Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy: A Guide for the Clinician Game Master

Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy: A Guide for the Clinician Game Master
Author: Megan A. Connell
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2023-03-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1324030615

A comprehensive book explaining “applied RPGs”—using role-playing games therapeutically. Across the globe, therapists are using tabletop roleplaying games (RPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons as a part of their practice. This book provides an overview of what RPGs are and what makes them such an effective and powerful tool for therapy. By examining research on gaming, flow, immersion, and role-play, readers will gain a better understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and how to skillfully and ethically use RPGs in their own practices. The author also looks at the history of RPGs, specifically focusing on issues of diversity and representation to help providers understand some possible pitfalls that exist within the medium. The book utilizes an example group to walk through everything from conception, planning, running, documentation, and termination of the group.

keira the ruthless lady ceo

keira the ruthless lady ceo
Author: DOBOLYU W
Publisher: Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 282
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Keira Greene is a domineering CEO, a relentless boss being the only heir of a conglomerate she is set to prove her worthiness for her position. She is known as the “Lady Devil” because of her ruthless work ethics. Everything changes when she gets a new executive assistant; the hot Clarke Watson. She is determined to make him fall for her. Will she succeed? *** “Are you a virgin?” Keira asks Clarke, who was surprised with her candor. “Is this line of questioning, part of the job interview as your secretary?” Keira smirked at him and answered him with a straight face. “No, not as my secretary, but as my future husband.”

Princess Keira's Dream - one girls battle, a worldwide war

Princess Keira's Dream - one girls battle, a worldwide war
Author: Emma Wrenn
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0244388350

This is a book written by a mother and daughter team who fought against the odds. As Keira fought and tackled cancer head on beating statistics, mum and daughter became the biggest team and a force to be reckoned with. This is the story of the true love and an unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter, a lioness protecting her cub battling side by side against all odds.

SLAY

SLAY
Author: Brittney Morris
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1534445420

“Gripping and timely.” —People “The YA debut we’re most excited for this year.” —Entertainment Weekly “A book that knocks you off your feet while dropping the kind of knowledge that’ll keep you down for the count. Prepare to BE slain.” —Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out Ready Player One meets The Hate U Give in this dynamite debut novel that follows a fierce teen game developer as she battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the Black Panther–inspired video game she created and the safe community it represents for Black gamers. By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of Black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is the game developer, not her friends, her family, not even her boyfriend, Malcolm, who believes video games are partially responsible for the “downfall of the Black man.” But when a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the SLAY world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and SLAY is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game, threatening to sue Kiera for “anti-white discrimination.” Driven to save the only world in which she can be herself, Kiera must preserve her secret identity and harness what it means to be unapologetically Black in a world intimidated by Blackness. But can she protect her game without losing herself in the process?

This Murder Was Staged

This Murder Was Staged
Author: Patrick Greene
Publisher: Stage Partners
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

It's opening night of a brand-new mystery play, but just as the killer is about to be revealed, the body of the play's director falls onstage instead. In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone from cast to crew to even the audience becomes a suspect. But how is the intrepid detective supposed to find the killer when everyone and their mother (literally) has a motive to want the demanding director gone? This Murder Was Staged is a fast-paced, backstabbing, backstage comedy from two of the writers of The Alibis and Rogues' Gallery. Mystery Comedy Full-length. 100-120 minutes. 8-25 actors

Playing Keira

Playing Keira
Author: Jennifer Castle
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062271598

From a breakthrough voice in YA fiction comes a captivating digital-original 50-page short story starring a supporting character from the novel You Look Different in Real Life. The premise was simple: Five kids living their real lives, with a new movie about them every five years. But that was before Keira's mother walked out and the cameras captured every heartbreaking detail for the world to see. Now Keira doesn't even know what "real life" means—she only knows how to pretend to be herself. Then she meets Garrett on a bus to New York City. At first, Keira creates a fictional identity and enjoys the freedom of being someone totally different. But as their brief connection turns into something more, Keira starts to see what life could be like if she just stopped pretending and accepted the person she really is. Jennifer Castle's pitch-perfect teen voices and sharp insights—together with a teaser to You Look Different in Real Life—make this story a must-read, especially for fans of Sarah Dessen. Epic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.

10-Minute Plays for Kids

10-Minute Plays for Kids
Author: Lawrence Harbison
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1495063933

In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, young thespians will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights – such as Sharyn Rothstein, Alex Broun, Jenny Lyn Bader, Claudia I. Haas, and Mark Harvey Levine, and by others less well known but equally terrific such as Sharai Bohannon, Suzanne Bailie, and Shirley King. The characters and situations portrayed are perfect for the kid actor. Some of the plays explore relatable tales of friendship and family, while others allow the actors to take on the personas of nonhuman characters, such as fish and chess pieces! 10-Minute Plays for Kids is ideal for theater students, youth groups, and acting classes.

Thin Love

Thin Love
Author: Eden Butler
Publisher: Eden Butler
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1500876828

★★★★★ "There is a bold mission when [Butler] puts pen to paper to grab our attention, open our hearts, and engage our imagination. Butler didn't hold back with crafting these characters from different cultures, tossing in some major adversity, and challenging them to dig deep for inner strength. At the end of the day, Thin Love is hearty blend for the soul." —Michelle Monkou, USA Today ★★★★★ “Read this in one sitting! Without a doubt, my favorite dynamic of bad boy meets feisty good girl. Superb writing!” —Penelope Douglas, New York Times bestselling author of Bully and Until You ★★★★★ “By far my favorite Eden Butler novel. Keira and Kona’s chemistry is electric and leaps off the pages!” —Chelle Bliss, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Men of Inked series ★★★★★ “Thin Love is more than just a book. It’s more than a story. It’s a journey—an experience that grabs you by the gut and won’t let go until it’s ready to release you. And damn, what a release it is. Eden Butler nailed it.” —Lila Felix, bestselling author of Love and Skate ★★★★★ “I felt so connected to these characters and this story that it almost felt too personal to share it with anyone. But rest assured, I will be shouting the praises of Thin Love and Mrs. Butler from the rooftops so that I can make sure others experience what I have.” —Lori Westhaver, Red’s Book Blog ★★★★★“Thin Love is a boundary-breaking journey. Butler’s pen flows thick with the many facets of life, love and the decisions you make to survive. Once you have stepped into Kona and Keira’s world, nothing will protect you from the heavy emotions that Butler produces. Pure, unadulterated reading magic!” —Trish F Leger, Author of the Amber Druid Series Love isn't supposed to be an addiction. It isn't supposed to leave you bleeding. Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction. She sacrificed everything for him. It wasn't enough. But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been. Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled. When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal—his, Keira's and those lies told to keep them apart—his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both. Read the entire THIN LOVE series: Thin Love (Book 1) My Beloved (Book 2) Thick Love (Book 3) Thick & Thin (Book 4)

Most Valuable Players

Most Valuable Players
Author: Rebecca Jenshak
Publisher: Rebecca Jenshak
Total Pages: 815
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1951815351

Three books. Three sports. Three swoony book boyfriends! Includes: The Assist, Sweet Spot, and Secret Puck. The Assist Wes Reynolds. Basketball player, arrogant, always sleeping through class. And my new tutor. Sweet Spot Lincoln Reeves, golf pro and swing coach, might be the one person who can take my game to the next level. If I don’t throw my club at his handsome face first. Secret Puck Secretly hooking up with my brother’s teammate was a bad idea. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.

Inconvenient Things

Inconvenient Things
Author: Rohan Harris
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2006-12-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847530079

Between September and December of the year 2000, Sebastian James Preiss kept a very in-depth journal.Sebastian is a shore-boy. His father earns more in a month than most families earn in a year. For his eighteenth birthday, he got a brand new black BMW. His mother doesn't work - instead she plays tennis and alternates between various prescription drugs.However, you shouldn't hold all that against him. What you should hold against him is the fact that he's a self-serving, bitter misanthrope with little better to do than play games with people's minds. With an ego like Sebastian's... given enough time, and an interaction with precisely the wrong kind of girl, things are bound to come collapsing down.Consider this an anti-romance.