Take This’ Research Director, Dr. Rachel Kowert, and Clinical Director Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo, (“Dr. B”) will be offering two parent workshops on February 20 and 27. See all the details below!

Games and Your Family: Going Beyond the Moral Panic

February 20, 2021 at 4 pm ET / 1pm PT

We’ve all heard the stories and seen the image: pale, overweight, anti-social video game players hunched over the dim light of a screen. Understandably, this is alarming to parents, but what does science say? Are games turning our children into a generation of anti-social, overweight, underachievers?  Join Take This’ Research Director, Dr. Rachel Kowert, as she sifts through the science of video game effects. Topics will include: violent video games and aggression/violence, the social impact of games, games and learning, cognitive development, video game addiction, and physical and mental health.

Dr. Rachel Kowert is a research psychologist with a PhD in psychology and a MA in counseling psychology. Dr. Kowert has dedicated her career to studying video games and the gamers who love them. As a researcher, psychologist, and parent, she strives to educate other parents about the potential dangers and unique contributions that video games can bring to our everyday lives. She has published multiple books and dozens of scientific articles on the subject. One of her most recent books, A Parent’s Guide to Video Games, won an INDIES award in Science.

To book your spot, visit Eventbrite here.

Using Games to Connect with Your Family (in the time of COVID)

February 27, 2021 at 4 pm ET / 1pm PT

There are a ton of myths and moral panic regarding the topic of video games (and some tabletop games). Many parents consider gaming, at best, a superfluous activity in their child’s free time. Others are concerned about the “addictive” aspects of gaming. Join Take This’ clinical director Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo (“Dr. B”) for this workshop as we briefly debunk many of those myths and give parents some practical tools and tips for how to use games to engage with their families in a prosocial, connecting, and fun manner! 

While this is a companion and supplementary workshop to the “Games and Your Family: Going Beyond the Moral Panic,” it may also be attended as a standalone workshop. 

To book your spot, visit Eventbrite here.