This is the first of a three-part series introducing the Jungian sandplay therapy method. This course features an overview of the procedures in Jungian sandplay. This class introduces Dora M. Kalff's theoretical concepts of the how sandplay works to heal and transform.

This is the second course in a series of three, introducing the Jungian sandplay therapy method. This course provides an overview of the theory and process of sandplay through the work of Estelle L. Weinrib.

This is a read and test course.

Course Objectives

1. Look at the necessary sandplay tools and equipment in greater depth.
2. Describe the procedures of the therapist during the sandplay session.
3. Explore the healing properties of the sand and images in sandplay.
4. Define the fundamental functions of the psychic structure described by Jung and their roles in sandplay.
5. Introduce the concept and importance of the non-interpretive nature of Jungian sandplay.
6. Discuss the concept and role of the feminine components of the psyche.
7. Examine the inherent relationship of play and the matriarchal levels of the psyche.
8. Compare the differences between sandplay and the verbal components of therapy.
9. Study the concept of the free and protected space in Jungian sandplay.
10. Examine how the three-dimensional nature of sandplay elicits psychic growth and healing.

Learning Goals

After taking this course the student will (be able to )

1. Describe the contents and equipment of a Jungian sandplay room.
2. Have a fundamental understanding of the importance of good sandplay records.
3. Have a fundamental grasp of how doing sandplay promotes healing and growth, using terms from Jungian personality theory.
4. Better understand how not interpreting the sandplay facilitates the client’s healing.
5. Have a basic concept of how Jungian sandplay accesses the matriarchal levels of the psyche, and why that it significant in psychotherapy.
6. Have an understanding of how sandplay and verbal therapy work together to strengthen the therapeutic setting.
7. Have a foundational understanding of how play is inherent to the early phases of psychic development.
8. Have a working grasp of the concept of the free and protected space and its role in healing.
9. Have a basic grasp of how the three-dimensional aspect of sandplay therapy facilitates healing and growth.

CE Hours or Training Hours 7

Reading:Images of the Self: The Sandplay Therapy Process - Weinrib...pages 11-34

Test: 150 question

Enrollment Fee: $59.00

This course concludes the three part overview of sandplay process and procedures with Estelle L. Weinrib's application of Jungian theory to sandplay case material.

This is a read and test course.

Course Objectives

1. Using Jungian terminology, develop an understanding of how early developmental wounding impairs growth and how sandplay therapy creates the conditions to repair these wounds and resume healthy growth.
2. Introduce and explore the roles of masculine and feminine energies in the psyche’s health and functioning.
3. Examine the role of feminine and masculine energies in play.
4. Identify and track the processes healing and development in sandplay casework.
5. Explore the transference dynamic in the sandplay process, distinguishing it from transference in the verbal therapy.
6. Introduce the concept of the synchronistic qualities of Jungian sandplay and explore its role in healing and transformation.
7. Delve deeper into the elements of Jungian personality theory.
8. Identify and explore the fundamental concepts of the process of sandplay therapy and how it appears in the sand tray.
9. Introduce the concept of the transpersonal realm of consciousness and its role in sandplay.

Learning Goals

After taking this course the student will (be able to )

1. Using Jungian personality theory, articulate how early psychic wounding occurs, the impact it has on development, and how sandplay functions to heal these injuries.
2. Have a working understanding of the differences and functions of masculine and feminine energies in psychic growth and development.
3. Have a grasp of the dimension of play in relationship to masculine and feminine psychic energies.
4. Be able to follow and describe the healing and growth of the clients through the sandplay symbols in the case work Illustrations provided.
5. Articulate the nature of a synchronistic event and its operation in the sandplay process.
6. Have an understanding of what is meant by the transpersonal realm and how this dimension of existence is accessed in sandplay therapy.
7. Have an understanding of how sandplay therapy functions as an active psychic process and understand the characteristic phases of this process.

CE Hours or Training Hours   7

Reading:Images of the Self: The Sandplay Therapy Process - Weinrib...pages 36-106

Test: 125 questions

Enrollment Fee: $59.00