Are you passionate about gaming? Do you believe in Game to Grow’s mission to use games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth? Have you been wanting to get more involved in the therapeutic gaming community? If you answered “yes” to all of the above, Game to Grow wants you! We’re looking for general volunteers and/or […]
Big news! Game to Grow’s first book, Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games: The Game to Grow Method, is now available for preorder! (details below) Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games provides a comprehensive approach to implementing therapeutically applied role-playing game (TA-RPG) groups for mental health practitioners.When facilitated by a trained professional, TA-RPGs are a powerful tool for insight, growth, […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Game to Grow partnered with the Seattle-based education research organization, foundry10, to evaluate the social and emotional learning that occurs in our tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) programs for youth. The white paper has been published, sharing research findings and actionable insights. Click on the link or image below to read: How […]
Adam Davis, Game to Grow’s Executive Director, joined a Virtual Panel Stream with the Committee for Advancement of Role-Playing Games. Adam shares his own story and journey into gaming and talks about Game to Grow’s programs and the benefits of therapeutically-applied role-play gaming for all ages. Watch CAR-PGA Virtual Panel (December 2022): Therapeutic Applications of […]
A personal commentary from Game to Grow founder Adam Davis on what the OGL means for TA-RPG and Critical Core. We have been watching the commotion in the larger RPG community about the open gaming license and the ongoing struggles to clarify what the next steps are for those using the open gaming license to […]
Have you heard of Dragon Talk? It’s an official Dungeons & Dragons podcast. Each week, Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito sit down with guests from across gaming and pop culture to discuss Dungeons & Dragons. They recount their most memorable interviews in their new book, Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons […]
Times are changing here at Game to Grow. 2020 and 2021 were strange years. For many of us, they were opportunities for reflection and prioritization as the world became a very different place than it had been in 2019. Game to Grow transitioned its in-person game-based social groups to virtual, and we expanded […]
Psychologists Allison Battle and Thomas Quinlan were recently featured in the Star Tribune for their use of Dungeons and Dragons at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. “We are hiding therapy with a spoonful of sugar,” Battles said. “It makes therapy fun and shows that growth, recovery and healing doesn’t always have to be focused on […]
When was the last time you played a game? Gaming is good for emotional health, especially for kids! U.S. News and World Report’s article, “How Games Can Build Your Child’s Social-Emotional Skills“, is all about the connection between gaming and social-emotional learning: “The goal of SEL is to teach kids and teens non-academic skills like […]
We’re wired up! Game to Grow was recently featured in the article “How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People”! Wired interviewed Adam Davis about the use of tabletop roleplay games in a therapeutic space: “A lot of therapists and educators speak the languages of gamers and therapists, or the language of educators, but […]