Therapeutic engagement

Looking for innovative methods of therapeutic engagement with the children and young people that you work with? At Cove Care, we were really interested in this recent article by a practitioner in our local area, who promotes Lego as a therapeutic tool and offers training for interested parties. It makes sense, if you think about it? Not every child likes Lego but many do, and those that do, can love it to the point of obsession! You can well imagine the benefits of tactility, concentration, mental construction and dopamine release that this activity can bring, and the benefits to your therapeutic relationships if done as a joint activity, say as part of a de-escalation or de-stimulation care plan, or even to accompany a key work session. It might be worth having a few boxes lying around the house …