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Video Game Addiction: Prevention & Intervention
Neils Clark & Anna DiNoto, PsyD, LMHC
Agenda● Culture and Learning: Understanding who
they are and how they learn
● Preventative Care: Practical balance
● Efficacy: Utility of intervention(s)
Ethical Caveats
Gamer Perspective:Cultural Competency
Enter their world first.
Gamer Perspective: Levels & Processes of Learning
Intelligences for young clients
Value of different teaching approaches and learning styles
Assessment: Behaviors are Clues
Assess functionality
Assessment: Addiction
Which came first?
Prevention: Starting
Addressing the problem(s)
Prevention: Whole Picture
Prevention: Skill-Building
Bridging the gap
Prevention: Preparation
Importance of scaffolding
Prevention: Practicality of Pulling Away
Kids tend not to have that ability naturally.
Systems InvolvementTake a systems-based approach.
Intervention: Behaviors
Think outside the box &have them be part of it
Intervention: Balance
Take-Home Points
● Realistic expectations● Genuineness: Explain what you are
doing and why ● Replacement behaviors● Think: Bigger picture
Take-Home Points● Cultural competency & systems approach● Be mindful of how media is being used and the
re-calibrations needed to guide them to adaptive use
● It’s a journey, guided by one’s developmental trajectories
● Early intervention