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Brodie Atwater

Brodie Atwater is a recent graduate of Goddard College's Psychology and Counseling program, where they studied larp as therapy. Their organizational and scholarly work centers around accessibility through safety design, bleed counseling, and engagement with cultural ideologies transmitted through play.

Larp Counselor Code of Ethics

Larp Counselor Code of Ethics

2019-01-22 0 Brodie Atwater Alex Rowland

Larp counseling is the practice of dedicating a staff member to overseeing participant well-being at a live-action role-play (larp) event.

Larp Counselors: An Additional Safety Net

Larp Counselors: An Additional Safety Net

2017-08-07 6 Sarah Lynne Bowman Maury Brown Brodie Atwater Alex Rowland

This article advocates for the inclusion in certain larps of the unique role of a counselor, who is part of the safety team.