Joshua Pate-Terry
MisCon 38 Panel Volunteer
Josh is a tabletop role-playing game master and a licensed clinical social worker from Butte, MT. He currently works in hospice and is also a certified clinical anxiety treatment professional. He has been playing tabletop RPGs off and on since about 1987 and he is currently working on a video series talking about tabletop games from a behavioral health perspective.
Scheduled Panels and Presentations:
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(Tentative)
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Sat Noon - 12:50 PM, Surviving the Con: Mental Health Tips, Patio Tent
Panelists: Joshua Pate-TerryLarge events like conventions can be difficult to manage from a mental health perspective, particularly if you have a history of something like depression or anxiety. This panel is a chance to speak with a mental health professional about some of the challenges you might face and to gain some tools for managing the stress or anxiety of not just this convention, but other large social events as well.