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We’ll be LIVE on the official D&D Twitch!

Posted on August 7, 2017 Written by Adam Davis

This is late notice, but we hope everyone can make it out.  We were invited to be on the official D&D Twitch today at 3pm!

We’ll be on Dragon Talk with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble to talk about the work we’re doing with Dungeons and Dragons in our therapeutic social skills groups, and a hint at what we’ll be up to in the future.

If you go to the full site, you can send in chats to us while we’re on!  We’re looking forward to it!

Watch live video from dnd on www.twitch.tv

What do you think?  Reach out to us on Facebook and Twitter!

 

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What Can You Learn From Your Character?

Posted on July 19, 2017 Written by Adam Davis

At the end of our last quarter, we asked the players as part of our check-in question: “What is a lesson you could learn from your character?”Check-in Question: What lesson could you learn from your character?

We ask check-in questions at the beginning of each session.  They’re a great ritual to start the day, and provide an opportunity to reflect on how players are similar to and different from our characters.  Over the course of the 10 week quarter, we guide the participants to think about the traits their characters have that are desirable and some that are not desirable.  After all, our characters are played by us, so they must be a reflection of us in some way.  The quarter culminates in this final check-in question where players are invited to think about how they will translate some of their character into their own lives.  Sometimes the lessons learned are ways to be more like a character, and sometimes less, depending on how the player has created their character.

The responses were beautiful.  It really was a reflection on the power of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons as a tool to develop social skills, build friendships, and provide the opportunity for participants to do something deeply enriching.

Here are a few answers that stood out this quarter:

“A lesson I could learn from my character is to be more confident.  He doesn’t care what people think about him. I avoid people.  He doesn’t.  I want to be more like that.”

 

“A lesson I could learn from my character is to try new things without worrying so much.  He’s really good at taking risks.  I sometimes worry too much and don’t try new things.”

 

“My character gets in lots of trouble because he’s really impulsive.  I could learn from him to think before I act.”

 

“My character knows what she’s responsible for.  I think I sometimes take on too much responsibility.”

 

“My character is forward about what he wants.  I could learn from him to do that too.”

 

“I could learn from him to think about the consequences of my actions before I do something.  He gets into trouble a lot and I do too.”

 

“My character sometimes tries to do everything by himself, and he could really rely on other people more.  I could also.”

 

Are there any lessons you’ve learned from a character you’ve played?  Do you have a story to share?  Please let us know!  Send us an email or reach out via Facebook or Twitter!

Interested in our social skills groups?  Send us a message!

 

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Role Initiative: RPG Therapy on the Everyday Fray Podcast

Posted on June 14, 2017 Written by Adam Davis

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We sat down with Michael Howie of The Everyday Fray Podcast to talk about how we use role-playing games in our social skills group here in Seattle and Kirkland.

Michael is a great guy, and delightfully Canadian.  His podcast focuses on mental health and his own personal journey living with a generalized anxiety disorder.

In the podcast we discuss how we describe our groups to parents, how we focus our game on real-world skills, and how we’ve seen the effects of our work.

Check it out!


Check out more of the Everyday Fray Podcast here.

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The word is spreading!

Posted on May 17, 2017 Written by Adam Davis

We have been so floored by the recent attention we’ve been getting after a few articles were posted around the internet. Our inboxes have been overflowing with inquiries about groups, referrals to similar services, and requests for training.

If you haven’t seen yet, we were recently spotlighted in an article on Kotaku called Therapists Are Using Dungeons & Dragons to Get Kids to Open Up. The article quickly was shared over 100,000 times, and a few other profiles of our work popped up—even in other languages and in other countries, including the BBC in the UK, Inquirer.net in the Philippines, and on Kotaku Australia.

Just this morning, a spotlight went up about us on Geek & Sundry, a website started by Felicia Day to be “the epicenter of gaming and lifestyle for pop culture fans.” The article is called RPG Therapy for Kids is a Real Thing, and It Works.  And the next cycle of inbox flooding begins!

Let us know what you think about the articles, and let us know if there’s something else you’d like to hear from us.  Our number of YouTube subscribers, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter followers all jumped after these articles, and we’re excited to start sharing content that you’re excited to read, see, and watch.

Leave us a comment or send us an email at contact@wheelhouseworkshop.com.

 

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