Mind Captain

BECOME YOUR OWN LIFE CAPTAIN: it means you know and understand your inner world, you manage your difficult emotions, and make the most of your positive strengths, in the direction of a life that’s worth living. THE VOYAGE IN DETAIL • Before setting sail, explore the "Emotional Compass" to decode your feelings. Use "Mood Tracking" to chart your emotional journey, and safeguard your reflections in the "Logbook" for ultimate self-empowerment. • In the Safe Harbor your voyage companions will help you lower your mental tension. • In the Land of Wisdom, they will guide you to tackle with your difficult emotions by getting a different perspective on them. • In the Island of Strengths the magic gems will offer a varied practice to enhance positive character qualities. • The wheel will suggest the values that give direction to your life. YOUR VOYAGE COMPANIONS Embark on this self-empowerment voyage with two incredible guides – a wise turtle and a curious seabird. KEY PRINCIPLES Mind Captain is based on three principles: 1) Increase awareness and understanding of your emotions (Emotional Intelligence) 2) Learn new strategies to cope with difficult emotions and alleviate anxiety and stress. 3) Identify your positive strengths and enhance your gratitude, optimism, courage, empathy, self-esteem. FOR INDIVIDUALS OR YOUTH GROUPS Whether you sail solo or prefer group activities with youth workers, Mind Captain is your ultimate support. It's not just an app; it's a catalyst for dialogues, group sessions, and workshops that give you help and inspiration. MAIN FEATURES Innovative storytelling, gamified progress (as users acquire new skills, they can progressively enhance their personal scores, monitor their progress, and unlock rewards that gradually transform the appearance of their in-game ship). Dive into the "Science" button for fascinating insights into the scientific foundation of each activity. ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT Mind Captain goes the extra mile with audio accessibility, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and a dedicated support website for youth workers, teachers, parents, psychologists, and educators. DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND Our human-centered design approach involved a continuous refinement for usability, engagement, functionality, and effectiveness. SAFETY Rest easy knowing your data stays exclusively on your device to ensure privacy. AVAILABLE NOW FOR YOUR ANDROID ADVENTURE Mind Captain is ready for action on Android smartphones and tablets, ensuring an epic journey awaits users with API levels 29 to 32. NOTES FOR THE ADULTS (YOUTHWORKERS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS) The app was developed within the project “Digital Youth Wellbeing App” (DYWA) funded by the ERASMUS+ Program, call KA220-YOU - Cooperation partnerships in youth. The involvement of youth workers is based on a dedicated training aimed at including the app in their youthwork and know the app psychological framework composed of well-established constructs from Socio-Emotional Learning, the third-wave Cognitive-Behavioral approach of Acceptance and Commitment Training, Positive Psychology and Compassion Focused approach. A support website will offer extra psychoeducational and research materials. To ensure user data privacy, all data is exclusively stored on the user's device. In its current version, the app is compatible with Android smartphones and tablets, with a minimum API level of 29 and a maximum of 32.