Gaming and Your Mental Health

Video games and gaming can be an influential part of one's development of social skills, relationships, and mental health. Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo, PsyD ("Dr. B") from Take This will be holding a conversation on the benefits of gameplay, in-game friendships, self-care strategies, and things to keep in mind as we emerge from the pandemic. 

Raffael Boccamazzo (more affectionately known as “Doctor B”) is a doctor of clinical psychology and the clinical director of Take This, the first mental health nonprofit dedicated to serving the game industry and game community. He has served in this role since the end of December 2015 overseeing many of Take This’ educational and public-facing programs, also applying his perspective as an autism self-advocate. Outside his work with Take This, Doctor B is an expert on the applied use of tabletop role-playing games in clinical and learning settings and is the co-creator of a pantheoretical model on their applied use. He is also one of the chapter authors of Video Games and Well-being: Press Start and co-authored Gardens of Fog – a best-selling, mental health-themed, charity, adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons.

This program will consist of a short presentation and a discussion with DPL's own, Jessica. Following this conversation will be an open Q&A session with Dr. B.

This program is available online only. Registration is required. Details on how to participate will be emailed. Emails may go to your spam folder.

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