Fun with Dice - Role Playing Games and Board Game Therapy Sessions
Wed, 24 July
|Midland
Ongoing RPG & Board Game Therapy Sessions.
Time & Location
24 July 2024, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm AWST
Midland, 1/27 Old Great Northern Hwy, Midland WA 6056, Australia
About the event
Experience the Magic of Tabletop Gaming with Recovery Oriented Services
Embark on an unforgettable journey with "Fun with Dice," our tabletop gaming sessions designed for ages 8 and up. While we primarily host Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, we also explore other popular RPGs and tabletop games.
Focus Areas:
- Mental Health
- Inclusion
- Capacity Building through Therapeutic Role Play
Program Highlights:Our Dungeons & Dragons programs offer numerous opportunities for participants to build their capacities through interactive role play and dynamic social interactions in a safe environment. Each session lasts for 2.5 hours a week, and we offer multiple session times to accommodate different schedules.
Opportunities for Development:
- Communication: Enhance both verbal and non-verbal skills to express ideas and feelings.
- Social Skills: Help participants make friends, greet others, and develop sharing and turn-taking abilities.
- Self-Exploration: Use characters and role-playing to explore personal identities.
- Conflict Resolution: Work through differences to achieve common goals.
- Collaboration: Work as a team to succeed in quests.
- Problem-Solving: Share and take turns in roles to achieve outcomes.
- Confidence Building: Bond over shared adventures.
- Creativity: Solve problems and puzzles creatively.
- Emotional Development: Understand and discuss emotions, conflict resolution, and problem-solving.
- Communication and Literacy: Expand vocabulary and improve literacy skills through peer interactions.
Program Details:
- Ages:Children: 8–12 years Teenagers: 13–15 years Young Adults: 16–18 years Adults: 19+ years
- Session Length: 2.5 hours per week
- Location: Online
- Cost: $30 registration fee + $989 for 10 weeks (2.5 hours per week)
- 1 off drop-in session: $135 - with minimum week notice.
Sessions are based on the Western Standard Time (WST GMT+8) timezone.
Payment Options:
- Private payment
- NDIS funding (Self and Plan Managed):Increased Social & Community Participation – Category 9 Improved Daily Living – Category 15 CORE – Assistance with Social, Community & Civic Participation – Category 4
New Player Referral and Inclusive Tabletop Games:Director Ben Turner emphasizes the importance of understanding player needs and preferences to ensure an enjoyable gaming experience. We strive to overcome barriers to tabletop gaming by providing customized support and a welcoming environment.
Trial Sessions:Sessions are paid per term; however, if space is available and players consent, drop-in trial sessions can be allowed at the discretion of the facilitator and players present.