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                                      Develop a Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice?
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      As I continue to peruse in depth the Recreation Therapy Handbook of Practice, and tracking the sections of the book that could use role-playing gaming as a treatment (see my eaarlier posting notes for example), I'm considering trying to take on the (overwhelming) task of creating an RPG specific version of the book... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Interactive Complexity Coding
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Medicare / Medicaid,
                                          
                                          
                                            Billing, Coding, Insurance
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      Where this will be accepted is still unclear, but it is something I came across during my time with Play Therapy, that seems very appropriate for Recreation Therapy / Therapeutic Recreation (RT / TR) and possibly some forms of RPG Therapy. It might only be applicable for mental health clients. I ran it by several professors, and facilities managers, and they were intrigued, but unable to provide further clarification. I welcome additional feedback from others. Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Therapeutic Role-Playing Games (RPG Therapy) for older adults. & Cohort Considerations
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Population: Adults,
                                          
                                          
                                            Aspect: Memory,
                                          
                                          
                                            Population: Older Adults / Elderly / Geriatric,
                                          
                                          
                                            blog posting,
                                          
                                          
                                            Population: Older Adults,
                                          
                                          
                                            Effects of RPG,
                                          
                                          
                                            recreation therapy,
                                          
                                          
                                            therapeutic role-playing game,
                                          
                                          
                                            In-patient,
                                          
                                          
                                            therapeutic recreation,
                                          
                                          
                                            Aspect: Cognition,
                                          
                                          
                                            Discipline: Psychiatry,
                                          
                                          
                                            RPG and psychiatric disorders,
                                          
                                          
                                            therapeutic rpg,
                                          
                                          
                                            Informal / Less formal - Observations,
                                          
                                          
                                            rpg for therapy,
                                          
                                          
                                            Opinion,
                                          
                                          
                                            Case study(ies),
                                          
                                          
                                            Aspect: Assessment Tool(s),
                                          
                                          
                                            Discipline: Psychology,
                                          
                                          
                                            anecdote,
                                          
                                          
                                            recreational therapy,
                                          
                                          
                                            Setting: Long-term care
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      In the past 10 years I have been receiving increasingly frequent inquiries about using RPGs in therapeutic settings for older adults. Here is a summary of information to help you get started with this population... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      New Section added to website: Books
                                    
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                                      I recently added a new section to the website under the Documents section, books. These are various books that I have read, am reading, or plan to read. They are related in some way to any of the following: role-playing gaming, therapy, psychology, psychology research, recreation therapy, play therapy, neuropsychology, cognitive neuropsychology, bio and neuro feedback, and similar topics. I hope this resource will be helpful for others in their research as well. Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Returned from Speaking at 2016 PNATRA Conference in Portland
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Convention,
                                          
                                          
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                                            Presentation,
                                          
                                          
                                            therapeutic recreation,
                                          
                                          
                                            Discipline: TR/RT
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      Late last night I returned home from speaking at the 2016 Pacific Northwest American Therapeutic Recreation Association conference... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Which RPG Therapy Book Cover do you Prefer?
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      Which of these three book cover mockups do you prefer (hypothetically of course)... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Develop a Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice?
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      As I continue to peruse in depth the Recreation Therapy Handbook of Practice, and tracking the sections of the book that could use role-playing gaming as a treatment (see my eaarlier posting notes for example), I'm considering trying to take on the (overwhelming) task of creating an RPG specific version of the book...  Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Creating LARP Program for Autism Spectrum Toddlers
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Population: Toddlers,
                                          
                                          
                                            Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum ( ASD / PDD ),
                                          
                                          
                                            Population: Autism,
                                          
                                          
                                            pdd / asd / autism spectrum
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      Due to excessively strict NDA of the organization, I am very limited in what I can post, but letting those following the RPG Research, beginning working with autism-spectrum toddlers today from a recreation therapy approach, and developing an activity program that is LARP (Live-Action Role-Playing) quest-style for this population group, that we will actually implement in the next few weeks.  Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      Very busy week! EWU, TSU, WSTRA, & WSU.
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            NOT Peer-reviewed,
                                          
                                          
                                            LG Living Games Conference,
                                          
                                          
                                            RPG Research Project Updates,
                                          
                                          
                                            TSU Texas State University
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                       I am taking a quick few minutes for a mental break to provide just a quick blurb in case you thought I fell off the planet... :-) Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      First Prototype of Tabletop RPG as a Modality for Therapeutic / Educational Intervention
                                    
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                                              Hawke Robinson
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                            Discipline: TR/RT,
                                          
                                          
                                            pdd / asd / autism spectrum
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      This is my first prototype rough draft in the development of role-playing gaming as a modality for therapeutic / educational interventions. For a Recreation Therapy course in which I am currently enrolled at Eastern Washington University, our task last week was to "Develop a Tabletop Leisure Education Game" for a group of Autism Spectrum (and other) adults in a facility near the Seattle area (we are in Spokane, WA). Of course I selected (with the approval of my assigned partner in the project, Tabletop Role-Playing Gaming (RPG ) for this assignment, in this case a 1940s Gumshoe Detective-style mystery set in urban Chicago...  Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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