Martin Webber

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

ClearFear is a real-life social game which brings people together to use their superpowers to complete missions and conquer fear Be part of the secret smiling society and become a super-hero or secret agent.

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Social Work Futures

MAY 8, 2023

This is a game I developed and started playing a few years ago with periodic new additions! My dream is that increasing numbers of fellow social workers join me in playing the game to boost our imaginations! We have been busy in the social work jobs of the future business! Lots of ideas percolating.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 24, 2022

With parents present and after a period of settling in with the child and the child was comfortable, we played a few games. One game was the make a face game. Next we played the tone of voice game. Standing in front of me and facing out, I ask to play the hearing game. Happy, sad, excited, surprised angry.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Interactive delirium whodunit helps prescribers gain a better understanding of the causes of delirium and how to identify it in patients.

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 9, 2024

Adapt the game to specific situations, such as bereavement or social anxiety, to facilitate meaningful discussions. Emotion Hangman: Gather around a small whiteboard for a game of “Emotion Hangman.” Connect 4: Gather around the game board and engage in friendly competition.

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The Guardian

MARCH 3, 2024

Now the council has declared itself effectively bankrupt and councillors will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a range of proposed budget cuts and a council tax rise of 21% over the next two years, leaving residents worried for what the future holds.

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Social Work Futures

APRIL 20, 2023

This is a game I developed and started playing a few years ago with periodic new additions! It’s once again time to add some imagined social work jobs of the future to the mix! My dream is that increasing numbers of fellow social workers join me in boosting our imaginations!

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inSocialWork

JANUARY 17, 2023

Cassie is a clinical program manager for Take This, a nonprofit reducing mental health stigma in the gaming community, and a member of the clinical oversight committee for Hope For The Day, a nonprofit based in Chicago that focuses on suicide prevention. They are the owner of their practice, Intersections Center for Complex Healing PLLC.

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Blurt It Out

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Computer Games Most of us have at least one computer game hidden at the back of a cupboard, whether it be a PC game or one that fits a console. If we don’t own any games, we can download some onto our phone, or check if any came free with our computer. Play Cards Some card games need a friend or a group of people.

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Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Play to the end game. With that, play to the long game. The lectures don’t work. There is no breaking through with the child poisoned and brainwashed. Their age is such that even a court order in your favor holds little power. That is the hope of a life-long relationship with your child come their adulthood.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 31, 2023

This WSIBAT decision may be a game changer for other Educational Assistants injured on the job. I know countless numbers of Educational Assistants sustain serious injuries whether by an act of workplace violence or through carrying out their duties. Decision No. 1741/21 Date of Decision: July 19, 2023 Are you following me on Facebook yet?

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Improv class begins with warm up games to get people back into their bodies and connected to fellow improvisers An improv class is all about being vulnerable and establishing trust between improvisers. And for me, warm-up games are a wonderful way to clown around with my improv friends.

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Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 18, 2022

With no skin in the game, being carried, the child is robbed the opportunity to learn the value of work, be it towards a responsibility or for financial self-sufficiency. Play to this long game. Carrying your kids means they don’t have to work for things. See past the immediate gratification of the moment.

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The Guardian

MARCH 3, 2024

This is distressing and dystopian. In our work with refugee children, we repeatedly see how they are being failed.

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Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, people with a lottery addiction see scratch-offs as more than a game. Play Alternative Games It’s hard to avoid games, especially in the emerging digital landscape where gambling and scratch-off games are available at your fingertips. Are Lottery Scratch-Offs Bad?

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Gateway Foundation

MARCH 24, 2023

Many people believe it is a game of skill rather than luck. As a result, it can be easy to justify fantasy football gaming as a healthy outlet or harmless activity. But what might start as a fun game played between friends can quickly become problematic for someone who has previously struggled with gambling addiction.

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Blurt It Out

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Computer Games Most of us have at least one computer game hidden at the back of a cupboard, whether it be a PC game or one that fits a console. If we don’t own any games, we can download some onto our phone, or check if any came free with our computer. Play Cards Some card games need a friend or a group of people.

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Creative Play Therapist

JULY 18, 2023

Hopscotch Kids Games – Why child therapists are loving this NEW mental health games app for kids Technology is allowing innovative clinicians the opportunity to create new pathways for people to learn, practice, and interact with behavioral health materials – all while having fun!

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 9, 2022

I do a puzzle/word game. Since the pandemic started, one of the things that’s helped me get back into a rhythm is jigsaw puzzles and word games. I’ve tried a lot of different things, but nothing has given me this release like running. …which leads me here.

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 3, 2023

As a sports enthusiast, I must ration my time spent watching games. I was captivated and developed an appreciation for the sport many call the beautiful game. Their love of the game and admiration of Pelé led Brazilians of all colors and levels of prosperity to disregard their differences and unite behind their national team.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For example, some workers who were interested in gaming and digital activities used these as a tool for engagement, which resulted in positive connections. They described how this had worked in the past with children with more complex needs, who did not want to engage face to face.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 28, 2022

I thought I’d spend a bit of time playing some games on my phone, reading and sitting outside. In the time I took off, I was surprised to find that my approach was actually much different than I thought it would be. But by my second day, I’d abandoned my phone and even my Fitbit tracker because I realized I wanted to focus.

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A Splintered Mind

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

One of my steady blogging gigs ten years ago was for a gaming site. When that job shriveled up, my love for gaming didn't shrivel up with it. When Generation VII games came out, I wrote a sequel, but the changes Game Freak made to the GTS seamed to kill trading. While I was sick, the next Pokémon game was announced.

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Bipolar Bandit

AUGUST 18, 2021

Most of us have smartphones these days, so the perfect choice for those with limited energy is to download some of the free games and begin in this way, they will not only allow you to play, but they will also release feel-good chemicals in your brain when you reach an achievement. Board games, such as Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit.

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Community Care

APRIL 6, 2023

It’s a sad fact that there have been cases of asylum-seeking adults pretending to be children to try and game the system, which presents a serious safeguarding risk,” said immigration minister Robert Jenrick.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 8, 2022

I was able to enjoy myself at a basketball game without worrying about what all the people around me were doing. After years of trying to figure out my social phobias and anxiety, I’d reached a point in 2020 where I was starting to feel comfortable in discomfort.

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National Casa Gal

JUNE 14, 2023

Board Chair Jim Rishwain threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game. The post National CASA/GAL recognized by the St. Louis Cardinals appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 27, 2022

I hope one day I improve how I handle these interactions but for now, I’m just trying to make it through the game of tug-of-war going on in my hear. Then, I have to try as best as I can to slow down my anxious brain and focus on the task at hand. Do you find it difficult to make decisions or choices when you’re feeling anxious?

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Communication Game How we describe things also has a lot of power. To express to each other what we see, hear, think and feel is like playing a game of Articulate, the party game where you try to describe to your teammates one word without using any part of that word.

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MQ Mental Health

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Communication Game How we describe things also has a lot of power. To express to each other what we see, hear, think and feel is like playing a game of Articulate, the party game where you try to describe to your teammates one word without using any part of that word.

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Social Work Futures

JANUARY 18, 2023

Oracle for Transfeminist Technology game and resource. New White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (October 2022) – developed by the The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Learning tools and community.

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Host a Game Night. Hosting a New Year’s Eve game night invites friendship and healthy competition. Whether you play one game as a group or a tournament of board games, this New Year’s Eve celebration is sure to bring lots of laughter and fun. Host a Themed Party.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 25, 2022

Social workers will be transferred to a not-for-profit children’s trust that ministers hope will help “drive rapid improvements” to a department which has been underperforming for years and struggled to raise its game. Continue reading.

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Social Work Futures

JANUARY 3, 2021

In April of 2019, I had the privilege of getting to design a futures game for my dean colleagues of schools of social work around the United States. ” One of the numerous scenarios in the game included a global pandemic in which 1/3 of the world’s population perished.

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A Splintered Mind

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve tried multiple Sudoku books & apps, Sudoku with words, and there’s a Sudoku game out there for the Nintendo Switch that would let me play with fluffy blobs of cats, but I’m not entirely convinced that will work either. You can’t just ask somebody out of the blue if their gaming avatar is Kirby, Douglas.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I’ve had to game-plan and prepare myself physically, mentally and emotionally for how I can see my people in the safest and most secure environment we can create. Like many people, the December holidays (or any holidays, really) haven’t been normal for me these last two years.

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Prosper Health Collective

JULY 16, 2023

When I think of Virtual reality (VR), I think of immersive games and the many commercials from Oculus. Games aside, do you know that VR can also be applied and utilised in the therapy room too? What is VR.

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