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Thanks for pointing this out Jonas!

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 07:48:20 AM Jonas Richter wrote:
> I just came across this podcast episode:
> http://savingthegame.podbean.com/2013/09/17/episode-25-therapeutic-roleplayi
> ng-with-jack-berkenstock/
>
> Had no chance to listen to it yet, and never heard about the podcast
> before. Its motto is "Bringing Christianity and gaming back to the
> table", and the notes to this episode read as follows. CAR-PGa and
> rpgresearch.com are referenced, too:
>
>
> It's our distinct pleasure to welcome Jack Berkenstock of The Bodhana
> Group <https://sites.google.com/site/thebodhanagroup/> as a guest host
> for this episode! We give Jack plenty of time to talk about his group
> and their mission to help young victims and perpetrators of sexual
> trauma---a mission they're carrying out with tabletop roleplaying games
> as a crucial therapeutic tool. We also discuss the science and goals of
> therapeutic roleplaying and trauma therapy in general. Plus, we do our
> best to plug Save Against Fear <http://www.saveagainstfear.com/>, a
> three-day convention in Lancaster, PA from Oct. 11th-13th hosted by and
> fundraising for The Bodhana Group. A big list of everything Jack
> mentioned is below the fold, too.
>
> We don't usually ask this, but please share this episode around. We want
> to get the word out about Save Against Fear in time for people to decide
> to go, and we want people to know about and support The Bodhana Group as
> well! Bodhana has a Facebook page
> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bodhana-Group/99694350802> and
> Twitter feed <https://twitter.com/thebodhanagroup> too, if that's your
> thing.
>
> Scripture: Psalm 103:2-5, Luke 7:20-23, John 8:3-11, and Philippians 4:8
>
>
> -- Rich Thomas <https://twitter.com/rich_thomas_ww> from White Wolf
> Games (whose comment got this therapeutic roleplaying thing
> going,00:04:00) (@rich_thomas_ww)
> -- Drama therapy <http://www.nadta.org/what-is-drama-therapy.html>
> -- Everything Bad Is Good for You
> <http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Good-You-Actually/dp/1573223077>,
> by Steven Johnson
> -- CAR-PGa <http://www.car-pga.org/>
> -- The Functions of Role Playing Games: How Participants Create
> Community, Solve Problems, and Explore Identity
> <http://www.amazon.com/The-Functions-Role-Playing-Games-Participants/dp/0786
> 447109>, by Sarah Lynne Bowman
> -- Meddling Kids
> <http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/83837/Meddling-Kids> by Pandahead
> Productions
> -- The Trouble with Rose <http://www.tangent-zero.com/trouble.htm> by
> Todd Zircher
> -- rpgresearch.com <http://www.rpgresearch.com>
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In training as a recreation therapist, music therapist, and research
psychologist.
WSTRA (Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association) member.
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