Role-play, a staple in drama therapy, involves clients acting out roles or scenarios to explore behaviors and emotions in a safe and controlled environment. Clients can benefit in many ways when ...

In the 1920s, psychiatrist Jacob Moreno advanced the theory that acting out psychological problems was sometimes more effective than talking about them. For many people, however, role-playing ...

Allison Battles' group therapy at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center is never boring. On a recent Wednesday, she led four adventurers through ancient ruins and on a descent into a crystalline cave. The ...

As tabletop role-playing games (or TTRPGs) continue to grow in popularity, mental health professionals have been adapting them to enhance their practices. In a therapeutic setting, TTRPGs like ...

Role playing can be a very effective way to help employees learn how to deal with various types of conflict. By acting out their responses in a relatively risk-free environment, employees can test ...

Whether it’s putting on your best “Grey’s Anatomy” to portray a patient in a medical scenario, or crafting a legal client so compelling they could appear on “Suits,” role-play work allows you to help ...

Purpose: Advances in genetics have meant that genetic testing will become increasingly relevant to all health care fields. It is therefore important that all physicians have increased genetic ...