NCRSS Training – FUNDAMENTALS OF SANDPLAY THERAPY I

Ellen Searle LeBel, LMFT, BC-DMT, CST-T and Caroline Isaacs, LMFT, RPT-S, SP
6 CE credits

Join us for an immersive introduction to sandplay therapy, developed by Dora Kalff. Learn the history and origins of sandplay that are based in Jungian theory, Lowenfeld’s World Technique of play therapy and Buddhist spirituality. The differences between sandplay and other forms of play therapy will be described, as will practical considerations in the creation and maintenance of a sandplay collection and the therapist’s role in sandplay therapy. The efficacy of treating trauma with sandplay is related to research and the concepts of Kalsched, Fordham and Porges. Using case material and interactive discussion, we will discuss twenty ways to “read” a tray and examine two sandplay therapy cases, one of a child in play therapy and a second with an adult, that reveal the integrative, symbolic healing process.

Learning Objectives this workshop is designed to help you:

1. Explain the history and origins of sandplay in Dora Kalff’s life: Lowenfeld’s “World Technique” play therapy, Jungian theory, and Buddhism.
2. Utilize Kalffian theory.
3. Differentiate Kalffian sandplay from other uses of sandplay and figures, and the intersection between sandplay and play therapy.
4. Utilize practical considerations: tray specifications; sand and water; create and maintain the collection; introduce sandplay to children in play therapy, adults beginning therapy verbally; take notes; photograph the tray; and later review trays with the client.
5. Discuss 20 ways to read a sand tray, using case material.
6. Analyze in depth a sandplay case.

Ellen Searle LeBel, LMFT, BC-DMT, CST-T is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist and Teaching Member of Sandplay Therapists of America and the International Society of Sandplay Therapy. Her practice is located in Arcata, California. She is President of the Northern California Regional Sandplay Society and teaches nationally and internationally. Ellen is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Dance Therapy and has published articles in the Journal of Sandplay Therapy, and the Journal of Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy. www.temenostherapy.com.

Caroline Isaacs, LMFT, RPT-S, SP is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist and Sandplay Practitioner. Through her practice in Eureka, California, Caroline offers developmentally and spiritually based psychotherapy, as well as spiritual direction, for individual adults, children and families. She has taught Sandplay, play therapy, parenting and clinical supervision for 25 years. Currently, she offers clinical consultation for professionals in these areas.

Fees:

• Professional: NCRSS member $165 Non- member: $190
• Unlicensed Interns/students: NCRSS members $140 Non-member $160
• Continuing Education: additional $25 per course

REGISTER AT www.californiasandplay.org

Continuing Education credits: CPA Accredited: NCRSS is approved by the California Psychological Association (# NOR021) to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognizes CPA for continuing education credit for LCSW’s, LMFT’s and LPCC’s. NCRSS is responsible for maintaining this program and its contents. A maximum of 6 CE credits may be earned, based on class attendance. Each individual course is 6 hours of instruction eligible for CE credits. One credit equal 60 minutes of instruction Play Therapy CEs: Provider #13-343 Four courses have been submitted for approval for six hours APT credits.