FREE Public Lecture 

Date: 30^th April 2020

'Black Mirror and COVID-19: the influence of technology and social media on the experience of lockdown, and its impact on the therapeutic relationship', with Max Dalda Müller

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This insightful evening online event is open to all.

Background:

10 years ago the iPhone was first released. Today, 80% of the UK population own a smartphone and spend an average 2 and 3/4 hours a day using it, mostly on social media. This was before COVID-19 made us change our communication habits on a global scale. Smartphones and social media are changing the way we communicate with one another, as well as influencing the way we see ourselves and the world. And, at present, they have become a fundamental way of meeting some of our deepest needs: connection, communication, intimacy, compassion and empathy.

How can we as therapists respond to these massive changes? How can we use technology and social media as a therapeutic tool? What about our own relationship with technology? And how can we manage the fine balance between connection and addiction, between information and fake news?

My name is Max Dalda Müller, I am a teacher, trainer and counsellor in private practice. I have felt the presence and impact of technology in the lives of my clients and in my personal experience. Sometimes it has been a useful tool which brings people together. At other times it has been the cause of discord, arguments and conflict. At its worst, it has developed into addiction and isolation. And in the last three weeks it has become absolutely essential to our mental health and wellbeing.

I will explore these issues in my talk, focusing particularly on the current Coronavirus situation.

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'Black Mirror: the influence of technology and social media on the therapeutic relationship', with Max Dalda Müller:

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• 30th April 6:00pm to 7:45 pm 

Max Dalda Müller is a Lecturer on the Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP Accredited) course at Iron Mill College. Max is half Spanish half German. He has been living in the UK for 23 years. After an earlier career in the music industry and many years of travelling across Europe, he moved to Somerset where he trained as a counsellor whilst starting his new life with his partner and children.

Max did his placement in a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol problems, and he eventually got a job there as an addictions worker after qualifying in 2011. In 2014, Max was offered the opportunity to teach counselling and mental health awareness at an FE College in Somerset. In this role, Max delivered mental health training to a variety of organisations, including Avon and Somerset Police, Probation Services and the National Autistic Society.

Max is also a counsellor and trainer in private practice. His approach to counselling is integrative with a strong humanistic foundation.

Max enjoys music, art and is a keen sportsman, especially outdoor activities such as cycling, running, hiking and surfing. His favourite thing is an adventurous road trip around Europe with his family.

Max is currently very interested in behavioural addictions, especially the impact of technology and social media on society’s mental health.

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