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- How video games can be used in mental health counseling
- Josué Cardona is a mental health counselor who founded Geek Therapy – a site and podcast network devoted to exploring how geek culture can be used in therapy
- Josué talks about how his initial attempt to use video games in therapy had some setbacks
- Josué plays games with his clients in order to connect with them
- Josué helps his clients create games using Twine in order to break down and navigate difficult situations
- Josué talks about how he prescribes video games
- We talk about how what we learn from video games is transferrable to real life
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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About +7 Intelligence
+7 Intelligence is the podcast about how games impact people.
Each episode explores a different perspective on how games profoundly influence the real world. Interviews with game designers, psychologists, professionals, and everyday players discuss the unique way that games influence their life and work.
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Music by Creo
Epilogue by Creo is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.