Kris Eterea
Didi Hirsch
Kris Eterea
Kris Eterea (they/them) is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working in community mental health care for the last 7 years. Throughout their career, they have worked with a wide range of systemic impacted communities with a focus on individuals experiencing homelessness, justice involvement, DCFS involvement, and severe mental health care challenges. Kris is currently the Program Coordinator at Didi Hirsch's Our Third Place, a drop-in wellness center in Glendale for youth age 15-25.
SESSION OVERVIEW
Full Fantasy: Dungeons, Dragons and Identity Exploration with LGBTQ+ Youth
This workshop seeks to help providers understand the role exploration plays in identity formation and how Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPG), like Dungeons and Dragons, can provide a safe ( and fun!) space for LGBTQ+ youth to explore. Participants will learn TTRPG basics, the specific mental health challenges of LGBTQ+ youth, barriers to healthy identity formation, and how they all fit together. Participants will also get hands on experience by creating their own original DnD character that reflects a part of themselves they would like to explore.