Video Game Addiction Help for Oregon Teens and Young Adults
Oregon families seek our video game rehab center because of our unique ability to adapt to the academic curriculum for Oregon campers. Our video game addiction rehab helps gamers develop the internal drive and motivation to focus on academics- not the latest video game.
Lack of self-regulation is the common denominator that affects a student’s preoccupation with video games and a lack of focus on everything else: school, friends, chores, reading, and so on. At Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction, developing self-regulation skills is what we do.
Using a harm reduction approach, Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction campers become enlightened as to the habit-forming qualities of video games and social media, in addition to how exposure to different types of online media can change their perceptions of violence or gender roles. Our video game rehab uses a harm reduction approach because it’s not realistic to totally give up computers and smartphones.
Under a harm reduction approach, teens and young adults learn how to limit their time devoted to video games, and to make better choices about how they are using screens. Many times campers are unaware of the harm they are causing by playing endless hours of video games. Our structured video game rehab will help your teen learn to make better decisions about their daily life choices.
The Summerland Video Game Addiction Treatment Process:
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We help families seeking video game and social media addiction treatment facilities including:
- Gaming Disorder Treatment
- Technology Addiction Rehab
- Video Game Addiction Camp
- Teen Smartphone Addiction
- Social Media Addiction Treatment
- Gaming Addiction Help
- Smartphone Addiction Treatment
- Technology Addiction Programs
- Gaming Rehab
- Internet Addiction Programs
- Cell phone Addiction Rehab
- Internet Addiction Rehab Centers
- Video Game Addiction Programs
- Video Game Addiction Counseling
- Internet Addiction Programs
Teens and Young Adults from Oregon Have Been Found to Suffer Depression Due to Screen Addiction
Video game addiction help is a much-needed service for many teens and young adults. Research has consistently shown that all screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all non-screen activities are linked to more happiness. Scientists in China and the US have led the way in using MRI scans to demonstrate the similarities in brain patterns between gaming addicts and people with addictions to drugs, alcohol, and gambling.
In one study, the researchers from Beijing Normal University took a group of more than 2,000 campers 16 to 21, who had gamed more than two hours a day over the past four years, before refining it to 63 gaming addicts who had MRI brain scans. These researchers found those who were addicted to gaming were twice as likely to be depressed as those who did not game.
The study found the more severe their internet addiction when they were younger, the more likely they were to suffer depression later. Conversely, greater depression at a younger age was also associated with gaming addiction later.
Our video game rehab will help your teen learn healthy new routines- and we will help them transfer these skills back home by preparing them for success. Socialization practice and time management are key components of the program. All Oregon campers who come to Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction get the opportunity to learn and practice new ways of interacting and making friends.
Video Game Addiction Help: Individual and Group Therapy for Oregon Teens and Young Adults at Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction
Teens and Young Adults at our treatment program receive individual and group therapy for video game addiction and internet overuse habits. We have licensed therapists helping teens and young adults develop insight and commit to new routines in life. In individual therapy, the issues are brought forth with one therapist listening and responding to the concerns. The type of feedback that is given, or if feedback is given, is dependent on the therapist’s training. The highly personal nature of the exchange between the therapist and student allows for a specific focus on the issues presented.
Group therapy, on the other hand, involves simultaneous interaction with people typically outside the client’s social and familial network: relative strangers. Our campers can hear how video games have affected other’s lives and relationships. Input can be both given and received from other campers in this format.
We also have family therapy sessions where we help parents best support their teens and young adults upon their transition home from Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction. We discuss in family sessions how parents can reinforce positive feelings when a child sticks to their behavioral contract and we also encourage parents to reinforce negative feelings when the child fails to live up to behavioral expectations.
Who does Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction help?
Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction helps teens and young adults struggling with issues similar to those below:
– Anxiety
– Video game addiction
– Poor Communication Skills
– Addictive Behaviors
– Social Issues
– Social Anxiety Disorder
– Family Conflict
– Depression
– Social isolation
– Low Self Esteem
– Trauma
– ADHD
– School Refusal
– Technology Addiction
– Autism Spectrum
– Impulse Control
Resources
Video Game Addiction Help Resource: Follow Online Safety Tips
One important tip for video games or online digital media is to watch it or play it together with your child. Do not let your child keep their game system in their bedroom. Instead, keep your video game system in shared family spaces to stay familiar with how your children are using it. You can assist your student in making smart entertainment choices by discussing the game or media together. One good way to start is to watch a YouTube playthrough video before you purchase a game.
Communicate. Make online activity a daily topic of conversation. Ask your children questions about playing new games, meeting new people online, favorite websites, and other interests. Encourage your child to ask questions, too.
Set guidelines. Determine what video gaming and online rules work best for your family, and work with your children to establish technology rules. Examine if violence is part of the game your child wants to play. How often does violence appear? Is it rewarded in some way? It’s up to individual families to make the right choices for their child in regards to what they want their student exposed to.
Video Game Addiction Help Resource: Steam Limits
Many gamers that come to Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction use a Steam account to manage their game settings. Here is a comprehensive guide for parents to manage their child’s Steam account.
Steam: Setting up Family View
We encourage you to create a Steam account with your child. If there are features of Steam that you would like to exclude from the experience, you can restrict access using Family View. You may also choose to enable Family View on your own Steam account if you would rather they share your Steam Account.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5149-EOPC-9918
To enable Family View:
- Log into the Steam account your child will use.
- Click the Steam menu in the top menu bar.
- Open the Settings option.
- Go to the “Family” tab on the left side of the window that opens.
- Click Family View to start the Family View wizard.
- Step through the wizard to select the content and features you’d like to be accessible while in PIN-protected Family View.
- Select and confirm your new PIN.
With any gaming company, we recommend you check game ratings and actually have your child demonstrate the game before allowing any unsupervised play. You can also go on Youtube to watch a game walk-through to see how violence and adult themes are portrayed.
Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction Helps Oregon Families From Cities Such As:
Some examples of cities from Oregon which may have families who could use Summerland Camps for Video Game Addiction: Portland Salem Eugene Gresham Hillsboro Beaverton Bend Medford Springfield Corvallis Albany Tigard