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About the Presenter
Dr. Grant, MA, MFA, DAC, SUDCC IV, is an internationally award-winning media psychologist, published researcher, Doctoral Addictions Counselor, and educator with specific expertise in technology's impact on mental health. He is President of the American Psychological Association’s Division 46 (The Society for Media Psychology & Technology), and Chair of both APA’s “Device Management & Intelligence” and “Strategic Planning” Committees. He is also Executive Director of Outpatient Services for Newport Healthcare, which recently launched their new PHP/IOP adolescent treatment program under his leadership in Santa Monica, California.
Dr. Grant designs, presents, and facilitates “Healthy Device Management” and “Good Digital Citizenship” treatment strategy and educational training workshops for clinicians, educators, parents, and school communities.
Last summer, Dr. Grant was invited to join the APA Coalition for Psychology in Schools & Education, which was commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control to create a series of adolescent psychology focused support manuals on behalf of the DASH funded APA Safe and Supportive Schools Primers Project. Don and his team completed the last of these manuals in October, with the entire series to be distributed by the CDC to schools, administrators, and educators nationwide.
Don’s current research includes investigations of potential effects of social media, cyberbullying, and device driven attachment bonds on adolescents, teens, young adults, families, and our culture/relationships-at-large.
About the Families Connected Speaker Series
Established in 2016, The Families Connected Speaker Series is provided in partnership with Beach Cities Health District, South Bay Families Connected, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Redondo Beach Unified School District and Hermosa Beach City School District. The series is offered free of charge to parents and youth throughout our South Bay community.
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Together with Beach Cities Health District, we also offer a weekly parent support group, the Families Connected Parent Chat. led by Dr. Moe Gelbart of the Thelma McMillen Center, as well as the Families Connected Parent Advisory.