Bubbles, Slime, Lego, and more! Creative interventions to build emotional regulation and social skills

Bubbles, Slime, Lego, and more! Creative interventions to build emotional regulation and social skills

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: February 25, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S.

Description:
Children are often difficult to engage in counseling and are reluctant to implement skills learned in sessions. This can be frustrating and challenging, even for seasoned mental health professionals. Techniques that are engaging will captivate children’s interest and motivate them to utilize skills.

Join best-selling author and international speaker Liana Lowenstein, as she presents creative interventions to build key skills such as emotional regulation, problem-solving, pro-social behaviour, and flexible thinking. You will learn ideas to motivate children to practice and utilize skills learned.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn innovative strategies to equip children with essential skills to foster positive behaviour change! 

Learning objectives:

• Utilize at least seven interventions targeting feelings expression, emotional regulation, social skills, and flexible thinking. 
• Explore creative strategies to motivate children to practice and implement skills learned. 
• Describe at least three key processing skills. 

Registration fee: General - $150  |  Student and group rates are available

For full program overview and registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/0E5xNR

Facilitator Bio:
Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S, is a Registered clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families since 1988. 

Liana presents training across North America and abroad. Recent speaking engagements include South Africa, Israel, England and Australia.  She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, runs a play-therapy internship program, and consults to several mental health agencies.  

She has authored numerous best-selling books including: Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized; Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce; Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children; Cory Helps Kids Cope with Sexual Abuse; and Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety.  Liana is winner of the Monica Hebert award for outstanding contribution and dedication to children psychotheapy and play therapy in Canada.

Continuing Education (CE) information: 3 CE hours