Our site is very specific to using games of all kinds for therapeutic growth. Most primarily we use role-playing games like dungeons and dragons to help kids and teens build social skills. Because of our specific population and style of therapy, you will need to be very interested in being trained in our form of intervention and applying it in a group setting. Our ideal candidates should be highly motivated to learn and apply a unique form of therapy for social skill development, and have a knowledge and background in understanding and playing role-playing games.
Game to Grow is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the use of games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth. Game to Grow’s weekly therapeutic social skills groups help over 100 participants each week around the world become more confident, creative, and socially capable using games of all kinds, most notably Dungeons and Dragons, Minecraft, and Magic: The Gathering. Through its comprehensive training program, Game to Grow trains mental health professionals, educators, and community advocates around the world to use innovative game-based strategies to enrich their own communities.
Game to Grow’s mission is three-fold:
Provide gaming groups for therapeutic, educational, and community growth.
Train others to use game-based interventions to benefit their own communities.
Promote awareness of the life-enriching potential of games across the world.
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While a diagnosis is not required to attend groups, participants in Game to Grow’s therapeutic social skills programs are frequently struggling with challenges associated with autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), social anxiety, or depression. Playing games in a safe, supportive, and fun environment helps participants build meaningful, supportive friendships while developing valuable skills related to:
Self-regulation
Perspective-taking
Communication and collaboration
Executive functioning
Imaginative play
Game to Grow has provided training to over 500 therapists and professionals around the world through its direct training program, workshops at academic conferences, and individual consultations. Presenters from Game to Grow have spoken to thousands of individuals at conferences and conventions to spread the understanding of games as the powerful life-enriching tool that they are.
Practicum. Internship. CMHC.