Empowering children
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Evolving Play: Where therapy meets fun.
Evolving Play combines a Mental Health Matrix with a digital playground of therapeutic games.
What is involved?
- Tailored to Your Needs: Personal consultation to understand your needs and create a solution specifically for you.
- Mental Health Matrix: A user-friendly tool designed by practitioners that helps children identify their challenges and creates a Step by Step Pathway to build key skills.
- Evolving Playground: Translates evidence into experience. A collection of engaging, evidence-driven games to train the mind, body and emotions.
What is available?
- Web-based platform: Accessible from any device with an internet connection.
- Telehealth compatible: Integrates seamlessly with video call systems.
- Ongoing support and resources: Access to training materials, practitioner guides, and community forums.
Engage, Empower, Evolve
Counselors can harness the power of play to create a safe and supportive environment where children can explore their feelings, build coping skills, and navigate challenges. Here’s how play therapy can be a valuable tool in counseling:
Engaging and enjoyable
Turns therapy into a fun and interactive experience.
Evidence-based
Developed with years of research and expert input.
Tailored to individuals
The Mental Health Matrix guides children to the most relevant games and activities.
Easy to use in telehealth
Seamless integration with video call systems for remote therapy.
Empowering for children
Provides tools and strategies for self-care and improved wellbeing.
Tracks progress
Offers valuable data on child perception and therapeutic engagement.
User Stories
How Evolving Play is Helping People in the Real World
User Story: Athlete
Kai was 12 when he first came to us. His mother was concerned, as Kai was a talented athlete, but had shown a lack of confidence and motivation for sports and life in general. Withdrawal from activities he appeared to enjoy was becoming increasingly common. .
Kai worked with us on a sport based training program, the focus of the training was on physical and mental health skills.
We gave Kai a mental and physical health toolkit which included a simple platform to create training programs based on his emotional state at the time of use, as well as 10 digital play experiences that helped him to acquire specific therapeutic skills relevant to his experience.
Using play and sport as the methods of delivery, Kai happily engaged with the program and enjoyed building these skills. Our goal was to give Kai a grounding in mental and physical health skills that became part of his daily routine and were there to support him during times of stress and pressure.
Interviews at the end of this program, with Kai and his mother, indicated that he had adopted mental and physical health practices as part of his normal day. Kai’s mother stated Kai appeared noticeably more relaxed, was more communicative with her and had expressed a desire to re-engage in sport and social activities at school.
Research Summary
Bridging the gap between research and practice. Evolving Play for telehealth.
Years of Research
Evolving Play is built on five years of research and development, funded by the European Union, NSW Government, and other partners.
Expertly Produced
The program has been co-designed with parents, clinicians, and designers, with input from organizations like Mission Australia and Headspace.
Results Based
Evaluation studies have shown significant improvements in children’s attention, emotional awareness, self-compassion, and trust.
Testimonials
Practitioner Feedback
Ms Zein, Teacher, New South Wales.
“It’s a great way to use technology in a positive way … I would definitely use it in my classroom.”
Sponsor Section
Investing in Impact: Our Sponsor Partners
At Evolving Play, we’re committed to creating the best possible experiences to support mental health and well-being.
We’d love to hear from you! You’ll help us tailor our resources and activities to better meet your needs. Your insights are invaluable as we work to enhance therapeutic experiences for all.
Thank you for your time and input!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Evolving Play acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land where we live, learn, grow and play. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future and recognise their continuing connection to the land, waters and communities. We acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge and experiences and their essential contributions to our research, resources, and communities.
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