Saving the Game, Episode 25 - Therapeutic Roleplaying (with Jack Berkenstock)

[Jonas Richter]

I just came across this podcast episode:
http://savingthegame.podbean.com/2013/09/17/episode-25-therapeutic-roleplaying-with-jack-berkenstock/

Had no chance to listen to it yet, and never heard about the podcast before. Its motto is "Bringing Christianity and gaming back to the table", and the notes to this episode read as follows. CAR-PGa and rpgresearch.com are referenced, too:

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It's our distinct pleasure to welcome Jack Berkenstock ofï¿œThe Bodhana Groupï¿œas a guest host for this episode! We give Jack plenty of time to talk about his group and their mission to help young victims and perpetrators of sexual trauma—a mission they're carrying out with tabletop roleplaying games as a crucial therapeutic tool. We also discuss the science and goals of therapeutic roleplaying and trauma therapy in general. Plus, we do our best to plugï¿œSave Against Fear, a three-day convention in Lancaster, PA from Oct. 11th-13th hosted by and fundraising for The Bodhana Group. A big list of everything Jack mentioned is below the fold, too.

We don't usually ask this, but please share this episode around. We want to get the word out about Save Against Fear in time for people to decide to go, and we want people to know about and support The Bodhana Group as well! Bodhana has aï¿œFacebook pageï¿œandï¿œTwitter feedï¿œtoo, if that's your thing.

Scripture: Psalm 103:2-5, Luke 7:20-23, John 8:3-11, and Philippians 4:8

--ï¿œRich Thomasï¿œfrom White Wolf Games (whose comment got this therapeutic roleplaying thing going,00:04:00) (@rich_thomas_ww)

--ï¿œDrama therapy

--ï¿œEverything Bad Is Good for You, by Steven Johnson

--ï¿œCAR-PGa

--ï¿œThe Functions of Role Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems, and Explore Identity, by Sarah Lynne Bowman

--ï¿œMeddling Kidsï¿œby Pandahead Productions

--ï¿œThe Trouble with Roseï¿œby Todd Zircher

--ï¿œrpgresearch.com

[Hawke Robinson]

Thanks for pointing this out Jonas!

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 07:48:20 AM Jonas Richter wrote:
> I just came across this podcast episode:
> http://savingthegame.podbean.com/2013/09/17/episode-25-therapeutic-roleplayi
> ng-with-jack-berkenstock/
>
> Had no chance to listen to it yet, and never heard about the podcast
> before. Its motto is "Bringing Christianity and gaming back to the
> table", and the notes to this episode read as follows. CAR-PGa and
> rpgresearch.com are referenced, too:
>
>

> It's our distinct pleasure to welcome Jack Berkenstock of The Bodhana
> Group <https://sites.google.com/site/thebodhanagroup/> as a guest host

> for this episode! We give Jack plenty of time to talk about his group
> and their mission to help young victims and perpetrators of sexual

> trauma---a mission they're carrying out with tabletop roleplaying games

> as a crucial therapeutic tool. We also discuss the science and goals of
> therapeutic roleplaying and trauma therapy in general. Plus, we do our

> best to plug Save Against Fear <http://www.saveagainstfear.com/>, a

> three-day convention in Lancaster, PA from Oct. 11th-13th hosted by and
> fundraising for The Bodhana Group. A big list of everything Jack
> mentioned is below the fold, too.
>
> We don't usually ask this, but please share this episode around. We want
> to get the word out about Save Against Fear in time for people to decide
> to go, and we want people to know about and support The Bodhana Group as

> well! Bodhana has a Facebook page
> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bodhana-Group/99694350802> and
> Twitter feed <https://twitter.com/thebodhanagroup> too, if that's your

> thing.
>
> Scripture: Psalm 103:2-5, Luke 7:20-23, John 8:3-11, and Philippians 4:8
>
>

> -- Rich Thomas <https://twitter.com/rich_thomas_ww> from White Wolf

> Games (whose comment got this therapeutic roleplaying thing
> going,00:04:00) (@rich_thomas_ww)

> -- Drama therapy <http://www.nadta.org/what-is-drama-therapy.html>
> -- Everything Bad Is Good for You
> <http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-You-Actually/dp/1573223077>,
> by Steven Johnson
> -- CAR-PGa <http://www.car-pga.org/>
> -- The Functions of Role Playing Games: How Participants Create

> Community, Solve Problems, and Explore Identity

> <http://www.amazon.com/The-Functions-Role-Playing-Games-Participants/dp/0786
> 447109>, by Sarah Lynne Bowman
> -- Meddling Kids
> <http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/83837/Meddling-Kids> by Pandahead
> Productions
> -- The Trouble with Rose <http://www.tangent-zero.com/trouble.htm> by
> Todd Zircher
> -- rpgresearch.com <http://www.rpgresearch.com>
--
-Hawke Robinson
Role-playing gamer since 1979.
Game master since 1984.
In training as a recreation therapist, music therapist, and research
psychologist.
WSTRA (Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association) member.
Retired computer scientist, AS/CS, SANS GIAC GCIH, MCSE, SCSAp1, CNA.

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