The Spark

How Role-Playing Games Are Becoming Powerful Therapeutic Tools


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When the juvenile treatment facility where Jack Berkenstock Jr., MHS Executive Director of the Bodhana Group —and several colleagues—worked closed its doors, he and his friends faced an unexpected question: “What’s next?” As Jack recalls, “we decided to start a nonprofit to help other organizations know about unique and innovative treatment opportunities.”

Their answer was unconventional—and inspired by an activity Jack knew well from childhood: gaming.

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