About the Course
Secure, attuned relationships are the foundation of effective therapy, and neuroscience affirms that playful, creative connections help children and adolescents heal and thrive. Children and adolescents who are struggling, hurt and traumatized need to re-establish feelings of safety and security before they can process and re-organize their complex emotions and experiences into better understanding and adjustments.
LEGO beyond being a beloved toy, can transform your clinical practice by bridging the gap between therapist and client. Leveraging on its universal appeal, LEGO can ignite clients’ imagination to find creative adjustments through collaborative and social play. This makes LEGO a compelling tool to add to your clinical practice, to build foundations for therapeutic change, one brick at a time.
Course Outline
Introduction to Play Therapy and Creative Therapies
Therapeutic Value of LEGO
Introduction to Gestalt Play Therapy - Oaklander approach
Introduction to Neurobiology
Emotional regulation through collaborative and social play
Using LEGO to build therapeutic relationship and contact
Integration & Application
Setting up
Course Objectives
At the end of the workshop, you will
Understand the theoretical foundations of play therapy and the therapeutic value of LEGO
Apply core Gestalt principles using LEGO as a creative medium
Develop competence in using LEGO to build therapeutic relationships and contact
Who Should Attend
Practitioners working with children and adolescents in the field of health and mental health.
Background in play therapy is preferred though not necessary.
Award
Workshop is accredited with Association of Play Therapy (Singapore) and the training hours will be counted towards membership application and renewal. This workshop is also accredited with West Coast Institute (http://westcoastinstitute.us/) and the training hours will be counted towards certification as a Certified Gestalt Therapist/Practitioner with Children and Adolescents with WCI.
Your Trainer
Lee Sock Kuan
Lee Sock Kuan works with children, adolescents, and their families. Besides counselling and psychology, she received training in Gestalt Play Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Play Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, art facilitation and Emotional-Focused Therapy and Somatic Experiencing®.
As a certified Gestalt Therapist with Children and Adolescents (West Coast Institute) Lee Sock Kuan specializes in working with children and their families on coping with stress, attachment, challenging behaviours and loss issues in the Gestalt approach. She is also the approved West Coast Institute (US) trainer and supervisor for candidates in the WCI Certification Programme.
Lee Sock Kuan also supervises and trains therapists, psychologists and social workers. She is a registered Clinical Member and Clinical Supervisor of the Singapore Association for Counselling and Association for Play Therapy (Singapore). Besides being certified with West Coast Institute, she is also a Certified Practitioner in Therapeutic Play Skills with Play Therapy International.
Testimonials
Anonymous Social Worker, 20 Jul 2023
Sock was engaging and encouraging. She was clear in her instructions and gave valuable pointers for us to bring back to our sessions.
Anonymous Social Worker, 20 Jul 2023
Thank you for this training Sock! I had a good time learning from you :) Excited to apply the skills in my practice!
Anonymous Social Worker, 20 Jul 2023
Engaging and know the content well. Very applicable and helpful activities for practice. Comfortable pace. Good energy level.
