How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group

About this Training

This training aims to teach participants about Irvine Yalom’s therapeutic factors in the context of D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) therapy group settings. Participants will learn which therapeutic factors are inherently easier to focus on within the D&D therapy setting. This training will cover how to apply the therapeutic factors to group treatment plans, group goals, and interventions within the session’s structure. Additionally, participants will explore how to foster certain therapeutic factors versus ones that emerge more naturally in game. This training is designed to help participants balance the roles of being both therapist and GM (game master).
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How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group

Learning Objectives

  • #1

    List Irvine Yalom’s 11 therapeutic factors for group therapy.

  • #2

    Describe the therapeutic factors to treatment plans and group goals within a D&D therapy group.

Play Therapy

Learning Objectives

  • #1

    Participants will be able to define play therapy and identify the 10 seminal theories and historically relevant approaches that guide play therapy practice.

  • #2

    Participants will identify two play therapy interventions that combine characters, themes, and/or narratives present in D&D/TTRRPGs that harness the therapeutic power of play for supporting the mental health and well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and/or families.

1 APA Hour Upon Completion

The Telos Project is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Telos Project maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Geek Therapeutics is an approved Cosponsor.
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1 NBCC Hour Upon Completion

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1 APT CE Hour Upon Completion

Geek Therapeutics, #21-649, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Play Therapy (APT)Approved Continuing Education program. Registered and Associated Play Therapists completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
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Instructor(s)

LPC

Julia Stamman

Julia Stamman is a licensed professional counselor in Austin, TX with a private practice called Heart of the Realm. She specializes in seeing adults who identify as geeks, gamers, and misfits. She runs D&D therapy groups for adults with anxiety and depression. Julia's practice is trauma-informed and she works with adults of all backgrounds, cultures, gender and sexual identities, and relationship configurations. Julia has spoken at conferences such as SXSW and PAX South on being a therapeutic game master.

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    Learn how to understand and work with your clients using proven strategies derived from competent practice, knowledge, and culture while knowing what questions to ask them.

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    Presented by one of the leading experts in the field of Psychology, this training presents upon the topic using real life examples.

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    Through understanding the culture and connecting with our clients, we create meaning, relationships, and a place for new thought to birth.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group

    • How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group Workshop

    • How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group

    • TTPRGs in Play Therapy PPT Handout
  • 2

    How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group Video

    • How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group Video

    • The Therapeutic Potential of TTRPGs in Play Therapy
  • 3

    How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group Learning Objectives Quiz

    • How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group Learning Objectives Quiz
  • 4

    How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group CE Evaluation

    • How to Incorporate Yalom's Therapeutic Factors into Your D&D Therapy Group CE Evaluation
  • 5

    Final Steps

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Other Information

Access is provided to the course via email after registration and payment is made.

System Requirements: A computer and a stable internet connection.

Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Mental Health Professionals.

Content Level: Beginner

Course Completion Requirements: Completing all sections of the training of written information, video completion, learning objectives quiz, and course evaluation.  Evaluations are part of the coursework.  The certificate will then be generated immediately after all requirements have been completed.

Date Recorded:01/15/2022

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Disability Accommodations

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Geek Therapeutics is committed to helping each student reach his/her academic potential and to providing every student equal opportunity to participate in and engage with the course.  In keeping with this commitment, effort has been made to develop accessible learning materials that provide equal access.  Please contact Geek Therapeutics immediately if access to course materials is restricted due to a disability so the issue(s) can be resolved in a timely manner.

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