On Thursday, October 24, 2024, we held our first event of the new General Assembly: a review of the Summit of the Future.
Family Im-Pact: The Role of the Family in the Pact for the Future & Beyond
Speakers included:
Dr. Susan Walker
Professor Emeritus of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota
and
Dr. Kara Alaimo
Associate Professor of Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University
The full recording of the event can be found at: https://youtu.be/UPBhFBcIKIs
Full concept note below
The Pact for the Future was recently adopted with the goal “to protect the needs and interests of present and future generations through the actions in this Pact for the Future.” The Pact commits to “56 actions in the areas of sustainable development” that include an emphasis on “technology and innovation and digital cooperation” with special emphasis on “youth and future generations.” The achievement of these actions will only be possible through the implementation of “family-friendly and family-oriented policies that support the social and economic development of children and young people so that they can reach their full potential and enjoy their human rights.”
Our first speaker, Dr. Susan Walker (Professor Emeritus of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota), is the author of Critical Perspectives on Technology and the Family. Dr. Walker will focus on the impact of technology on the family as well on those practitioners who work directly with families. Her work has identified that the needs for training and support around technology content knowledge and practice competencies is overlooked and undervalued. A model for attending to family professionals; technology competence within the scope of family impact will be presented, along with research indicating the value of a supportive context to family professionals' technology acceptance and use. These inform further policy for the inclusion of family professionals in the wider scope of family well-being.
Our second speaker, Dr. Kara Alaimo (Associate Professor of Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University), is the author of Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back. Dr. Alaimo will discuss how parents can handle their children’s use of social media. At what age should children be allowed to use social media? What do we need to teach young people about the dangers they could face online and how to use social media in healthy ways? Kara Alaimo, PhD, will answer these questions and more in this session focused on how parents should handle their children’s use of social media and help them protect and empower themselves online.
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