Goal Training Options:

Well-rounded Training Levels,
intensive workshops,
or "a la carte" workshops.
Your choice.

We offer 20 RPG Professional training levels, as well as 1-off specializations.

You can either go through our proven level progression series of programs, or if you have more experience and just need specific areas filled, attend specific training series and workshops a la carte.

Fast Foundation Building: Intensive Workshops Approach

If you are already a professional in your field of choice, and you are looking to evaluate whether role-playing games would be a good fit to add to your professional development, the best approach is to take one of our 1-day Intensive Introductory Workshops For Professionals first.

Fundamental Intensive Workshops list (1 full day each)

Intro 1 for all professionals & laypersons (must take this workshop before taking the other more specialized workshops in this series)
Intro 2 for recreational professionals
Intro 3 for recreational & entertainment professionals
Intro 4 for educational professionals
Intro 5 for therapeutic & medical healthcare professionals

Novice Intensive Workshops list (2-5 half-days each)

Novice 1 for all professionals & laypersons (must take this workshop before taking the other more specialized workshops in this series)
Novice 2 for recreational professionals
Novice 3 for recreational & entertainment professionals
Novice 4 for educational professionals
Novice 5 for therapeutic & medical healthcare professionals

Intermediate Intensive Workshops list (2-5 full-days each)

Intermediate 1 for all professionals & laypersons (must take this workshop before taking the other more specialized workshops in this series)
Intermediate 2 for recreational professionals
Intermediate 3 for recreational & entertainment professionals
Intermediate 4 for educational professionals
Intermediate 5 for therapeutic & medical healthcare professionals

Intermediate Intensive Workshops list (3-5 full-days each)

Intermediate 1 for all professionals & laypersons (must take this workshop before taking the other more specialized workshops in this series)
Intermediate 2 for recreational professionals
Intermediate 3 for recreational & entertainment professionals
Intermediate 4 for educational professionals
Intermediate 5 for therapeutic & medical healthcare professionals

Advanced Intensive Workshops list (5 full-days each)

Advanced 1 for all professionals & laypersons (must take this workshop before taking the other more specialized workshops in this series)
Advanced 2 for recreational professionals
Advanced 3 for recreational & entertainment professionals
Advanced 4 for educational professionals
Advanced 5 for therapeutic & medical healthcare professionals

Get the Pieces Quickly: A la carte Specialty Workshops

Facilities specialization:

Population specialization:

ADHD for educators & therapists

Anxiety & panic disorders, including agoraphobia and social anxiety disorders, for therapists.

ASD/PDD for educators & therapists

Brain Injury patients for educators, medical, therapists, & other healthcare professionals

Depression for therapists

The Most Well-Rounded Approach: Training Levels

If you are wanting to start training from scratch along one of the 5 pathways (layperson, recreational professional, entertainment professional, educational professional, or therapeutic professional), and have the time and resources, following this approach for "levels" of training will provide the most well-rounded professionals that really want to Subject Matter Experts (SME)s on the topic of role-playing games and their best applications.

Categorizing the training levels grouped according to the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Proficiency Scale is illustrated in the diagrams below.

Source: https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/competencies/competencies-proficiency-scale

They are rated on a scale of 1 through 5:

1. Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge).

Focus is on learning.
Common knowledge or understanding of the basic techniques and concepts.

2. Novice (limited experience).

Focus on developing through on-the-job experience;
Level of experience gained in a classroom and/or experimental scenarios or as a trainee on-the-job. Expected to need help when performing this skill.
Understand and can discuss terminology, concepts, principles and issues related to this competency;
Utilize the full range of reference and resource materials in this competency.

3. Intermediate (practical application).

Able to successfully complete tasks in this competency as requested. Help from an expert may be required from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.

Focus is on applying and enhancing knowledge or skill;
Have applied this competency to situations occasionally while needing minimal guidance to perform successfully;
Understand and can discuss the application and implications of changes to processes, policies, and procedures in this area.

4. Advanced (applied theory).

You can perform the actions associated with this skill without assistance. You are certainly recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding this skill.

Focus is on broad organizational/professional issues;
Have consistently provided practical/relevant ideas and perspectives on process or practice improvements which may easily be implemented;
Capable of coaching others in the application of this competency by translating complex nuances relating to this competency into easy to understand terms;
Participate in senior level discussions regarding this competency;
Assist in the development of reference and resource materials in this competency.

5. Expert (recognized authority)

Known as an expert in this area. You can provide guidance, troubleshoot and answer questions related to this area of expertise and the field where the skill is used.

Focus is strategic;
Demonstrated consistent excellence in applying this competency across multiple projects and/or organizations;
Considered the “go to” person in this area within NIH and/or outside organizations;
Create new applications for and/or lead the development of reference and resource materials for this competency;
Able to diagram or explain the relevant process elements and issues in relation to organizational issues and trends in sufficient detail during discussions and presentations, to foster a greater understanding among internal and external colleagues and constituents.

Note that this is a grossly oversimplified summary, and that all 5 proficiency levels may be achieved in some areas withing a single RPG Professional training level. But these diagrams should help people gain some sense of the relative expertise in the progression overall.