaker: Alan L. McGill, Special Agent
Moderator: Jennifer Taylor, MSN, RN, CEN

12:45-1:00 Review CE processes and Adjournment
Moderator: Christie Galcik, MSN, RN, CEN

Cumberland Woods Conference Center, Legacy Theater

This is a hybrid model, both in person and virtual.

Faculty Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the
content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.75 contact hours.

Social Work 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.75 continuing education credits.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.75 ASWB
  • 4.75 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

CONTACT:
Christie Galcik, UPMC Passavant Emergency Department Clinical Education Specialist at galccl@upmc.edu or 412-748-6961, or Jennifer Taylor, UPMC Passavant Cranberry Emergency Department Unit director at taylorja2@upmc.edu or 724-772-5377 for further questions or dietary concerns.


Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing galccl@upmc.edu

For more information, contact Christi Galcik at galccl@upmc.edu or 412-748-6961.