Lunch & Learn: Technology, Gaming, and our Ever-Shifting New Normal

We live in an ever shifting world, and our relationship to technology is evidence of such. Even before the Covid-19 Pandemic our society was working to understand healthy boundaries around technology and video games. The past two months have been confusing for many of us. Families are learning how to adapt to a new normal, in which worktime and playtime are blurred, and screens are ubiquitous. How can parents and children find balance, and how can teachers and clinicians aid in the process?

Join us as the Hafkin family dynamic trio discuss healthy boundaries from the perspective of a psychologist, an adolescent therapist and a e-sports pioneer.

Register Here: https://www.fusionacademy.com/rockville/event/lunch-learn-technology-gaming-and-our-ever-shifting-new-normal/

Speaker Bios

Nancy Hafkin, a Psychologist who has worked in Montgomery County for 35 years while getting educated and raising my kids (or is it getting educated BY raising my kids?) I work with adults in individual, couple and group psychotherapy. An area of interest is coping with ADHD in self, spouses, and children.

Jacob is a therapist in Private Practice in the Bethesda area. He primarily works with adolescent and young adult males, focusing on ADHD, learning differences, anger management, anxiety, depression, school issues, and parent/child conflict. He believes in the healing power of nature, and often meets clients for “walk and talks” instead of in the office.

Josh Hafkin is the founder and CEO of Game Gym, a thought leader in youth and community esports. Previously, Josh worked at video game giant Bethesda Softworks and at the experiential marketing agency, RedPeg Marketing. Josh has a Masters in Sports Marketing from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.