Dr. Patrick Lockwood, Chief Operating Officer & Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Psy29866),  Oak Forest Recovery

Bio: Dr. Lockwood completed his B.A. in Psychology at the University of Missouri and earned his Doctor of Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Los Angeles. He has trained with experts in the field of addiction treatment and has worked at every level of the treatment industry. He is currently an adjunct professor at California Lutheran University, teaching future clinicians about clinical skills, addiction, and research analysis. He also has a podcast on YouTube about topics related to mental health, wellness, psychology, and neuroscience called “the psychology checkup.” Finally, Dr. Lockwood is the author of “the fear problem,” a book integrating the neuroscience and evolutionary psychology of our fear process to explain why we get triggered by politics and other “hot topics.” Dr. Lockwood has worked for non-profits, treatment centers, and has been a part of a number of startups over the past ten years. His background in community interventions began before he even graduated from the University of Missouri where he successfully co-authored a grant creating a virtual intervention to help parents on campus become more connected and develop a supportive community while working at Parentlink, a division of the university’s college of education.

Learning Objectives

• Describe a psychological and neurological model of craving.

• Describe two complications of the developing (adolescent) brain as it relates to craving.

• Explain the correlational nature of the relationship between adolescent mental health and social media use.

• Summarize the limitations of neuroscience, social media, and adolescent mental health.

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