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#219 Therapeutic GamesInterview 2021.06.03

#219 Therapeutic GamesInterview 2021.06.03

Can games be used for therapeutic purposes? Absolutely! In this episode we talk with Adam Davis, therapeutic Game Master, and a co-founder and executive director of Game to Grow, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The organization is focused on "the use of games of all kinds for therapeutic, educational, and community growth." Adam shares his experiences from over a decade in therapeutic play—how Game to Grow began, how he thinks about games as part of therapeutic experiences, and how he once managed SEVEN tabletop RPG campaigns simultaneously. We hope you enjoy our inspiring conversation with this really cool guy! Helmet nachos! Source: Target Field Eats on Twitter https://twitter.com/tfeats/status/1039672499892576256 Therapeutic Games Game Design Tabletop Game to Grow blog Critical Core on Kickstarter Drama Therapy - North American Drama Therapy Association Wheelhouse Workshop Individualized Education Plan (IEP) - Understood.com Collaboration vs. cooperation: What's the difference? - The Ripple Team, Ripple Intranet Game to Grow Keynote at the 2018 Washington Therapy Conference  - Adam Davis No Thank You, Evil: The Award-Winning Game of Make-believe for Creative Kids an… Adam Davis Guest Adam D. Davis, MA Ed, earned his Master's degree in Education with a focus in drama therapy from Antioch University Seattle, and is a recognized member of the North American Drama Therapy Association. Adam is a contributing author to three publications: Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice; Game Play, 3rd Edition; and The Walking Dead Psychology. In addition to his work with Game to Grow, Adam developed the CoRe Gaming program at the Atlantic Street Center utilizing video games to teach Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills, served as an educator at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, and taught fourth-grade literacy for Seattle Public Schools. External link Game to Grow website Game to Grow on Twitter

Adam Davis and Adam Johns from Wheelhouse Workshop join us to discuss how and why they use Dungeons & Dragons in social skills therapy! Their Seattle-based organization has been doing this for a couple of years now, and they've got a lot to say. (We've also worked with Adam and Adam previously on some Game to Grow content.) We also tackle a question from Patreon supporter Francisco (of the Retro Rewind Podcast) about replacing our favorite RPGs with board games in a pinch, and Grant briefly describes his trip to Electric City Comic-Con 2017 and his terrible-but-awesome decision to help his daughter get into the Pokémon TCG. Adam and Adam then discuss Wheelhouse Workshop's work: Why RPGs in general, and D&D in particular, are useful therapeutic tools; how a game session in their offices differs from your usual tabletop session; their house rules for their games; some success stories and interesting moments; and much more. Also, we mention in passing Monte Cook Games' The Strange and Microscope, both of which are excellent games. For more information about Wheelhouse Workshop, visit their website or find them on Twitter and Facebook. Scripture: Numbers 23:8, Mark 2:15-17, 1 Peter 5:6-10

We're joined this week by Matthew Surber, who's both the Program Director at the West River Center in Maryland and a game designer affiliated with Defy Danger Adventures. We actually found Matthew through the most unlikely of sources (Reddit comments, of all things) but he turned out to be a fantastic guest! After addressing Patreon backer Tom's question about broad and narrow skills in roleplaying games, and a quick diversion from Jenny about the dangers of Canada's nuclear wildlife, we buckled down with Matthew to discuss applying counseling principles to games. Matthew's got a Master's degree in counseling and a Dungeon World game he runs for his other camp counselors; naturally, he had a lot of excellent advice to give about trust, bonds, empathy, and saying 'yes' as a GM and player. Games mentioned this episode: Dungeon World; Beyond The Wall; Pugmire; Honey Heist; The Skeletons; Ten Candles. Other things mentioned this episode: MegaDumbCast (MDC); Defy Danger Adventures; STG 25 with Jack Berkenstock; The Bodhana Group; Wheelhouse Workshop; and that rad Honey Heist t-shirt. Matthew can be found on Twitter at @TheRealSurberus. Scripture: Jonah 2:2, Psalm 119:76, Mark 2:15-17

Ep. 92: Here is the audio from Wheelhouse Workshop’s PAX 2017 panel “The Past, Present, and Future of Therapeutic Role-Playing Games” aka “Please Don’t Punch the GM: Adventures in Gaming Therapy” aka “Please Don’t Punch the GM: FURTHER Adventures in Gaming Therapy.” Adam Davis and Adam Johns join Josué to talk a bit about their […] The post The Past, Present, and Future of Therapeutic Role-Playing Games (Wheelhouse Workshop at PAX East 2017) appeared first on Geek Therapy.

My guests for Episode 5 of Ego Check with The Id DM are Adam Johns and Adam Davis from Wheelhouse Workshop, a two-man operation whose mission is to help youths in the greater Seattle area build social skills through the intentional and targeted use of tabletop role-playing games. Both Mr. Johns and Mr. Davis have graduate degrees and use tabletop roleplaying games to teach social skills to children with a variety of mental health concerns. During our conversation, they discuss their professional background and how they use games like Dungeons & Dragons to teach children perspective taking, frustration tolerance, creative problem solving, and cooperation. They demonstrate a method to increase collaborative storytelling during a RPG session, which leads to us all wearing carved-out pumpkins on our heads! They explain the business model for Wheelhouse Workshop, and their plans for expansion in the future. If you are interested in coming on the show for an interview, or would like to become a sponsor, contact me to make arrangements.

#4: On this episode Josué interviews Adam Johns and Adam Davis, professional game masters and founders of Wheelhouse Workshop, where they run groups using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to help teens build real-life social skills. This is part 2 (of 2) of the interview. For the first half check out the episode “How To Become A […] The post How To Be A Therapeutic RPG Game Master appeared first on Rolling for Change.

#68: Josué interviews Adam Davis and Adam Johns, professional game masters and founders of Wheelhouse Workshop, where they run groups using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to help teens build real-life social skills. This is part 1 (of 2) of the interview. For the second half check out the episode “How To Be A Therapeutic […] The post How To Become A Therapeutic RPG Game Master appeared first on Geek Therapy.

Games like Dungeons and Dragons are often regarded by pop culture as nerdy and antisocial, but Wheelhouse Workshop founders Adam Davis and Adam Johns use them to help their neurodiverse teen clients become more confident and socially capable. Come hear how these lifelong gamers used their training in counseling, drama therapy, and human development to… Support Role Playing Public Radio on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/RPPR/ The post Please Don’t Punch the GM: Adventures in Gaming Therapy at PAX South 2016 appeared first on Role Playing Public Radio.