Seriously Therapeutic Play With Lego - The Guidebook for Helping Professionals

LEGO® bricks are a staple in many child and play therapists' offices, and Seriously Therapeutic Play with LEGO® shows therapists and counselors how to integrate LEGO® in a therapeutically valuable way.

List of contents

Introduction: Seriously Therapeutic Play: An Introduction via a Biopsychosocial "Lens" 1. LEGO® as a 3-Dimensional Tool 2. The Neuroscience of Play 3.The Biology and Evolution of Play 4.Psychology at Play 5. Speaking "LEGO®": The Psychology of Language 6. Breaking Down Brick Walls:The Relationship of STP to the Therapeutic Disciplines 7. The Social Side of Health: Building Relationships 8. When Social and Emotional Systems Play Together 9. Clutch Power: When Therapeutic Powers Connect 10. Building Socially and Emotionally: From Me to We 11. Putting it into Play: Practical Applications and Case Studies 12. More Than Just Instructions and More Than Just Bricks

About the author

Kristen Klassen, PhD, is a facilitator, trainer, and therapist who believes that play is at the core of all that we do, and uses it to help others learn, grow, think, and be different.
Alec Hamilton, PhD, has been a practising psychologist with people of all ages for over 30 years, utilising positivity, joy and playfulness to guide his clients and colleagues on their change journey.
Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S, is an associate professor at the University of Southern Maine and has published on adapting LEGO® Serious Play® in higher education, play therapy, and clinical supervision.

Summary

LEGO® bricks are a staple in many child and play therapists’ offices, and Seriously Therapeutic Play with LEGO® shows therapists and counselors how to integrate LEGO® in a therapeutically valuable way.

Product details

• Authors: Alec Hamilton, Hamilton Alec, Kristen Klassen, Kristen (Brickstorming Klassen, Mary Anne Peabody
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032196923
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219692-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies