This complete guide to lego therapy contains everything you need to know in order to set up and run a lego club for c. The intervention combined aspects of behavior therapy, peer modeling and naturalistic communication strategies. Legoff, who pioneered the approach, this book comprises a series of case histories of children. Legoff yes, i know my name starts with lego, and that is a complete coincidence. A psychology graduate of the university of winnipeg, canada, dr. Pdf use of lego as a therapeutic medium for improving social. This book is about as comprehensive as you can get without going overboard with information. Well use this page to link to published media about lego therapy.
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