Friends of Jung-South 
​Presents a Salon

A Presentation for Mental Health Clinicians ​and Persons Seeking Self-development ​

MY INNER AVATAR
The Symbolic Quest of MMORPG Video Games

with 
Chris DaSambiagio-Moore, MA, LPC, NCC
Doctoral Candidate, Counselor Education and Supervision
 
James DaSambiagio-Moore, BS
Graduate Certificate, Qualitative Research and Instructional Technology
Doctoral Candidate, Educational Psychology
“Without this playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable.” --C G Jung, CW 6, par. 93

Thursday, September 3 • 6 - 8 pm
​Offered online via Zoom
 2 NBCC Contact Hours

Registration Is Closed

In an increasingly digital world, video games are taking their place as sources of immersive myth and story for players.  In this interactive salon, participants will engage in dynamic discussions regarding the archetypal and symbolic power of video games.
 
A selection of popular massively-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), including Final Fantasy XIV, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft and The Legend of Zelda, will be used to discuss the ways video games may facilitate important developmental milestones and encourage players to engage in projective or symbolic play. 
 
Case examples will be shared and discussed. Participants will be encouraged to draw upon their personal, therapeutic and Jungian knowledge throughout the discussion.

Objectives

  • Participants will develop a greater understanding of the potential roles and functions of video games in the lives of gamers and gamer-clients.
  • Participants will be able to articulate ways that gamers and gamer-clients may encounter psychologically significant experiences through video game play.
  • Participants will be able to draw connections between principles of dynamic and play therapies and apply them to virtual game spaces.
NBCC Continuing Education Credits
Friends of Jung-South has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, AECP # 6859. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Friends of Jung -South is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.