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Meet our international training partners

We are delighted to have formed an expert network of international training partners to deliver Brick-By-Brick® programme training around the world.

All partners and their trainers have extensive LEGO brick based therapy training experience and are licensed by Play Included to deliver our amazing in person Advanced Facilitator Course.

International training partner (Mexico)

Autismo Puebla AC

Region: Mexico

Autismo Puebla is a non-for-profit organisation established in 2015. Autismo Puebla promotes a culture of inclusion for neurodivergent individuals. The organisation addresses their comprehensive needs, enhancing the conditions for social development throughout the different stages of their lives, irrespective of their social status.

International training partner (USA)

Project Baseplate at Carnegie Mellon University

Region: US

Carnegie Mellon University's Project Baseplate is the first training provider of the Brick-by-Brick® program in The United States. Founded by the Center for Transformational Play in partnership with the Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach, both at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Project Baseplate is based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and started with a cohort of regional educators selected by the CMU team to attend training in Cambridge, UK. The first Facilitator training supported the initial roll out of Brick Clubs in Western Pennsylvania. Project Baseplate will provide Facilitator training for US based professionals with the goal of supporting educational outcomes for students in the Pittsburgh Region and beyond. 

International training partner (Hong Kong)

yNOTplay

Region: Hong Kong

yNOTplay is a social enterprise in Hong Kong, committed to promoting play therapy to build an inclusive society. yNOTplay provide play therapy services for children with special educational needs and disabilities, and training for professionals in Hong Kong. yNOTplay have been providing licenced training in the Brick-by-Brick® programme since 2019 and they have trained hundreds of professionals.

International Training partner (New Zealand)

Building minds

Regions in which Brick-by-Brick® is programme provided: New Zealand

Building Minds is a multidisciplinary practice based in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr Camilla Nguyen, Clinical Psychologist, founded Building Minds in 2019, with the vision to offer highly specialist services from a wide range of clinicians all under the same roof. Building Minds prides themselves on combining their clinical expertise with their dedication to supporting and enhancing mental wellbeing and growth mindset. Building Minds offer Brick Clubs for children and adolescents, and Advanced Facilitator training for professionals in the Brick-by-Brick programme.

Training partner (Northern Ireland)

The Play Therapies Centre

Region: Northern Ireland

The Play Therapies Centre (founded 2011 under Play Therapy NI) is a region wide team of highly skilled and dedicated professionals with decades of extensive experience within educational and health and social care settings. The Play Therapies Centre offer Advanced Facilitator training for professionals in Northern Ireland.