Children and adolescents who are socially isolated and struggle with mental health challenges are guided by clinicians to use video games as a therapeutic tool to enhance social-emotional well-being, achieve flexible gaming behavior, and strengthen family relationships.
TUES 2-3:30PM from July 11th - August 29th
For Kids & Teens
- Two Age Groups, 10-13 & 14-17
- Improving Social Skills & Thinking
- Expanding Social Engagement
- Enhancing Stress Management
- Developing Self-Awareness
- Achieving Flexible Gaming Behavior
For Parents
- Identify Child's Academic Problems & Overcome Barriers to Progress
- Improve Child's Sleep Hygiene & Activities of Daily Living
- Identifying Clinical Needs & Connecting to Services
- Translate Child's Gaming Skills to the "Real-World"
- Decrease Conflict Over Gaming
- Process Frustrations & Progress in Parent Group
- Help Break Child's Isolations & Create Opportunities for Social Connection
- Provide Venue to Strengthen Existing Friendships
For Clinicians & Organizations
- Assessing Academic and Social Barriers
- Identifying disruptions in sleep hygiene and activities of daily life
- Identifying Additional Services & Needs
- Fostering Healthy Parent-Child Relationships
- Creating Individualized Action Plans
- Creating roadmaps in therapy for mentor community engagement
- Paradoxical approaches to treatment resistant clients
