Teens, Technology and Taboos: Navigating the Challenges of Teen Tech Use

This presentation will delve into the complexities of technology's impact on youth by addressing perceived struggles versus actual outcomes. Through an analysis of quantitative data, we will unpack the limitations and nuances of these challenges. Furthermore, we will investigate the underlying factors shaping perceptions of technology as a problem, unveiling multifaceted realities of its influence on adolescents. This presentation will explore "taboo" strategies to empower youth in their technology engagement, advocating for fostering awareness and agency, thus shifting the narrative from blam...Read moree to constructive support in navigating the digital world. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Distinguish between perceived struggles and actual outcomes of challenges technology may bring to teens.
  • Explain three underlying factors shaping perceptions of technology as a problem.
  • Apply three strategies to empower adolescents in their use of technology and foster awareness and agency among youth.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Live Interactive Webinar

06:00 PM PST - 07:30 PM PST

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About the speaker

Rey-Philip Genaldo, LMFT

Rey-Philip Genaldo, LMFT

Clinical Program Director for Mission Prep
Rey-Philip Genaldo, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), currently serves as the Clinical Program Director for Mission Prep in Rancho Palos Verdes. Prior to his role as clinical program director, Rey-Philip was the clinical director of the AMFM adult residential program. Prior to that, Rey lived in the several different countries as an English teacher before settling in San Francisco for ten years as a graduate-level English literature and writing professor as well as a mentor in a college program designed to assist students struggling to keep up with school and life expectations. His time as a teacher and mentor helped pave the way for Rey-Philip to realize his true passion: to directly support people struggling with their mental health. Rey-Philip's clinical expertise is based on the client-centered Existential modality, as well as a truly trauma-focused lens, having worked extensively with PTSD in the first responder community. Rey-Philip's training also includes CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and EMDR.