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La Jolla, California - Working with Screen Dependence, Obsession and Addiction: Effects on Health, Wellness and Development.
Time
january 26 (Tuesday) - 27 (Wednesday)
Location
Association for Applied Physiology and Biofeedback 51st Annual Scientific Meeting La Jolla, California
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Full day workshop for professionals. Delivered Remotely Jan 26th & 27th 2021 due to COVID 19
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Full day workshop for professionals. Delivered Remotely Jan 26th & 27th 2021 due to COVID 19
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Association of Applied Physiology and Biofeedback
october 2020
Taipei City, Taiwan - i-Pad in the Cradle: Touch Screens Versus Human Touch (The neurology of why every child needs touch)
Time
24 (Saturday) 12:00 pm - 25 (Sunday) 12:00 pm
Location
Taipei City, Taiwan
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Touch is the primary gateway by which all infants learn emotions; positive versus negative psycho-neurophysiological states including safety/happiness, fear/anxiety. When infants and parents touch screens instead of each other they
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Touch is the primary gateway by which all infants learn emotions; positive versus negative psycho-neurophysiological states including safety/happiness, fear/anxiety. When infants and parents touch screens instead of each other they are altering healthy socio-emotional and cognitive development. Brain pathways that usually form through touch either do not develop or develop differently; a form of neuronal pruning or neuronal Darwinism wherein objects become more important than people and anxiety becomes paramount.
Organizer
International Association of Infant Massage
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Time
12 (Saturday) 7:00 am - 13 (Sunday) 5:00 pm
Location
The Florida Hotel & Conference Center
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"Excessive and Non-complementary Screen Use; Effects on Health, Wellness, and Development: EEG assessment, diagnostic markers, and successful therapeutic interventions. American Psychological Association (APA) Continuing Education (CE) 12 credit workshop. In this 12 APA CE credit workshop, Dr.
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"Excessive and Non-complementary Screen Use; Effects on Health, Wellness, and Development: EEG assessment, diagnostic markers, and successful therapeutic interventions.
American Psychological Association (APA) Continuing Education (CE) 12 credit workshop.
In this 12 APA CE credit workshop, Dr. Swingle will present her ground-breaking research mapping the effects of excessive, unhealthy use of technologies on the developing and adult brain. She will identify EEG patterns associated with various screen addictions and discuss diagnostic methods and Neurofeedback treatment interventions.
http://www.floridabiofeedback.org/tl_files/biofeedback/documents/BSF%20October%202019%20workshop%20brochure.pdf
Calgary: Myosymetries Chronic Pain & Neurotherapy Clinic
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Myosymetries Chronic Pain & Neurotherapy Clinic
- 101-1011 Glenmore Trail
02oct12:00 pm1:00 pmCalgary: Myosymetries Chronic Pain & Neurotherapy ClinicPrivate Event
Time
(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
Myosymetries Chronic Pain & Neurotherapy Clinic
101-1011 Glenmore Trail
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A talk for heath care professionals The good, the Bad and the Ugly: Excess screen time: Comorbid & co-ocurring ailments seen with IA and connectivity excess. Modern forms of anxiety, depression OCD;
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A talk for heath care professionals
The good, the Bad and the Ugly:
Excess screen time: Comorbid & co-ocurring ailments seen with IA and connectivity excess. Modern forms of anxiety, depression OCD; generalized lack of wellness and developmental concerns in infancy through adolescence.
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Positive medical applications e.g., VR in chronic pain & burn units as well as applications in stroke ( & other forms of TBI affecting mobility)
august 2019
Surrey Presentation/Workshop: Fraser Heights Secondary School
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Fraser Heights Secondary School
- 16060 - 108th Ave.
27aug9:00 am12:00 amSurrey Presentation/Workshop: Fraser Heights Secondary School
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 am - 12:00 am
Location
Fraser Heights Secondary School
16060 - 108th Ave.
Event Details
Rethinking Screentime: An exploration of the effects of excessive and non-complementary screen time on the social, cognitive and mental health of today’s secondary school students. And…what that means for educators.
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Rethinking Screentime: An exploration of the effects of excessive and non-complementary screen time on the social, cognitive and mental health of today’s secondary school students. And…what that means for educators.
june 2019
Halifax: Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) National Convention - The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
Time
May 31 (Friday) - June 2 (Sunday)
Event Details
Section Featured Speaker Address: The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
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Section Featured Speaker Address: The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
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CPA Hotel Marriott Harbourfront Halifax, NS
may 2019
Halifax: Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) National Convention - The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
Time
May 31 (Friday) - June 2 (Sunday)
Event Details
Section Featured Speaker Address: The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
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Section Featured Speaker Address: The State of Quantitative Electrophysiology in Psychological Treatment: Understanding Clinical Research and Practice with Electroencephalography (EEG)
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CPA Hotel Marriott Harbourfront Halifax, NS
24may8:00 amKamloops: Presentation - Thompson Rivers University Canada
Time
(Friday) 8:00 am
Event Details
Dr. Mari Swingle will be joining us to discuss the effects of excess screen time on the social & mental health of adolescents and youth of university age, and what
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Dr. Mari Swingle will be joining us to discuss the effects of excess screen time on the social & mental health of adolescents and youth of university age, and what that means for educators.
California: Passages Book Store CA, US: i-Minds: How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it. Research and Readings
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Book Passage
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm
Location
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
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Dr. Mari Swingle will present key research and readings from the new Second Edition of i-Minds : How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About
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Dr. Mari Swingle will present key research and readings from the new Second Edition of i-Minds : How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it
CN&N Conference Oakland CA, US: Nature vs Goliath: Getting to the Other side of the Technology Eclipse
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Children and Nature Network International Conference
- Oakland
Time
16 (Thursday) 7:00 am - 18 (Saturday) 12:00 pm
Location
Children and Nature Network International Conference
Oakland
Event Details
The effect of screen-based technologies on children’s cognitive, social and emotional health used to be the elephant in the room. Now it is a Goliath. Everyone knows about it; yet
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The effect of screen-based technologies on children’s cognitive, social and emotional health used to be the elephant in the room. Now it is a Goliath. Everyone knows about it; yet the giant prevails. Despite ever-mounting clear scientific evidence that play in nature is a fundamental developmental need, technology continues to be disproportionately promoted as beneficial for children. It is no longer enough to steer children back to nature-based play, parenting and education. We need a counter attack of knowledge.
This session will be exactly that: based upon the goals, concerns and interests of attendees Dr. Mari Swingle will take a tour from the clinical trenches debunking many of the arguments / red-herrings of the tech for kids movement. This will be an interactive session (top down & bottom up). It may include how and why i-tech hijacks and alters brain development (e.g., basic brain function, arousal & vestibular system); what specific emotional and cognitive skills (e.g., self-soothing, reading emotions and facial expressions) are being permanently lost when children no longer interact in real/natural environments alone or with others. Participants will leave armed not just with pro-nature projects but with counter arguments for those that seek to stall them.
april 2019
SOLD OUT - NaturePlay Western Australia: Rethinking Screentime
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Churchlands Concert Hall
- 20 Lucca Street
03apr7:30 pm9:00 pmSOLD OUT - NaturePlay Western Australia: Rethinking Screentime
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Churchlands Concert Hall
20 Lucca Street
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Dr. Swingle’s research is showing how a lot of our excessive or otherwise inappropriate use of screens is affecting brain function and behaviour, --and she wants to remove confusing and ambiguous
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Dr. Swingle’s research is showing how a lot of our excessive or otherwise inappropriate use of screens is affecting brain function and behaviour, --and she wants to remove confusing and ambiguous language from the "screen time" conversation.
In this presentation Dr. Swingle will explore otherwise complex and specialised concepts in language that is clear and easy to understand. She will present the science of screen time in simple terms to help assist parents, teachers, and healthcare practitioners make informed choices and decide for themselves what aspects of screen-based technology to accept, embrace, or reject, and what aspects deserve further consideration.
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march 2019
Keynote Childhood Summit Brisbaine, Australia: Back to Nature - The Other Side of the Techno Eclipse
Time
28 (Thursday) 8:00 am - 30 (Saturday) 6:00 pm
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Keynote Synopsis: Screen use is slowly but surely eclipsing our relationships with both the physical world (nature) and each other. No where is this more evident than in children. In this
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Keynote Synopsis:
Screen use is slowly but surely eclipsing our relationships with both the physical world (nature) and each other. No where is this more evident than in children. In this pivotal lecture, Dr. Mari Swingle will explore the effects of screen-based technologies on the developing brain, behavior and the evolution of our species. –And the related imperatives of children maintaining a relationship with nature not only for ourselves but for the health of the planet. Her explicit concern is our assimilation of technologies in parenting, education and play long before we understand their effects on our mental and physical health, socialization and development. To this end, she will examine the emergent state of science and the evidence of social, emotional and cognitive alteration in infants through adolescents. She will also explore and challenge the counter argument promoting the early use of technology. Her mission: Informed choice. To help us remain masters not servants to the technologies we bequeath generations to follow.
Facilitation Synopsis: A panel of 6 Childhood Health Experts will lead an interactive discussion on the 'state of modern childhood'.
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AAPB 50th International Conference: Excessive or Uncomplimentary Screen Use, the EEG, and Successful Therapeutic Interventions
Time
(Saturday) 5:00 pm
Location
AAPB (Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback) 50th Scientific Conference
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This session will explore changes seen in the brain (EEG), and behavior, of clients with excessive or otherwise uncomplimentary relationships with interactive screen-based technology (e.g., gaming and other forms of
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This session will explore changes seen in the brain (EEG), and behavior, of clients with excessive or otherwise uncomplimentary relationships with interactive screen-based technology (e.g., gaming and other forms of systematic addictive like constant connectivity), and present helpful therapeutic intervention strategies. The session will help clinicians define what excessive usage is and how it may vary from client to client based on culture, environment, epigenetics, chronological age, age of introduction, and state of immersion. The session will explore a wide range of effects including vestibular destabilization, mood deregulation (anxiety, depression, conduct, hyperarousal, etc.) as well as cognitive, social, and neurophysiological alterations (e.g., attention deficits, insomnia, peer bonding, emotional cue reading, erectile dysfunction, etc.). Presenting symptoms, EEG signatures, and treatment outcome variations will be explored in tandem with both case and group studies. Attendees should leave with an understanding of the most successful protocols and strategies for positive therapeutic outcome.
may 2018
PSCA (Post Secondary Counsellor’s Association) Conference: The broadband: What/how interactive screen based technology is affecting generalized social, emotional and cognitive health, wellness, and educational success of college aged students. The good, the bad, the neutral and the cross over points.
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Pinnacle Hotel
- North Vancouver
april 2018
The Elephant in the Treatment Chair: Exploring the relationship of excessive or otherwise non-integrated use of screen based technologies to attention and emotional regulation in children and functional arousal in adults.
Time
(Wednesday) 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Details
Workshop: Association of Applied Physiology & Biofeedback Conference.
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Workshop: Association of Applied Physiology & Biofeedback Conference.
Organizer
Association of Applied Physiology and Biofeedback Conference. 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Orlando, Florida: Royale Hotel and Convention Centre
march 2018
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december 2017
Screen Based Technology and Your Child: A Talk for Parents
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General Wolfe Elementary School
- 4251 Ontario St.
06dec6:30 pm8:00 pmScreen Based Technology and Your Child: A Talk for Parents
Time
(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
General Wolfe Elementary School
4251 Ontario St.
Event Details
Fostering health and Happiness in the Digital age. Come explore what every parent of a young child should know about screens and the social, emotional and cognitive development of children.
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Fostering health and Happiness in the Digital age. Come explore what every parent of a young child should know about screens and the social, emotional and cognitive development of children. Dr. Mari will take you on a tour of the good, the bad, and the neutral.
november 2017
Time
All Day (Thursday)
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Professional Elder Friendly Community Network 8:30 AM Public Parkwood 10:30 AM Public The Wellesley 1:30 PM November 30, 2017, Victoria, BC 3 Presentations: What every senior should know about the new wired world. Over
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Professional Elder Friendly Community Network 8:30 AM
Public Parkwood 10:30 AM
Public The Wellesley 1:30 PM
November 30, 2017, Victoria, BC
Public Parkwood 10:30 AM
Public The Wellesley 1:30 PM
November 30, 2017, Victoria, BC
3 Presentations: What every senior should know about the new wired world. Over the last 20 years, our relationship with screens have changed our relationships with each other. It’s not just about the grandkids! Come join Dr. Mari Swingle for a fun and unabashed exploration of what to expect & how behavior & personalities have changed ‘behind the screens’
Organizer
Elder Friendly Community Network
october 2017
What Every Parent Should Know: The Science Behind the Screens
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Cleveland Elementary
- 1255 Eldon Rd, North Vancouver, BC, V7R 1T5
25oct7:00 pm9:00 pmWhat Every Parent Should Know: The Science Behind the ScreensA talk for parents
Time
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Cleveland Elementary
1255 Eldon Rd, North Vancouver, BC, V7R 1T5
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A talk for parents; i-Minds: How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming and Social Media are Changing Our Brains, Our Behavior and the Evolution of Our Species
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A talk for parents; i-Minds: How Cell Phones, Computers, Gaming and Social Media are Changing Our Brains, Our Behavior and the Evolution of Our Species
september 2017
16sep12:00 am11:59 pmTEDx East VancouverScreen Based Technology: The Human Experiment?
Time
(Saturday) 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Location
York Theatre
639 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3W3
Event Details
The TEDxEastVan 2017 event will be held on Sept 16th, 2017 and our theme for this year is "Human". At TEDxEastVan 2017, we want to celebrate the many facets that
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The TEDxEastVan 2017 event will be held on Sept 16th, 2017 and our theme for this year is "Human". At TEDxEastVan 2017, we want to celebrate the many facets that make us human: the connections and bonds we make with each other, the art that is born out of our experiences and imagination and our never-ending desire to learn and explore.
Organizer
TedxEastVan
Time
All Day (Wednesday)
Location
West Building
1055 Canada Place Vancouver, Canada
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The congress is an international meeting point for everyone working with education for environment and sustainable development or which have an interest in the field. WEEC 2017 is as such
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The congress is an international meeting point for everyone working with education for environment and sustainable development or which have an interest in the field. WEEC 2017 is as such an opportunity to learn more about the latest in environmental and sustainability education, to discuss with people from all over the world, to share your own work and to learn from others. We are expecting participants from a wide range of countries. Are you maybe a researcher, educator, student, decision-maker, NGO or media working with or having an interest in education for environment and sustainable development, or are you just curious? Welcome!
Examples of participants:
- Researchers and educators at universities
- Teachers teaching all ages
- Students
- Folk high-schools
- Local, regional and national government agencies, municipalities
- Officials from international organizations
- NGOs
- Managers of parks and protected areas
- Private companies who are interested in environmental and sustainability issues and in education
- Media/press
Organizer
9th World Environmental Education Congress West Building 1055 Canada Place Vancouver, Canada
august 2017
july 2017
18julalldayalldaySkills for Mindful Living SeriesBC Association of Clinical Counselors
Time
All Day (Tuesday)
Event Details
Understanding the social and clinical effects of excessive or non-complementary use of i-technology in clients: Signs of Trouble – Clinicians Fostering Health and Happiness in the Digital Age
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Understanding the social and clinical effects of excessive or non-complementary use of i-technology in clients: Signs of Trouble – Clinicians Fostering Health and Happiness in the Digital Age
Organizer
BC Association of Clinical Counselors
june 2017
14junalldayalldayChoices Healthy Living Series
Time
All Day (Wednesday)
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With Farren Lander: Cautionary Warnings of EMF & Dr. Mari Swingle: i-Tech Addiction & Health and Happiness in the Digital age
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With Farren Lander: Cautionary Warnings of EMF & Dr. Mari Swingle: i-Tech Addiction & Health and Happiness in the
Digital age
may 2017
Time
(Saturday) 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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Over the last 20 years, our relationship with screens have changed our relationships with each other. It’s not just about the grandkids! Come join Dr. Mari Swingle for a fun
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Over the last 20 years, our relationship with screens have changed our relationships with each other. It’s not just about the grandkids! Come join Dr. Mari Swingle for a fun and unabashed exploration of what to expect & how behavior & personalities have changed ‘behind the screens’.
april 2017
march 2017