Role-Playing Games in Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide

Author:   Daniel Hand
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2023 ed.
ISBN:  

9783031317392


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   08 August 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Role-Playing Games in Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide


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This book offers an accessible, comprehensive resource to practitioners who wish to incorporate RPGs into their client-work. Tabletop role-playing games, RPGs, have long been associated with various unique emotional, cognitive, and social benefits, but only recently has the term 'RPG Therapy' entered into the mental-health lexicon. Presenting simple game- and storytelling mechanics, and demonstrating how they may be utilized in accordance with specific professional modalities, this supportive guide explores every step of the implementation process, from underlying therapeutic principles to initial creative exercises to actual in-session play, and encourages readers to have confidence in their own imaginative abilities. Written for practitioners of all levels of client- and RPG experience, this  groundbreaking and authoritative book provides case examples and practical tools, along with pragmatic and straightforward advice on how to implement this exciting new form of intervention.

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Author:   Daniel Hand
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2023 ed.
Weight:   0.364kg
ISBN:  

9783031317392


ISBN 10:   3031317394
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   08 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction:  Role-Playing Games as Therapy.- Part I:  Underlying Principles.- Theoretical Approach.- Core Mechanics.- Part II:  Preparation.- Character.- Setting.- Obstacle.- Part III:  Implementation.- Telling the Story.- Playing the Game.- Applying your Modality.- Extended Example of Play.- Concluding Therapy.

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Daniel Hand is an author, game designer and therapeutic counsellor in private practice. His work has appeared in venues such as Therapy Today and the Popular Culture Psychology series, and he regularly speaks on the uses of gameplay and storytelling in psychotherapy.

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