Geek Psychology Series
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
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ATTENTION BLUEY FANS:
Are you a fan of the parenting wisdom tucked inside episodes of Bluey? Have you ever wondered about the show’s psychological impact on kids and families? Here’s your chance to explore it further! We’re inviting the community to submit abstracts for our upcoming title, “The Psychology of Bluey.” Share your insights into the show’s influence on child development, parenting techniques, and family dynamics. Visit our website for abstract submission details and become part of our community of writers in unravelling the magic of Bluey as we dig into the show’s rich tapestry of life lessons and parenting joy. Email your abstracts to writers@geektherapeutics.com.
Some topics we are looking for are:
Explore the role of fathers in nurturing empathy and emotional intelligence. Highlighting Bluey’s dad, Bandit, as a positive role model, this section offers practical guidance and strategies to help fathers cultivate empathy and deepen their connection with their children. Therapeutic Intervention: “The Empathy Journal” – Encouraging fathers to keep a journal where they reflect on their emotions, thoughts, and experiences, fostering self-awareness and empathy.
Parents Seeing through Their Children’s Eyes:
Uncover the importance of understanding and appreciating a child’s perspective and subjective experience. Using relatable situations from the show, parents will learn how to connect with their children at a deeper level and create a supportive environment that encourages open communication. Therapeutic Intervention: “The Mirror Game” – A playful exercise where parents and children take turns mimicking each other’s gestures, expressions, and emotions, enhancing empathy and understanding.
Building Emotional Resilience:
Examine how Bluey’s adventures teach valuable lessons about emotional resilience and coping skills. This section provides insights on fostering emotional resilience in children, offering practical tools for managing stress, handling disappointment, and embracing challenges. Therapeutic Intervention: “The Worry Box” – Introducing the concept of a worry box, where children can write down their worries and fears, providing a sense of control and facilitating open discussions with parents.
Fostering Creativity and Imagination:
Explore the profound impact of imaginative play on child development. Drawing inspiration from Bluey’s imaginative games, this chapter offers strategies to encourage creativity, problem-solving, and cognitive flexibility, promoting holistic development in children. Therapeutic Intervention: “The Imagination Kit” – A collection of props, costumes, and open-ended materials to inspire imaginative play, providing an outlet for self-expression and fostering cognitive growth.
Nurturing Positive Sibling Relationships:
Uncover the dynamics of Bluey and Bingo’s sibling bond and its influence on their emotional development. This section delves into strategies for fostering positive sibling relationships, resolving conflicts, and promoting mutual support and understanding. Therapeutic Intervention: “Sibling Story Time” – A special routine where siblings take turns reading stories to each other, fostering a sense of closeness, empathy, and shared experiences.
Cultivating Mindful Parenting:
Delve into the principles of mindful parenting as exemplified by Bluey’s parents, Bandit and Chilli. This chapter explores the benefits of being present, attentive, and non-judgmental as a parent, and provides practical techniques for incorporating mindfulness into daily interactions with children. Therapeutic Intervention: “The Mindful Moments Jar” – A collection of small, mindful activities or prompts that parents and children can pick from daily, encouraging mindful connection and presence.
In 2013 the development team, Naughty Dog, created an American post-appoclyptic game that showcased a mutant fungus that turned humanity into unthinkable creatures and left very few Americans wondering the country in search of something better. With hope waning and the state of the country bleak, players are taken on a journey of “what if”. Hailed as one of the best games of the decade and now a critically acclaimed series by the same name on HBO, The Last of Us is captivating a new global audience as they reflect on their own pre-pandemic life and the beautifully told stories of post apocalyptic survival as the few attempt to survive the fungus.
Geek Therapeutics is looking for submissions of works covering the expansive topics explored in the video game and the television series that guide readers through the real world psychological impacts the series has shared with the world. Sample topics include: Grief and Loss, Survivors Guilt, Posttraumatic Growth, The Impact of Isolation on the Human Psyche, Trust versus Mistrust amongst a post pandemic world, and more.
If you or someone you know is ready to share their post pandemic journey through the lens of this critically acclaimed franchise, please email us at writers@geektherapeutics.com
Submission Guidelines:
1. Submission deadline for abstracts (350-500 words) and CVs: September 30th, 2023.
2. Submission deadline for drafts of accepted papers: December 1st, 2023.
Kindly submit by e-mail (with or without Word attachment) to writers@geektherapeutics.com. Submissions are suggested early as topics are accepted as they are submitted.
The video game, book series, and Netflix Series The Witcher has been widely popular across multiple fandoms and genres of media. It has gained acclaim for the robust sense of immersion, the bosses, lore themes, and even the compassionate stance to the character development. Fans have adored all of the adaptions and spent 100s of hours exploring, watching, and engaging with the fandom.
Works focusing on the game series, lore, characters, the Netflix series, book series, or other adaptions are welcome. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium and a free copy of the book. Abstracts and subsequent essays should be psychologically substantial, but accessible to the lay reader.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Destiny & Free Will
- A Fantasy World of Marginalized Outcasts
- The Psychology of Monsters
- Oath Keeping
- Magic and Witches
- Immersion & World Building
- The cycle of loss and Brotherhood
- Building a party of Misfits
- For the Love of Bards
Submission Guidelines:
1. Submission deadline for abstracts (350-500 words) and CVs: June 30th, 2023.
2. Submission deadline for drafts of accepted papers: September 1st, 2023.
Kindly submit by e-mail (with or without Word attachment) to writers@geektherapeutics.com
Projects we are always looking for Collaborators
Peer Reviewed Research Topics on Geek Culture in Therapy
1. Examining the Effects of Incorporating Geek Culture in Therapy Sessions for Youth/Adolescents
2. Investigating Changes in Mental Health Outcomes of Therapeutic Interventions Using TTRPG’s
3. Exploring Strategies for Working with pop culture to Create Positive Therapeutic Outcomes
4. Analyzing the Impact of Geek Culture on the Treatment of Patients with Anxiety Disorders
5. Assessing the Benefits of Integrating TTRPG’s in the Treatment of PTSD
6. Investigating the Effectiveness of video games in Behavioral Therapy
7. Examining the Long–Term Outcomes of Geek Culture–Based Mental Health Interventions
8. Comparing Psychological Theory with Geekdom to Treat Depressive Symptoms
9. Assessing the Role of Geek Culture and Community in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
10. Evaluating the Use of TTRPG’s in Enhancing Emotional Regulation Skills
Closed Projects
The video game Elden Ring made waves in the video game community with the difficulty settings, deep lore, and the need to explore every little niche of the game to find all of the hidden Easter eggs found within. It has
gained acclaim for the robust sense of immersion, the bosses, dark horror
themes, and even the compassionate stance to the character questlines. Fans have adored this game and spent 100s of hours exploring, completing, and engaging with the fandom.
Works focusing on the game series, lore, characters, or other adaptions are
welcome. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium and a free copy of the book. Abstracts and subsequent essays should be psychologically substantial, but accessible to the lay reader.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Destiny, Free Will, and the Elden Ring
- A Fantasy World of Marginalized Outcasts
- The Psychology of Monstrosity
- Grit & Perseverance
- Powerlessness
- Immersion & World Building
- The cycle of defeat and challenge in Elden Ring
- Love and Monsters
- The Journey of the Tarnished
Submissions Are Closed for this project
My Hero Academia made waves in the manga and anime community with the multiple relatable relationships, movies, lore, history, and the need to have a quirk that is societally deemed useful. It has gained acclaim for the robust sense of teenage relationships, villains, dark themes, and even the compassionate stance to the characters individual growth. Fans have adored this series and spent 100s of hours watching and engaging with the fandom.
Works focusing on the manga series, lore, characters, or other adaptions are
welcome. Contributors of accepted essays will receive an honorarium and a free copy of the book. Abstracts and subsequent essays should be psychologically substantial, but accessible to the lay reader.
Possible themes and topics might include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Teenage Mental Health
- The Importance of Quirks
- The Psychology of Good & Evil
- Posttraumatic Growth
- Powerlessness
- The History of Heroes
- All Might and Passing the Torch
- Friendship & Rivalry
- The Heroic Journey