Schedule

About the Speakers:

Jessica Randazzo, LCSW

Jessica Randazzo, L.C.S.W has over 35 years of experience in the mental health field. Throughout her career she has worked in a variety of settings with diverse populations and presenting concerns. She began her practice before there were cell phones and has witnessed firsthand how technology has transformed the way clients relate to themselves, to others, and to the world around them.

Jessica has developed a framework called Technology Integrated Psychotherapy which can be used by all mental health professionals to enhance their practice.

Course Description: Technology Integrated Psychotherapy resources mental health professionals to view presenting concerns through the lens of a client’s relationship with technology. This approach begins with an assessment of a person’s digital attachment—the patterns, habits, and emotional bonds people have with their devices and digital environments.

In this model mental health professionals partner with clients to explore how technology functions in their lives, examining where it may be supportive, neutral, or contributing to distress. Technology use is understood not as inherently helpful or harmful, but as context-dependent and dynamically linked to the client’s concerns.

Interventions are collaboratively developed and evolve alongside this ongoing assessment. They may involve intentional engagement with technology—such as shaping or “grooming” an algorithm—or intentional disengagement, including setting boundaries with devices and increasing time in the physical world. Importantly, this work does not replace traditional therapeutic approaches, but rather, it is integrated into them.

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Mitchell M. Handelsman

Mitch Handelsman received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas in 1981. He is currently professor of psychology and a CU President's Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado Denver, where he has been on the faculty since 1982. He served for a year (1989-1990) in Washington DC as an APA Congressional Science Fellow. He is a licensed psychologist and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He is faculty member in the PROBE (Professional Problem-Based Ethics) Program of the Center for Personalized Education for Professionals.

Mitch has won numerous teaching awards, including the 1992 CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) Colorado Professor of the Year Award, and APA's Division 2 Excellence in Teaching Award in 1995. He has published several book chapters and over 50 articles in journals ranging from "Professional Psychology: Research and Practice" to the "Journal of Polymorphous Perversity."

Mitch's major scholarship and research area is professional ethics; he has published widely in ethics and is the co-author (with Sharon K. Anderson) of "Ethics for Psychotherapists and Counselors: A Proactive Approach," and (with Samuel Knapp and Michael Gottlieb) "Ethical Dilemmas in Psychotherapy." He has served on numerous professional and community ethics committees, and is a past chair of the Colorado Psychological Association Ethics Committee and the Rose Medical Center Ethics Committee. Mitch is also a trumpet player and plays jazz and blues in the Denver area.

Speaking of music, Mitch's collaborated with Charlie Burrell, a pioneer in breaking the color barrier in classical music, on his autobiography.

Check out Mitch's blog, "The Ethical Professor," at:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-ethical-professor