LIVE: Humanizing Digital Spaces, Mental Health in the Metaverse- What We Need to Know
August 12, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
August 12, 2022
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific
3 Hours | 3 CEs
$200 Registration
The live professional training program on Humanizing Digital Spaces: Mental Health in the Metaverse- What We Need to Know is presented by Staci A. Hayes, PhD.
This program will cover the basic information that mental health professionals need to know about the Metaverse and provide opportunities to discuss how the application of mental health can be instilled with inclusion and sensitivity.
Although not a new concept, the Metaverse has gotten a lot of attention lately as many wealthy and influential people have double-downed on its success. Most recently, Facebook has renamed its platform Meta positing that some are considering the Metaverse to be a game-changer. With so many of us still utilizing technology to see clients over zoom and work from home, the pandemic has created a very unique opportunity to explore the efficacy of this virtual future. Timing could not be more poignant for us to start having this conversation with ourselves and other mental health professionals about our ability to humanize this technological wonder. Can we provide mental health services in this space- Bring humanity, empathy, and therapeutic intent? You have mostly likely seen the Metaverse represented in both television and movies. Black Mirror, Westworld, Altered Carbon, Avatar, Inception, Iron Man, Matrix, Ready Player One, and Wreck-it Ralph have all showcased visual representations and imaginings of the Metaverse. As technology races to catch up to the vision and imagined concept of the Metaverse, we are given a unique and precious opportunity to instill a sense of hope, embrace a significant cultural shift, and rebuild the world for the people we serve.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Staci A. Hayes , PhD
Staci Hayes, Ph.D., LPCC, received her Ph.D. in Counseling Education and Supervision in 2019 from Kent State University, where she taught classes in both Counseling and Human Development and Family Studies. She was honored with being awarded the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award from the Education H...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe an overview of the Metaverse and the defining concepts
Describe implications for mental health in the Metaverse
Describe the boundaries and opportunities for the installation of mental health practices in the Metaverse
Describe specific applications for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.