TF-CBT Triangle of Life
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | Allegheny Health Network | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
• Designed to assist therapists in treating traumatized children and adolescents
• Enjoyable, educational, transformational
• Produced with the clinical experts who developed Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Traumatic experiences such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, gun violence, physical abuse, traumatic deaths, wars and accidents often have a very detrimental impact on children. This can cause recurring negative thoughts which lead to negative feelings, and behaviors. During this novel game, the player, the Lion in a jungle story, helps Fish, Monkey, Panther and other animals understand their daily experiences and practice generating more positive or helpful thoughts in upsetting circumstances which can lead to more positive feelings and more adaptive behaviors.
The game is accessible on iPad and Android tablets. It can potentially help any player better understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and develop strategies to improve their lives.
Feedback from users:
“The Triangle of Life app has been a valuable tool to teach kids the building blocks of CBT in an engaging, interactive way. My patients enjoy playing this game, and more importantly, are more easily able to understand how to examine and challenge their negative thoughts. “
“The Triangle of Life game is an easily accessible and highly entertaining tool for teaching children about cognitive processing. Children readily identify with the animals in the game and quickly learn that the way they think about their situations makes a difference in how they feel and behave. The game also shows children how negative thoughts can be challenged and replaced with thoughts that are more accurate and helpful. I enthusiastically recommend the game to any therapist who has ever wondered how to make cognitive processing more relevant and fun for their young clients.”
TF-CBT Triangle of Life received an honorable mention in the United Nations PEACEapp competition: http://www.unaoc.org/peaceapp-blog/peaceapp-winners-announced/
For details on how to become certified in TF-CBT: https://tfcbt.org/
Reviews
I really want to like this app
athroughz
But it keeps freezing up at certain times and there is no help button. If I am frustrated trying to jump over a boulder and not making it I am sure the children. I work with are going to be frustrated as well!
Issues with Panther Chapter
mcaro412
I noticed someone else mentioned it last year, so I wanted to say that the glitch in the panther chapter still isn’t working. You can’t get the last thought stone to move on to the final chapter (wolf). I found the button that lets you unlock all of the chapters, but not until my client had already left. Other than this issue, the app/game is great!
Glitch
lpccherie1343
As a mental health therapist trained in tfcbt i use this app all the time, but i have to find ways to work around the glitch and it gets frustrating! Please fix it. I cant access the Intro any more either.
Love this app
Artistry in Motion
I am a therapist (LPC) I love this app. It is great for the new age child who perfects apps over traditional techniques.
Outstanding Product
ChildTherapist
I've used this with several clients ages 6-12 and they have loved it! The game teaches children to connect thoughts, feelings, and actions. It's effective for teaching CBT, even to non traumatized children. I find that sometimes children have to complete the whole game 2 or 3 times in order to really get the concepts, because during the first round they're focused on passing the levels more than on learning the CBT skills. My only request is- please add more levels! Thank you for a fun therapeutic tool. It's pure genius.
Great app!
Ct-tfcbt
The kids I have used this app with have really enjoyed it! Fun and educational. Great job!
