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Reflection Journal 3: Implementing Therapeutic Role-playing Games and You

Choose one (1) article from the Recommended readings from each of the following categories for a total of two (2) articles: Effects Studies and Deroling.

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Then, answer the following questions:

1. In 3-4 sentences, in your own words, describe the Effect Study in terms of how the research was conducted, the method used, the participant population involved, the findings, etc. What transformative impact(s) does this article claim occurred in the test group? 
2. Do you have any personal experiences with games where this transformative impact has occurred for you or you have witnessed it occur for someone else, whether role-playing or otherwise? 
   • If so, please describe and provide specifics.
   • If not, why do you think games have not had this impact from your experience?
3. Describe one (1) key deroling strategy that you learned from the article you read in 1-3 sentences. Was the deroling strategy used in acting or in virtual role-playing games? Do you think this strategy might be useful to work into role-playing game implementation? Why or why not? 
4. Can you think of implementation situations when deroling would be necessary in therapeutic role-playing games? Be specific.
   • Alternatively, can you think of implementation situations were deroling might be undesirable during a therapeutic process? Why or why not?