LEGO®-Based Therapy

1. Introduction.; 1.1. The Development of LEGO[registered] Therapy.; 1.2. Group Therapy: The LEGO[registered] Club.; 2. Implementing LEGO[registered] Therapy.; 2.1. General Principles.; 2.1.1. What is LEGO[registered] Therapy?; 2.1.2. Who is LEGO[registered] Therapy for?; 2.1.3. What qualifications do you need to run LEGO[registered] Therapy groups?; 2.1.4. The main principles of LEGO[registered] Therapy.; 3. LEGO[registered] therapy levels of intervention.; 3.1. Level One - Individual Therapy.; 3.1.1. Pivotal Skills.; 3.1.2. Therapeutic Activities for Building Pivotal Skills.; 3.1.3. Building Skills.; 3.2. Level Two - Collaborative Building with One Peer.; 3.2.1. Collaborative Set Building.; 3.2.2. Collaborative Freestyle.; 3.3. Level Three - Collaborative Building with Two Peers.; 3.3.1. Set Building.; 3.3.2. Freestyle Building.; 3.4. Level Four - Social Communication.; 3.4.1. Individual Therapy.; 3.4.2. 'Check-in'.; 4. Structure of a LEGO[registered] Therapy Group Session.; 4.1. Initial greeting.; 4.2. Group review and discussion.; 4.3. Role and task assignment.; 4.4. Group-based semi-structured activities.; 4.5. Less structured, creative time.; 4.6. Clean-up time.; 4.7. Farewell and parent review.; 4.8. Planning and evaluating the sessions.; 5. Effective and Ineffective Procedures in LEGO[registered] Therapy.; 6. Behavior Management and Rewards.; 6.1. LEGO[registered] Club Rules.; 6.2. LEGO[registered] Points.; 6.3. Use of Time-Out.; 6.4. "Rules of Cool".; 6.5. The LEGO[registered] Club Level System.; 6.6. LEGO[registered] Levels.; 6.6.1. LEGO Helper.; 6.6.2. LEGO Builder.; 6.6.3. LEGO Creator.; 6.6.4. LEGO Master.; 6.6.5. LEGO Genius.; 7. Setting up your own LEGO[registered] therapy groups.; 7.1. The Permanent LEGO[registered] Room.; 7.1.1. Physical Layout.; 7.1.2. Establishing the Structure.; 7.2. Temporary Set-Up.; 7.3. Portable Materials.; 8. Specific Materials and Arrangements.; 8.1. Choosing Materials: sets with instructions.; 8.2. Choosing Materials: freestyle LEGO[registered].; 8.3. Maintaining Materials.; 9. Assessment Procedures.; 9.1. Initial Assessment.; 9.1.1. Initial Interview.; 9.1.1.1. Building a small set.; 9.1.1.2. Free-style building.; 9.2. Initial Observation in Natural Setting.; 9.3. Follow-Up Assessments.; 9.4. Termination/Graduation.; 10. Conclusion. References.; Appendix A. LEGO[registered] Therapy Intake Assessment.; Appendix B. Structured Observation.; Appendix C. Lego Therapy Log and Session Plan and Evaluation.