EXPLORING GRIEF THROUGH MINECRAFT

FREE INTRODUCTORY PRE-RECORDED WEBINAR

A free introductory, pre-recorded webinar on exploring grief through the popular video game Minecraft. Created by and for practitioners supporting bereaved and pre-bereaved children and young people.

FREE

2 hours

12 Months Access

Meet the Speakers

  • Ellie Finch - Founder and Director of PlayMode Academy

    Ellie Finch, MA, MBACP (Accred), is a clinical supervisor, social worker, and counsellor specialising in working with neurodivergent clients and parents of children with disabilities or complex medical needs. She is the founder of PlayMode Academy, a social impact organisation offering training and consultancy to health and social care practitioners on integrating digital tools into therapy, including video games like Minecraft.

  • Jenni Luke - Primrose Hospice

    Jenni is the Children’s Team Lead at Primrose Hospice where she has been working for the last 12 years. Jenni leads a team who offer support to children 5-18 years before and after a bereavement. Bereavement support can be offered for any bereavement both anticipated and sudden. Support is child led and often creative and is a mixture of one to one and group work.

  • Cliona Snow - KEMP Hospice

    Cliona, MBACP (Accred.), is an adult, children and young peoples trained counsellor, working at KEMP Hospice, providing support for those who are bereaved or facing their own death or that of a family member. She works with a mostly person-centred approach but also works integratively with CYP as it meets them where they are at, in terms of their developmental age and stage. Her work takes her from the hospice and their dedicated counselling suites to schools within the district, offering a safe, therapeutic space for clients to explore their grief journey.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Describe the therapeutic potential of Minecraft as a creative tool for supporting bereaved children and young people

Identify ways in which Minecraft can be used to facilitate memory work, emotional expression, and meaning-making in bereavement support

Recognise key safeguarding, consent, and data protection considerations relevant to using Minecraft in your practice

Recognise how Minecraft can be applied across different formats of bereavement support, including one-to-one, group, and family work

Identify practical next steps for exploring whether Minecraft could be integrated into your own professional context

Identify factors that supported the successful integration of Minecraft into bereavement services, based on the experiences of practitioners working in hospice contexts

Watch this film featuring KEMP Hospice

  • Cliona Snow - KEMP Hospice

    "As a KEMP counsellor working with children and young people, I’m always seeking that crucial in; a way to truly connect, understand, and step into their world… One such tool which has opened a new opportunity to connect with younger clients is Minecraft."

  • Jenni Luke - Primrose Hospice

    "The team were blown away by what a child could express and explore within the Minecraft world. It allowed them to engage without pressure, connect with the therapist, and feel a sense of control over their story."

 

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