Posts Tagged ‘Therapy’
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An Immersive Virtual Reality Experience – Guest Blog Many years ago, while working towards my Bachelor of Social Work degree, I learned to NOT volunteer for public role play exercises. “Why?”, you ask. Well, inevitably it would turn in a direction that I really was not prepared for. I was caught off guard and,…
Read MoreUnlocking Growth in Autism Spectrum Clients through Technology and Play – Guest Blog
Part 1/3 Kevin B. Hull, Ph.D., RPT Gregory enters the therapy room briskly and flops into the bean bag chair. “Hurry up and get your iPad” he says to the therapist, “I have a bunch of new stuff to show you! The therapist gets his iPad and opens the Minecraft app and joins Gregory…
Read MoreAn Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Guest Blog
Applying Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy, Part 3/3 Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S Continued from blog post #2 The client is asked to develop the bullying story that they had portrayed and to act it out with the Thera-Tool™ Figure and other props. The therapist can witness and/or participate depending on the client’s choice and…
Read MoreAn Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Guest Blog
Applying Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy – Part 2/3 Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S The purpose of this article is to explore Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy. All the steps can be integrated with technology in order to facilitate a client’s experience as a modality for change in the clinical setting. Introduction to Technology Integrated…
Read MoreAn Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Guest Blog
Applying Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy: Part 1/3 Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S Bullying An age-old trauma for school-age children in hallways and cafeterias, bullying continues its reign of terror. The forms and incidences of bullying, which include cruelty, exclusion, and rumormongering, have grown with the inclusion of cyberbullying now in the mix. According to…
Read MoreAssessing Clients with Video Games – Guest Blog
Michael Ehrig, MA Gathering Clinical Data A crucial aspect of therapy is the therapist’s ability to assess the client. This assessment allows the therapist to gain insight into the client’s presenting issue(s). The therapist gathers data on the client’s affect, mood, and motor skills among others. The goal of the assessment is to utilize the…
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