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Supernatural: Keep Fighting: Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health - 1 CE Hour

Supernatural is rich in the topics of how dysfunctional families operate and chosen family as well. Family is the backbone of interactions with others and helps us form relational bonds throughout our lives. Supernatural provides ample information.

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D&D Therapy Groups: The Challenging Player Types - 1 CE Hour

This training will help re-center you on the therapeutic aspects of your D&D therapy group, and how to use Yalom’s factors to guide goals and group interactions.

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How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group - 1 CE Hour

This training will help re-center you on the therapeutic aspects of your D&D therapy group, and how to use Yalom’s factors to guide goals and group interactions.

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Where Did All This Nostalgia Come From - 1 CE Hour

Video games are designed to grab our attention, to motivate us to play, and to enjoy ourselves as we do it. In this lecture, Dr. Jamie Madigan will explore some of the most common psychological levers that game designers use to get players engaged.

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Cheating vs. Being a Cheater: How to Reduce Cheating in Games - 1 CE Hour

Video games are designed to grab our attention, to motivate us to play, and to enjoy ourselves as we do it. In this lecture, Dr. Jamie Madigan will explore some of the most common psychological levers that game designers use to get players engaged.

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Why Are So Many Gamers Toxic Online - 1 CE Hour

Video games are designed to grab our attention, to motivate us to play, and to enjoy ourselves as we do it. In this lecture, Dr. Jamie Madigan will explore some of the most common psychological levers that game designers use to get players engaged.

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The Psychology of Video Game Engagement - 1 CE Hour

Video games are designed to grab our attention, to motivate us to play, and to enjoy ourselves as we do it. In this lecture, Dr. Jamie Madigan will explore some of the most common psychological levers that game designers use to get players engaged.

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Emotional Understanding through Animated Representation: Developing Self-Awareness and Identifying Emotions - 1 CE Hour

This webinar will provide an introduction to eight different fantasy-oriented animated series created in the last decade which explore emotional and identity development through diverse representation in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality.

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Emotional Understanding through Animated Representation: An Introduction to Diversity in Cartoons and Emotional Intelligence - 1 CE Hour

This webinar will provide an introduction to eight different fantasy-oriented animated series created in the last decade which explore emotional and identity development through diverse representation in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality.

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The Mad Titan: Exploring Psychopathy, Narcissism, and the Nature of Evil in Thanos - 1 CE Hour

The character of Thanos, including his psychology, motivations, and relationships, and how he can be used to better understand and address cognitive distortions in a therapeutic setting.

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Trickster or Treat: A Therapist’s Look at Loki - 1 CE Hour

Through the character of Loki, we will explore self-sabotaging behaviors, narcissism, trust-building, and trauma, and discuss how these aspects of Loki can be used to facilitate therapeutic discussions with people who similarly struggle.

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Nothing Goes Over My Head: Exploring Nontraditional Communication Styles in the MCU - 1 CE Hour

The goal of this training is to explore the Guardians of the Galaxy and their Found family and how it applies to our own lives.

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Supernatural: “Your liver. It's no good” Supernatural road from Addiction to Recovery - 1 CE Hour

Supernatural is rich in the topics of how dysfunctional families operate and chosen family as well. Family is the backbone of interactions with others and helps us form relational bonds throughout our lives.

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Supernatural: Carry-on: Processing Grief - 1 CE Hour

Supernatural is rich in the topics of how dysfunctional families operate and chosen family as well. Family is the backbone of interactions with others and helps us form relational bonds throughout our lives. Supernatural provides ample information.

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Supernatural: Trauma Bonding - 1 CE Hour

Supernatural is rich in the topics of how dysfunctional families operate and chosen family as well. Family is the backbone of interactions with others and helps us form relational bonds throughout our lives. Supernatural provides ample information.

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Secrets, Spies, and Family Ties: The Psychology and Therapeutic Application of Black Widow - 1 CE Hour

This training will cover Natasha Romanoff’s entire journey within the MCU, including the newly-released movie, Black Widow.

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Supernatural: They Chose Family - 1 CE Hour

Supernatural is rich in the topics of how dysfunctional families operate and chosen family as well. Family is the backbone of interactions with others and helps us form relational bonds throughout our lives. Supernatural provides ample information.

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Found Family: The Psychology of Support Among The Guardians of the Galaxy - 1 CE Hour

The goal of this training is to explore the Guardians of the Galaxy and their Found family and how it applies to our own lives.

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Supernatural: Hunter Initiation - 1 CE Hour

Discussing the essentials of the series will allow you new insights on how to work with clients who enjoy this fandom.

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Tapping into the Therapeutic Potential of Horror Games - 1 CE Hour

This training will focus on the specific example of how to best take advantage of what therapeutic tools horror games have to offer.

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Delving Deeper -- Gaming within Kink Populations- 1 CE Hour

Kink, also called Consensual Fetish, is not only common, but it is also a potential source of mental health benefits, often through roleplay

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Bucky Barnes: Exploring Redemption In Therapy with the Winter Soldier - 1 CE Hour

Addressing guilt and encouraging redemption is a cornerstone in many therapeutic settings, and one that Bucky Barnes is suited for.

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The Agency of Memes - 1 CE Hour

The module will focus on the five acts that memes help people perform online and how therapeutic professionals can use that knowledge during clinical sessions.

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Coming Out and/or Exploring Through Character-Building & In-Game Actions- 1 CE Hour

The objective of this presentation is to address how practitioners can build affirming worlds, characters, and experiences for LGBTQIA+

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What Ant Man Can Teach Us About Resiliency and Relationships - 1 CE Hour

Join us as we dissect the psychology and story of Scott Lang, what it means to reintegrate into society after being in the American correctional system, and how he navigates the various barriers of divorce and raising a child.

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Understanding Parasocial Relationships - 1 CE Hour

What are Parasocial Interactions/Relationships? This training goes over them and more!

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Exploring and Processing Grief Through Games - 1 CE Hour

This training will focus on the specific example of processing the trauma of loss through games with emphasis on tabletop roleplaying games

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Helping Clients Translate the Abstracts of Gameplay into Real Life - 1 CE Hour

This presentation is geared at helping professionals work the common goals of Social Skills curriculums into an effective format.

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I'm Still Worthy: A Psychological Overview of MCU Thor in Therapy - 1 CE Hour

In this training we will look to provide an outline and analysis of the story and major mental health themes of Thor Odinson within the MCU.

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Building and Maintaining Motivation to be Social within a RPG World - 1 CE Hour

This presentation is geared at helping professionals work the common goals of Social Skills curriculums into an effective format.

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How Marginalization Impacts People in Geek Spaces - 1 CE Hour

This training will focus on the building blocks of RPG design with special consideration given to how to best design for clinical settings

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That’s My Secret; I’m Always Angry: A Breakdown of The Hulk and Emotions - 1 CE Hour

This training will look into the history, psychology, struggles, and overall journey of Bruce Banner/The Hulk

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The Basics of RPG Design for Clinical Settings - 1 CE Hour

This training will focus on the building blocks of RPG design with special consideration given to how to best design for clinical settings

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A Comparison of Gaming Potentials and Common Social Skills Curriculums - 1 CE Hour

This presentation is geared at helping professionals work the common goals of Social Skills curriculums into an effective format.

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The First Avenger: Captain America and How to Integrate His Story - 1 CE Hour

In this training we will look to provide an outline and analysis of the story and major mental health themes of Steve Rogers within the MCU.

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Application of Consent and Flirting Skills in RPGs and Real Life - 1 CE Hour

This presentation is geared toward the development of consent skills within RPG worlds and how one can facilitate this through gameplay.

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I Am Iron Man: A Psychological Look at Tony Stark, Iron Man, and Therapy - 1 CE Hour

This training will look to provide an outline and analysis of major mental health themes with Tony Stark within the MCU.

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The Quest for Meaning: The Therapeutic Parallels of Journey - 2 CE Hours

This presentation will seek to explore multiple theoretical and conceptual applications of the counseling dynamic in the meaning found during the play of the game Journey.

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Obtainment of Consent and Flirting Knowledge in RPGs - 1 CE Hour

This presentation is geared toward the development of consent skills within RPG worlds and how one can facilitate this through gameplay.

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Cultural Competency in Geek Therapy Test

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An Introduction To Esports and the Esports Player - 1 CE Hour

This training is designed to introduce participants to esports culture and how to work therapeutically with esports players

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Avengers Assemble: An Psychological Overview of the MCU - 1.5 CE Hours

In this training, we will explore an overview of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the main characters, villains, and story arc.

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The Psychology of Studio Ghibli Films - 1 CE Hour

This training course will introduce to clinicians the emotional narratives of three Studio Ghibli Films.

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Why Wakanda is Important: The Psychological Impact of Racial Representation in Media - 1 CE Hour

Through this one hour presentation, Dr. Rougeaux-Burnes will offer a brief history of cinema and racial representation

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Introduction to Geek Therapy - 2 CE Hours

This training course examines Geek Therapy from a variety of perspectives found within Geek Culture.

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How to Increase Your Geek Cultural Awareness and Clinical Competency Ethics - 1 CE Hour

This training course reviews ethical guidelines as established for mental health professionals, specifically relating to competency and professional judgement.

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Working With Video Gamers In Therapy - 2 CE Hours

Video games have emerged as the number one pastime activity among children and adolescents for the past decade. There is much talk about what to do with overuse or even what defines overuse of gaming. That is why this training is here!

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Star Trek 101: Everything You Need to Know from Vulcans to Tribbles! - 1 CE Hour

This training will introduce clinicians to the tenets of the Star Trek Universe, and important themes that can be applied to therapy.

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CPT Codes and Billing: The Basics for Ethical Practice - 1 CE Hour

Learn how to bill insurance, provide superbills, and become aware on what CPT codes to bill (or even what CPT codes are) for your practice.

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Dungeons and Dragons: The Basics for Therapists - 1 CE Hour

Come and learn what Dungeons and Dragons is about. Learn the origins of the game, how it is played and why D&D can be a powerful tool in therapeutic play.

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The Therapeutic Potential of Role-playing Games: An Overview - 1 CE Hour

This course will focus on the history of Role-Playing Games, RPGs as tools for emotional processing, and safety of facilitation. This is a broad overview course with other courses following up in more in depth detail.

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Empowering Clients Through Geek Therapy - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines #geektherapy and working with the Geek population in your professional practice.

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Mental Health Representation in Games - 1 CE Hour

This CE will focuses on Mental Health Representation in Games and research on the topic to help identify what games can teach us, how they are used effectively, and how to begin a conversation surrounding games with clients.

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VR Therapy: Scientific State and Innovative Applications of Virtual Reality - 1 CE Hour

This CE will focus on therapeutically understanding Virtual Reality, immersive therapeutic gaming, and research on the topic.

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Queerness in Geek Spaces – LGBTQIA+ Intersectionality with Geek Passions - 1 CE Hour

The goal of this training is to develop cultural competency surrounding the geek community, online and live social dynamics, and social identity theory relating to them.

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The History and Application of TTRPGs in Therapy: TTRPGS as Therapeutic Tools - 2 CE Hours

Come and learn TTRPGs are being used as a therapeutic tool, to include some session planning, and documentation.

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Dungeons and Dragons For Mood Management with Older Adults - 1 CE Hour

This training course will over the intricacies of working with older adult populations in both private practice and nursing home/assisted care settings, and the unique challenges that come up when treating mood disorders.

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I'm who I play: Character Creation For Insight, Self-Acceptance, And Change - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines how the creation of video game avatars, table-top characters, and comic-strip protagonists can be used for therapy

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Anime Therapy: Hope, Belongingness, Resilience and Success - 1 CE Hour

This course focuses on the history of Anime, therapeutically understanding Anime, the historical underpinnings of anime, and effects of the fandoms.

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Fanfic 101: Understanding and Utilizing Fan Fiction in Clinical Practice - 1 CE Hour

This CE delves into the complex and often misunderstood world of fan fiction. Research is beginning to discover that both the reading and writing of fanfiction (fanfic) can have a positive impact on mental health.

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Duet RPG Play: An Adjunctive Technique in Individual Psychotherapy - 1 CE Hour

This training is intended as supplemental instruction for clinicians interested in adapting tabletop role playing games for use in individual therapy.

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The History and Application of TTRPGs in Therapy: Session Planning & Documentation - 2 CE Hours

Come and learn in-depth demonstration of planning for a TTRPG therapy session, followed by a demonstration of running an applied game.

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The History and Application of TTRPGs in Therapy: An Overview of Tabletop Role Playing Games - 2 CE Hours

Come and learn an overview of Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPG's) like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), their history and current culture, and some of the challenges TTRPGs has faced in the past.

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A Primer on Popular Culture - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines the history of Popular Culture, how it is identified, and how one can utilize it in a therapeutic setting.

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Communicating the Therapeutic Value of Role Playing Games - 1 CE Hour

This training is designed for clinicians who utilize TTRPG therapy in their practice and are looking to impart this the benefit to others.

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Superheroes and Positive Psychology: Theory and Applications - 1 CE Hour

This continuing education training will discuss the intersection of positive psychology and superhero media.

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From PTSD to Post Traumatic Growth explorations using Tony Stark and Thor - 1 CE Hour

This training is designed to discuss how superheroes in therapy can be used to develop narratives around Post traumatic Growth for clients.

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The Gamer Stereotype: Fact or Fiction -1 CE Hour

This training course examines video games facts, the influence on video game players, and scientific rigor to engage with clients.

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Inclusive Practices for Incorporating Therapeutic Techniques in LARP - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines how LARP can be utilized in therapeutic approaches with a diverse multitude of clients.

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Memes, Society, and Culture - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines the history of memes, how it is identified, and how one can utilize it in a therapeutic setting.

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“To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before”: Star Trek and the Journey - 1 CE Hour

This training will introduce clinicians to the history of fanfiction and Star Trek, and techniques for utilizing these creative works in therapy.

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Star Wars 101: From the Force to Hairy Walking Carpets - 1.5 CE Hours

This training is to help provide geek specific metaphors to help clinicians find the metaphors that will best resonate with their clients.

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ACT Metaphors Using Geek Culture: Geek Therapy Through the ACT Lens - 1 CE Hour

This training is to help provide geek specific metaphors to help clinicians find the metaphors that will best resonate with their clients.

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Problematic Gaming: An Analytical Review & Therapeutic Applications - 2 CE Hours

An analytical review of addiction models, “video game gambling”, behavioral dependency, and therapeutic applications.

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Music Therapy In Geek Culture - 1 CE Hour

For many inspired by geek culture, the soundtracks to their favorite movies, TV shows, and video games served as the sounds for their soul.

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Using RPGs as Tools for Player Skill Development - 1 CE Hour

This training course examines the history of Role-Playing Games, RPGs as tools for emotional processing, and safety of facilitation.

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Cosplay Creativity: Being One’s Self through Ingenuity and Creation - 1 CE Hour

This training course will explore the history of cosplay and how it has become an intercultural phenomenon.

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“This is The Way: Using ‘The Mandalorian’ in a Therapeutic Setting - 1 CE Hour

Since its launch in 2019, “The Mandalorian” has quickly become one of the most watched series in the country.

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When We Play Games: An Overview Using Personality and Gaming Motivation - 2 CE Hours

This presentation seeks to define connections between personality research, gaming motivations, and insights