Description:
SPARX looks like a game but actually it’s a self-help, e-therapy tool, designed to help young people with mild to moderate depression.
At the beginning of each level of SPARX you meet the Guide who talks to you about real life and what you will learn.
You then go through a portal into the ‘game world’ where you will learn and practice skills in a fantasy environment. After that you come back to the Guide to work out how to use the skills in real life. This means SPARX may feel more like a game than counselling or therapy, but it’s actually an e-therapy tool.
To get the most out of SPARX you should do one or two levels a week, do all the exercises and practise the skills in real life. Even if you start to feel better it’s worth doing all seven levels of SPARX so you can get the most out of it.
Services:
Online self-help support for young people: https://www.sparx.org.nz/the-game
Resources for friends/whānau: https://www.sparx.org.nz/friends-and-whanau
Mood quiz: https://www.game.sparx.org.nz/check_my_mood