Building Bridges Between Imagination & Healing: A LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Approach to Trauma Play Therapy

• Althea T. Simpson, LCSW, RPT-S™
• Live Webinar Specialized CE Hours: 3
• CE Classification: 2 Hours – Skills & Methods;1-Hour Theory or 3-Hours Special Topics

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® integrated into trauma play therapy offers clients a powerful way to express and process distressing and traumatic experiences through 3-D visual metaphors. This session, grounded in the complementary principles of Gestalt theory and liminal spaces, will guide mental health professionals in using experiential and metaphorical techniques in play therapy practice to help clients navigate trauma, build resilience, and move through transitional, often challenging phases of their lives. By using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in play therapy sessions, clients can externalize trauma, gain insight into their personal narratives, and engage more deeply in the healing process. The Gestalt theory focuses on the “here-and-now” experience, combined with the exploration of liminal spaces, those uncertain moments between the past and future, and serves as a foundation for facilitating meaningful client breakthroughs.

After attending this session, participants will be able to…

1. Describe the core principles of the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY® methodology and how it can be applied as a therapeutic tool in trauma play therapy, helping clients externalize trauma and process complex emotions.
2. Demonstrate how to integrate Gestalt theory’s focus on the present moment and self-awareness into play therapy sessions, using play and liminal spaces to deepen clients’ connections to their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations during trauma work.
3. Facilitate constructing 3-D models as visual metaphors for their trauma experiences, allowing clients to externalize, articulate, and reframe their trauma narratives in a safe and controlled manner.

Live Specialized Webinar Tentative Schedule

• 12:55 pm – Welcome & Introduction.
• 1:00 pm – Core Principles of LEGO SERIOUS PLAY® in Trauma Play Therapy
• 1:15 pm – Gestalt Theory and Liminal Spaces
• 2:00 pm – LEGO® Builds
• 2:30 pm – Break
• 2:45 pm – Externalization of Trauma and Processing Complex Emotions
• 3:15 pm – Liminal Spaces as Transitional Phases
• 3:30 am – LEGO® Build.
• 4:00 pm – Wrap-Up & Q&A
• 4:15 pm – Evaluation & Quiz Available

Live Specialized Webinar Completion & CE Information

Completion Requirements:
Brighter Day Therapeutic Solutions, APT Provider 18-532 is responsible for this continuing education program.

Live Specialized Webinar Information

Terms and Conditions

• *Participants must complete an evaluation and post-test, attaining a minimum score of 80% on the post-test to receive a continuing education certificate.
• *To qualify for CE credit, attendees must have their cameras on and their names visible, participate in the entire training, and sign in and out of the chat.
• *Refunds will not be issued to individuals who register but fail to attend or provide notice at least 72 hours in advance to Unicorn Life Play Therapy.
• *Unicorn Life Training reserves the right to cancel any training due to unforeseen circumstances. Rest assured that all attendees will be promptly notified, and a refund for training fees will be issued.
• *Attendees needing accommodations must submit an email request to info@unicornlifetraining.net at least seven (7) days before the training date.
• *Our training content is valuable for a range of professional fields; nevertheless, Play Therapy credit is exclusively accessible to mental health professionals and graduate students in a mental health program.
• *Mental health professionals must ensure to verify with their state board whether credits issued by an Association for Play Therapy approved provider are accepted for credit.
• *All play therapy credentialing standards questions should be directed to the Association for Play Therapy.
• * Training content, including slides and handouts, is copywritten material. All rights reserved.

GRIEVANCE: As part of the Unicorn Life Training Program Provision, Policy, and Grievance Procedures have been formulated for implementation. Unicorn Life Training protects the right to fair and equitable access, delivery, and assessment of all course participants. Unicorn Life Training and its representatives will make every effort to comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and the treatment of participants. We will work diligently to address grievances that arise, so every attempt shall be made locally, wherever possible, to resolve complaints relating to speakers, materials, location, technology, and workshops. If we cannot reach a satisfactory resolution, then grievances will need to be progressively referred to the Association for Play Therapy for equitable consideration and resolution. Grievances must be written to document the complaint. Email grievances to Althea Simpson, MBA, LCSW, RPT-S, at info@unicornlifetraining.net.
For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call: 703.595.6988 or email info@unicornlifetraining.net