The safety and wellbeing of CPA clients is at the centre of our practice. In line with direction from the Australian Government around COVID-19, this program is now delivered via our CPA Telepractice services.
For more information and to make a booking, please complete the form on this page or call us on 1300 888 378.
Tue 9 Jun 2020
CPA@HOME
| Date | Time | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| 05/5/20 to 23/6/20 | 3pm - 4.30pm | Every - Tuesday Wednesday Thursday |
Learn to communicate with others, express feelings and develop problem solving skills
Lego® Group is a social development program for children with social communication difficulties. Through structured and shared play-based therapy, children learn to communicate with others and express their feelings, learn a variety of ways of relating to other, modify their behaviour and develop their problem solving skills.
Plus we will be setting weekly term 2 Lego® challenges for you and your family to complete at home.
We would love for you to share your creations back with us and the rest of the CPA LEGO® CLUB community.
What does this program involve?
- 8 x 1.5 hour term-based sessions
- Each group intro + whole group discussion with a focus on regulating emotions and community styles and how the communicate.
- 1hrs of Lego® building
- Parent/carer feedback at the end of session and provision of weekly Lego® family challenge
What you need to participate at home?
- Lego® or Duplo®
- A small table or stack of books to sit in front of your computer so both the participants face and Lego® can be seen.
- Note – an element of setting up your home space will be required before each session. Parents/carers will be required to ensure clients have access to appropriate Lego®, instructions (sent by SP prior), table chairs, computer with a camera
- Parents/carers will be required to provide supervision during session
What are the outcomes?
- Motivation to initiate social contact with peers
- Ability to sustain interactions with peers for a period of time
- Self-awareness of own and others’ emotions
Who is the program for?
- School aged children looking to increase communication and social skills.
- Fine motor and bimanual skills to play with Lego® or Duplo® OR have a support person (parent/carer etc) that is able to assist with building Lego®
Register your place today
Limited spaces available! Register now to secure your spot on the next session.
Call 1300 888 378, email ask@cerebralpalsy.org.au or complete the registration form at the top of this page.
Groups are term-based and will not run on public holidays. Dates and times are subject to change.