Adolescent psychotherapist to address online bullying at GPS Parent Series event
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host author and adolescent psychotherapist Dr. Katie Hurley in a presentation titled “The New Bully: Confronting Online Conflict, Rumors, and Social Exclusion” at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom.
Visit GPSParentSeries.org for event details and the links to these webinars.
Today’s youth navigate an unrelenting barrage of social pressure unknown to earlier generations. The ceaseless pace of group chats, lightning-fast viral rumors, and the deliberate sting of digital exclusion happens around the clock.
Hurley comes to GPS to reveal how modern behaviors influence youth mental health. She is not focused on stripping technology from children; instead Hurley advocates for equipping kids with the emotional intelligence to navigate their digital environments safely and empathetically.
Participants will gain a deeper insight into how online anonymity fosters cyberbullying and relational aggression. Hurley will offer practical, evidence-based strategies to address online challenges and provide adults with a clear road map for guiding youth.
Hurley is an international conference speaker and a frequent contributor to prominent national media outlets. She has written several books, including “No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Compassionate, Resilient, Collaborative Girls,” “The Happy Kid Handbook,” and “Breaking the Boy Code: The New Playbook for Raising Resilient Boys.”
All are welcome to the free weekly GPS events, and no registration is required.
To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events, contact Gilda Ross, student and community projects coordinator, at gilda_ross@glenbard.org or 630-942-7668. Continuing education credits are available.
GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, College of DuPage, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), DuPage County Health Department, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Northwestern Medicine, KidsMatter, Midge and Dan Anderson, Regional Office of Education, Stogsdill Family Foundation, and Webb-Hutter Family Fund.