Creating Accessible Play Therapy Spaces for Neurodivergent Clients in Minecraft
Part of the 2026 Geek Play Therapy Summit
Neurodivergent clients often experience traditional therapy settings as overwhelming, inaccessible, or overly reliant on verbal communication.
This training explores how Minecraft can be used as a digital environment within play therapy to support regulation, communication, and relationship-building through the Therapeutic Powers of Play.
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Identify at least four Therapeutic Powers of Play as they emerge within Minecraft-based play therapy sessions.
Analyze how symbolic play actions, including encounters with hostile mobs, support emotional regulation, self-expression, and mastery in play therapy.
Evaluate how digital play environments can be adapted within play therapy to increase accessibility for neurodivergent clients.
Formulate play therapy interventions using Minecraft that prioritise consent, containment, pacing, and relational safety.
All sales of recorded training sessions are final. Once purchased, there are no refunds or returns available. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to providing you with valuable content and insights through our recorded sessions.
This recorded training offers 1.5 non-contact Continued Education credits. To earn your CE certificate you will need to complete the post test with at least an 80%. A New Hope Therapy Center, our sister organization and partner for trainings and workshops, is an Approved CE Provider for the Association for Play Therapy™ (APT™) - Approved Provider. Furthermore, A New Hope Academy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7816. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A New Hope Academy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please check with your state or other licensing board regarding their acceptance of these CEs.
Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests. Access extension requests must be made before expiration.
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