One Child's Heart
There are pivotal moments in every child’s life that shape who they become.
There are pivotal moments in every child’s life that shape who they become. One Child’s Heart is a tabletop roleplaying game that invites players to take the role of child welfare professionals participating in a new mental health care memory exploration experiment. The Central Limbic Engagement Recovery System (CLERS – pronounced, “clears”) brings characters into the memories of these key moments to give support and guidance to a child who needs both.
Professionals help create connections and teach resilience to children who desperately need someone to care about them.
The heart of this game centers on the power of a conversation. People who have a willingness to reach out to another human being in need have the power to effect real change. In this game, as in life, connections start by being brave and having a conversation. That can begin by simply asking, “Are you OK?”
During the Memories, the Professionals interact with the child through conversation, finding ways to get the child to open up and hear the support the professionals are offering. The Professionals walk into the middle of a memory that they don’t have any context for, especially at the beginning of the game. They need to move beyond the surface of what’s happening to discover why the experience is so impactful to the Child find a way to build trust and get them to open up before the memory ends.
Check out Camdon running One Child’s Heart on the One Shot Podcast with Wen Reischl, Agatha Cheng, and James D’Amato!
Part one is live!
Part two is now up!She’s A Super Geek with Kate Bullock as the Advocate and Camdon playing alongside Jen Adcock and Andi Fox. Part one and Part two.
Camdon and Jeff Stormer playing one-on-one on the Party of One Podcast.
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