Very often interacting with the new generations is not easy and this is why it can be essential to turn to health professionals who can grasp, through a deep and constructive dialogue with the family unit and the supporting role they have in caring for the physical and mental health of their patients, even the smallest alarm signals, in order to activate assistance and recovery paths that can avoid complex and, at times, destructive situations. To help health professionals in carrying out this difficult but fundamental role, Consulcesi Club provides the training film ‘Dolores’ and the ECM course (in eBook format) ‘Online Adolescence: From cyberbullying to web-dependency’. Two very useful tools, Consulcesi explains in a note, to delve into the reasons for adolescents’ fragility and understand where a disorder is hidden and recognize its symptoms.
The events of the last month are extreme cases, but this does not mean that the discomfort underlying this tragedy is isolated. According to the report presented by the president of the Italian Psychiatry Society (SIP), Liliana Dell’Osso, anxiety and depression disorders arise under the age of 14 in 34.6% of cases and in 48.4% before the age of majority. These problems, if not treated correctly and in time, can lead the young people who are affected to very serious consequences, such as forms of addiction or even suicide. The latter, in particular, represents the second cause of death between the ages of 10 and 24 and the ninth for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
The short film ‘Dolores’, directed by Diletta Di Nicolantonio and available on the Consulcesi Club platform, explores the theme of depression and youth self-isolation caused by bullying and cyberbullying, aggravated by the lack of family support. The story follows Dolores, a shy, marginalized and bullied student, who sinks into depression. The director uses a dreamlike and surreal cinematic key to highlight the seriousness of these situations, underlining the importance of school and family support to prevent tragic outcomes. The film, produced by the Lazio Region, aims to create greater awareness of a dramatically current phenomenon. The goal of the short is to raise awareness among families, schools and the media not to remain silent in the face of abuse and injustice. In short, to speak up and ask for help. Bullying and cyberbullying, in fact, can have devastating effects on young people and adolescents.
The training course ‘Online Adolescence: From Cyberbullying to Web-Addiction’ – inspired by the film ‘Dolores’ and available in eBook format (worth 3 ECM credits) – addresses the issues related to the use of new technologies by adolescents, such as Internet addiction and cyberbullying. It is aimed at educators and health professionals, particularly psychologists, to help them understand and treat new disorders and behaviors manifested by young people, improving their skills in interpreting symptoms and administering appropriate therapies. The course aims to provide the tools necessary to come into contact with the new generations of adolescents, to understand their way of thinking and interpreting reality, to provide them with the necessary help through the correct interpretation of their symptoms and the offer of targeted therapies for the care and support of patients and the families to which they belong.
To watch ‘Dolores’ and access the course ‘Online Adolescence: From Cyberbullying to Web-Addiction’, simply activate the Free Trial, which will also give you access to all the other training films, eBooks and training video clips. With over 300 Fad courses on the platform in multimedia, interactive, webinar and eBook mode, you reach a total of over 1,800 ECM credits in the management, medicine, security and legal series, which can be consulted on any digital medium. Consulcesi Club also offers healthcare professionals all the tools to delve into the main issues of pressing current healthcare issues, providing insights in various formats (guides, podcasts, videos, infographics, articles) tailored to individual healthcare professions and medical specializations.
Added to this is a set of resources (tools, calculators and editable forms to download) and agreements for every area of private and personal life. The professional also has access to legal support, through the network of lawyers available to members and specialized insurance advice. Without neglecting the importance of networking, which with the List of Health Professionals solution allows the individual to cross professionalism compatible with their own and create new synergies.