Originally published at: Jedi Counsel Podcast 103 – Geek Culture in Therapy with Dr. Patrick O’Connor | Jedi Counsel
We spoke to Dr. Patrick O’Connor, who was a pioneer in the use of geek culture (e.g., comic books, science fiction movies, video games) in therapy! He is a professor who uses innovative teaching methods like gamification of learning to engage students in his psychology classes. Dr. O’Connor has published and presented on his use of superheroes in therapy and created a database of comic book stories categorized by therapeutic themes. It was fascinating to hear all about Dr. O’Connor’s work and his connections to Geek Therapy!
Check out more of Dr. O’Connor’s work at his website: http://www.comicspedia.net/ and on Twitter: @Comicspedia.
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