Prerequisite: Level 1 and Level 2

In this training we will look at trauma through a neurobiological lens and explore how it can be healed in play therapy using the sandtray.  We will experience the capacity of sandtray play to access implicit memory via bodily-held pathways within the context of the play therapy relationship. At the same time, we will explore techniques to expand your use of the sandtray in play therapy encounters with couples, families, and larger groups.

Participants in this training will be able to:

  • Deepen their practice of play therapy using The Body-Brain Approach to Sandtray Play Therapy.
  • Explain the neurobiological mechanism that creates embedded trauma and how play therapy can offer a healing opportunity.
  • Discuss how The Body-Brain Approach to Sandtray Play Therapy can support healing from trauma during a play therapy encounter.
  • Identify how the experiential nature of play therapy is particularly well-suited for the treatment of trauma.
  • Define Inner Community and experience how to work with inner community members as they appear in the sandtray during a play therapy process.
  • Compose language that taps into right-hemisphere process in order to deepen healing in play therapy.
  • Recognize the importance of trusting the client’s inner world in facilitating a play therapy session using the sandtray.
  • Describe steps the play therapist can take to prepare for an effective play therapy session.
  • Discuss the technique of amplification and how it may be used in play therapy using The Body-Brain Approach to Sandtray Play Therapy.
  • List the benefits of using the sandtray in play therapy sessions with couples, families and larger groups.
  • Employ different formats for using the sandtray in play therapy sessions with multiple participants.
  • Appreciate the importance for play therapists to be embedded in a safe, supportive community.

Daily Schedule:

  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM  Registration (first day only)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:45AM  Instructional time            
  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM  Break        
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM  Instructional time                                                 
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30  PM  Lunch (provided)
  • 1:30 PM – 3:15 PM  Instructional time
  • 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM  Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM  Instructional time

Dates    Register