Social Media and Modern Relationships: Clinical Perspectives on Connection, Identity, and Digital Dynamics

Course Overview

In today’s hyper-connected world, social media has fundamentally reshaped how we form, maintain, and perceive our relationships. This course offers an in-depth, clinically informed exploration of the digital forces influencing connection, intimacy, conflict, and self-identity. Through contemporary research, interactive discussions, and real-world case studies, you’ll uncover both the challenges and possibilities social media brings to modern human relationships.

What You’ll Gain

• A nuanced understanding of the psychological and social impacts of social media on personal and professional relationships.
• Practical insights and strategies to address digital-age relationship challenges in clinical, counseling, or coaching settings.
• Enhanced critical thinking regarding digital identity, online communication, and the intersection of technology and mental health.
• Tools to help clients or students navigate healthy connections in a constantly evolving digital landscape.

Key Topics

• The Evolution of Connection: How digital platforms are redefining intimacy, friendship, and family bonds.
• Digital Identity Construction: Self-presentation, authenticity, and the curated self online.
• Attachment Styles and Online Behavior: Clinical theories applied to digital interactions.
• Communication in the Digital Age: The impact of emojis, memes, and messaging apps on understanding and miscommunication.
• Romantic Relationships and Social Media: Online dating, infidelity, jealousy, and relationship satisfaction.
• Boundaries, Privacy, and Mental Health: Navigating screen time, digital boundaries, and the effects on emotional well-being.
• Clinical Interventions: Evidence-based strategies to support healthy digital relationships.

Who Should Enroll?

This course is ideal for mental health professionals, counselors, therapists, social workers, educators, graduate students, and anyone interested in the psychological and relational impacts of digital life. Whether you are working with clients, teaching, or simply navigating your own digital connections, this course equips you with timely, actionable insights for the modern era.