GM21 - A Collaborative Therapeutic Board Game: "Dog Park" (N)

GM21 - A Collaborative Therapeutic Board Game: "Dog Park" (N)

Recorded On: 10/26/2025

Description:
This presentation will highlight the collaborative efforts between gaming &
technology, art therapy, and palliative psychology in the creation of a
therapeutic board game for a neurodivergent 15-year-old patient receiving
hospice care.

Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify at least three ways to adapt legacy projects for a neurodivergent
patient.
- Participants will be able to articulate at least four benefits of a collaborative approach between clinicians
and family members.
- Participants will be able to describe up to five ways the family's coping trajectory was impacted through
this project.

Session is worth 1 CE Credit

Jenson Maydew

M.Ed., ATR-BC


Jenson Maydew, M.Ed., ATR-BC is the acute and critical care art therapist at Texas Children's Hospital. She serves as the internship director and a research clinician. She has worked in several different settings including in-home crisis therapy, adult psychiatric hospitals, adult oncology, and pediatric medical hospitals. Jenson is active in the art therapy community and serves as a board member of the Southern Texas Art Therapy Association (STATA). When Jenson is not advocating for the field she is traveling, at a professional sporting event, or trying a new Houston restaurant.

Rachel Kentor

Ph.D.


Rachel Kentor, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Pediatric Palliative Care Psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital. She has made significant contributions to the field through her publications in numerous peer-reviewed journals and played a key role in developing the recently published Competencies for Psychology Practice in Pediatric Palliative Care. An active participant in the academic community, Dr. Kentor frequently presents at national and international conferences and has been featured in prominent news outlets, including CNN and NPR. She co-founded the Palliative Care and End-of-Life Special Interest Group for Division 54 of the American Psychological Association (Society of Pediatric Psychology) and served on the inaugural Executive Steering Committee of the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC) Pediatric Division.

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