AMIA MHI-WG: Guest Speaker Next Week, Thursday at Noon Eastern

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Leon Rozenblit

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Sep 4, 2020, 8:52:51 AM9/4/20

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Hi MHI folk, We have an exciting guest speaker lined up for our September call next week! Please join us at our usual time (Thu, noon Eastern). Title, Description and Speaker Bio below. Best, -Leon

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Title:

Game-Based Learning Using Role Play: Exploring Applications for Adolescent Learning and Clinical Training

Brief Description:

iThrive Games Foundation's mission is to prepare teens to thrive by meeting them where they are and working in partnership towards a world where all have the voice, choice, and agency to reach their full potential. We embed social and emotional learning into academic humanities content, delivering that content to teens through game-based curricula and role-playing simulations. Through iThrive products, students develop perspectives on the big questions of life that only the humanities can deliver, learning to make decisions and take actions for the betterment of the world, while understanding their own individual contributions. iThrive Sim offers a web-based platform for content-rich role-playing simulations offering an approach for students to practice their social and emotional skills. This presentation will introduce iThrive Sim and explore possibilities for clinical applications, including interventions as well as clinical training.

Bio:

Susan E. Rivers, PhD, is Executive Director and Chief Scientist of iThrive Games Foundation. Susan commits to designing responsive environments and experiences for teens that facilitate deep learning about themselves and the world. Susan is at iThrive because she passionately believes that game design and play are powerful tools for learning, forging connections with others, supporting authentic social and emotional development, and making the world a better place for all humans. A social psychologist, Susan previously served on the research faculty at Yale University where she co-founded the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Her research has been funded by foundations and federal agencies including the William T. Grant Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Education Sciences, the Novo Foundation, the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, and the Air Force Research Laboratories. Susan is proud to be a Large-Scale Social Change Leadership Fellow and Coach with the Billions Institute. When she's not working, she's playing and designing games with her husband and three children.

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