Register for LEGO® Therapy Training
Certified Facilitator On-Line Training
Course Registration $450+GST =$495 (Includes $110 Play Included® Membership* for 12 months)
Proudly provided by Therapy Matters as an International Partner with Play Included® — the world’s leading provider of LEGO® brick-based therapy training. ONLY available to Australian education, health and care professionals.
Led by Dr. Gina Gomez de la Cuesta and Dr. Elinor Brett of Play Included®, this course is packed with expert-led videos, interactive examples, quizzes, and fun activities to guide you every step of the way towards running your own Brick-by-Brick® program.
*Play Included® Membership includes:
- LEGO® online drop-in sessions with Play Included® training experts
- access to a portal of high-quality resources
- connect with other like-minded professionals through the Facilitator Community of Practice
- receive a listing on the Register of Facilitators.
After your first 12 months, you can continue your membership with an annual subscription. You can cancel your Play Included® Membership renewal at any time in your Play Included® portal.
To be eligible to register and pay for Certified Facilitator Training you must confirm that you meet ALL prerequisites:
- Qualifications: You need to be a qualified health, education or care professional.
- Part of a Team: You’ll need to run Brick Clubs within a recognised organization, like a school, learning centre or allied health clinic (including sole trader clinics) where complaints and safeguarding policies are in place.
- Playing by the Rules: We ask that you follow the Australian National Standards for Child Safe Organisations as well as Play Included® Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, Privacy Policy and the LEGO Foundation’s Safeguarding policy.
Keeping everyone safe and supported is our top priority!
Upon receipt of your payment, Therapy Matters will register your name and email address on the Play Included® training portal. You can expect to receive your Training Invitation email within 3 working days.
The time needed to complete the e-learning training is 6-8 hours. Once registered, you have 12 weeks to complete the course.
What You’ll Learn:
- Brick-by-Brick® Program Overview: Understand the foundations of LEGO® brick-based therapy.
- Autism and Neurodiversity: Gain insights directly from autistic consultants to better support neurodiverse children.
- Learning Through Play: Discover how to nurture social and emotional development, with expert advice from the LEGO Foundation.
- Theoretical Background: Dive into the evidence-based methods behind the Brick-by-Brick® approach.
- Running Brick Clubs: Learn practical, hands-on strategies to facilitate Brick Clubs for children with diverse needs.
- Playful Facilitation: Master techniques to spark meaningful social interactions in your Brick Clubs.
Once you have completed the online training (and independently gathered your preferred LEGO® bricks) you will have everything you need to start running Brick Clubs through your membership on the Play Included® portal:
- Use the high-quality resources available on the portal to support your Brick Clubs together with the toolkit to help you communicate and promote your Brick Clubs.
- Become a member of the worldwide Facilitator Community and access monthly drop-in sessions with a training expert.
- Add yourself to the Register of Practitioners and list your Brick Clubs in the portal, available by the end of the year
- Get ready to use a monitoring tool currently under development (expected by end of the year). This tool will enable you to track the progress of children in your Brick Clubs and share the information with parents.
Advanced Facilitator in-person training
Ready to take your LEGO® brick based therapy facilitation to the next level? Once you have completed your Certified Facilitator Training, you can elevate Your Brick-by-Brick® Program Skills with Advanced Facilitator Training, in person, in Australia from 2027.
Our Advanced Facilitator Training is a dynamic, full-day in-person course designed for those looking to deepen their expertise in running Brick Clubs—whether you’re just starting or already gaining experience.
Through hands-on, play-based learning with one of our expert trainers, you’ll gain fresh ideas, practical strategies, and new tools to enhance your sessions. This course builds on your Certified Facilitator knowledge, equipping you with the confidence to facilitate impactful, engaging experiences for children. As a Play Included® Certified Advanced Facilitator, you’ll receive access to enhanced resources. You will also be able to upgrade your status to ‘Advanced Certified Facilitator’ on the Play Included Register of Practitioners, and attend Advanced Facilitator drop-in events with Dr Gina Gomez de la Cuesta.
Therapy Matters is taking expressions of interest from health, education and care professionals who are interested in an Australian Advanced Facilitator course for expected delivery in 2027 (*completion of Play Included® Certified Facilitator online course is a pre-requisite).
Why choose Play Included® for your Australian training?
- Endorsed by the LEGO Foundation: Play Included® is the only training program worldwide backed by the LEGO Foundation and the only organisation authorised to use the term LEGO® brick based therapy. This ensures high‑quality, evidence‑informed training for all.
- Led by World Experts: Training is developed and delivered by Dr Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, Clinical Psychologist and author of the original LEGO® therapy manual, together with a diverse group of International Training Partners across the globe.
- Research Leaders: Play Included® conducts research and evaluation with industry partners and uses this learning to provide new resources and updates to the growing community of facilitators.
- Neurodiversity‑Affirming & Play‑Informed: Courses are co‑created with neurodivergent colleagues and consultants together with play specialists from the LEGO Foundation, ensuring inclusive, strengths‑based, research‑aligned learning.
- Engaging Learning: Short modules, videos, activities and quizzes make the 6–8 hour e‑learning course fun, practical and easy to follow. An optional in‑person Advanced Training is also available to further enhance facilitator skills.
- Ongoing Support & Community: Members gain access to international facilitator forums, up‑to‑date resources, free monthly CPD, Q&A sessions, and a public Register of Practitioners.
- Global Reach: The Brick‑by‑Brick® program is in 26+ countries with strong training partnerships across the UK, USA, Mexico, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Northern Ireland and Australia reflecting its flexibility, inclusivity and relevance for diverse cultural and learning contexts.
- Growing Australian Network: As certified facilitator numbers grow, Therapy Matters will offer in‑person Advanced Facilitator Training from 2027 and work together with Play Included® to develop resources tailored for Australia. With 30+ years of trusted speech pathology care on the Gold Coast grounded in neurodiversity‑affirming practice and a history of providing engaging and practical workshops for education and health professionals, we’re excited to expand our Brick Club expertise into high‑quality advanced facilitator education.
More information
Check out the Play Included® website for more information. There you will find case studies showing how the Brick-by-Brick® program is used around the world, including in Australia.
This website also shares published research evidence for LEGO® brick based therapy. Play Included® partners with researchers, clinicians, and educators worldwide as innovators and leaders in the field advancing training and application of LEGO® based therapy.
Please contact info@therapymatters.com.au if you have any further questions or would like help with booking.
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