Jan 28, 2022 – What’s in a Game?
Jan 28, 2022 – What’s in a Game?
Event Location:
This is an ONLINE EVENT, Via Zoom, Eastern Time (CANADA & US)
Event Description
Narrative Therapy approaches with those who use video games and social media
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time | Convert to your time zone here
Facilitated by Dale Andersen-Giberson
Early rate $80 until Jan 7, 2022 - $95 regular rate thereafter
- How do we, as helping professionals, support the people we work with as they interact with technology?
- What does it look like to support people who have relationships with video games and social media in ethical and honouring ways?
- Is there room to help people consider their relationship with technology without falling into the traps of pathologizing or reproducing the oppressions that they face in their lives?
Throughout this online workshop, Dale will facilitate learning that works to explore the aforementioned questions. Participants will have an opportunity to engage with Narrative Therapy approaches and take away ideas to employ in their therapeutic practices. Furthermore, conventional notions of ‘addictions’ will be unpacked and dismantled through a post-structuralist framework.
Participants can expect to:
– Learn about using Narrative Therapy ‘Statement of Position Maps’ (SOPM) to assist people to explore their own position that they have with gaming and social media.
– Explore ways to help young people strengthen resistance to oppression through gaming and social media.
– Explore the use of aliases in games that helps people explore different identities (in particular, gender identities).
– Consider the multiple ways that online communities can be storied in therapeutic conversations.
The workshop will use the Zoom platform and make participation and engagement possible through chat and breakout rooms.
About Dale Andersen-Giberson MSW, RSW
Dale is a narrative therapist in private practice and in the Student Accessibility Services at Ontario Tech University. Dale works with children, young people, adults and families and has specific interests in everyday acts of resistance, parent/child conflict, and people’s relationships with video games. In 2016, The International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work published Dale’s article titled, ‘What’s in a Game? Narrative Therapy approaches with people who have relationships with gaming and online communities’
10 % discount for students and groups.
Students- at checkout in ‘discount code’ enter STUDENT10
For groups of 3 or more, please register together in one transaction and at checkout in ‘discount code’ enter GROUP10. One main person can be registrant, and please type info (name, email, address) for other group members in additional info box
Lunch will be from 12-12:45 PM and there will also be a 15-minute afternoon break
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 3 hours of narrative therapy training. Certificates can be used to qualify for eligibility for continuing education credits from professional colleges and licensing boards. Please contact your own college or association to confirm requirements.