Mdedge Psychcast

Renae Beaumont, PhD, assistant professor of clinical psychology at New York–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, spoke with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about the Secret Agent Society. The Secret Agent Society is a video gaming–based therapy program aimed at helping children with a range of social and emotional challenges learn the social skills required to make and keep friends. The program also helps children feel happier, calmer, and braver. Dr. Beaumont disclosed her role as creator of the Secret Agent Society program. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points The Secret Agent Society is a video gaming–based program that helps children detect how another person is feeling through the interpretation of facial expressions, body language, and vocal tone; use skills to socially engage; and to internally detect their own emotions. Secret Agent Society is meant to engage children. It can be used during clinical/therapy sessions to stimulate discussion as well as at home with parents. The indicated age