Training & Conferences
Listed below are scheduled Trainings and Conferences.
All instructors listed are STA/ISST
Teaching Members. STA encourages students of sandplay to seek
training and supervision from a variety of sources.
STA also offers an Outreach Program to help individuals who
are interested in furthering their knowledge of sandplay but due
to geographical location do not have access to training
opportunities. Click here to find
our more about the Outreach Program.
Clinical Members: Please Submit Training Events to
sta@sandplay.org
in the brief format below or for more information and submission
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Conferences
Sandplay I
Introduction & Foundations
10 Days - 70 Hours $1,200 ------change to $1,250
Monday-Friday August 8-19, 2011 ---- Delete
Monday - Friday August 6 - 17, 2012
Northern California Wine Country
Introduction to Sandplay Therapy - 21 hours
Symbols in Sandplay - 7 hrs
Tracking the Process of Psychic Change in Sandplay - 7 hrs
Sandplay With Children & Adults - 14 hrs
In-Depth Sandplay Case Study: Application of Principles &
Theory to Participant Case Work - 21 hrs
Sandplay II
Advanced Training
10 Days - 70 Hours $1,250
Monday-Friday March 12 - 23, 2012
Monday - Friday March 11 - 22, 2013
Northern California Wine Country
Please Note: Prerequisite for Sandplay II is Sandplay I
or the Equivalent
Jungian Personality Theory in Sandplay - 7 hrs
Understanding Sandplay Process - 14 hrs
Intersubjective Neurology of Sandplay - 7 hrs
Developmental Considerations in Sandplay Process - 7
Pre-Sandplay with Attachment Disordered Children - 7 hrs
In-Depth Sandplay Case Study: Application of Principles &
Theory to Participant Case Work - 28 hrs
Each session is 10 days (70 hours)
Fee: $1,000 Sandplay II and $1,200 Sandplay I ---delete line
Entrance by application
Presenter: Barbara Turner, PhD, CST-T, RPT-S
For more information, contact Barbara Turner at
drbarb@barbaraturner.org
STA National Conference May 31 – June 2, 2012 in
Berkeley, California.
Join us for a restorative, integrative, and
inspirational conference exploring the many dimensions of
Sandplay. Click here for
more information.
Sandplay in Switzerland, A Two-Week Training Intensive
Coming in Summer 2013
This unique, intensive course is for
professionals who use Sandplay in their work and for those in
training to do so. Join us for an opportunity to study and work
in depth with Sandplay, imagery, and your own creative process.
Travel to Switzerland, stay in a lovely countryside conference
center surrounded by the Swiss Alps, and live for two weeks with
international master teachers and a community of like-minded
souls.
The program includes case presentations by
faculty, soul painting workshops, opportunities for supervision,
and body/soul work with dreams, movement, creative expression,
and ritual. We will visit the sacred Black Madonna at the nearby
cathedral. An optional trip into the mountains to experience the
glory of the Swiss Alps is also offered.
The program offers 50 hours toward ISST/STA
certification and 50 hours of approved continuing education for
MFTs and Social Workers.
Faculty includes Judy Zappacosta, Martin Kalff,
Sabine Kalff, and others to be announced. Program Director is
Patty Flowers.
Offered by Caring for the Soul Conferences.
Please contact us for more information:
Email:
caringforthesoul@earthlink.net
Phone: 831-724-3575
| The following Intensive Trainings, Workshops,
Distance Learning, Internships and International
Training Association educational opportunities are
independently offered by individual ISST and STA
Clinical Teaching Members and their affiliate groups,
who are entirely responsible for their content and
activities. Please note that these learning
opportunities are not sponsored by the Sandplay
Therapists of America organization. |
Workshops
Sandplay Therapy Institute (St. Paul, MN)
Beginning Spring of 2010
The Sandplay Therapists of America is pleased to announce the
opening of the Sandplay Therapy Institute in the Spring of 2010.
This is the first time a permanent Institute for the study of
sandplay will exist in the United States. The purpose of this
Institute is to promote the study of sandplay as taught by Dora
Kalff. The goal is to provide a learning environment for
in-depth study of sandplay, and an exploration into the
intricate workings of the human psyche, with affordability as a
key priority.
The core sandplay curriculum will be augmented with
coursework in Jungian psychology, mythology, dreamwork,
spiritual traditions and symbolic process, and will be
integrated with clinical and therapeutic case material of
children and adults. Each seminar will be taught by a team of
Certified Sandplay Therapists and researchers.
The coursework will be completed over a two year period with
four intensive weekends per year (two each fall and two each
spring). This training program meets all the coursework
requirements for ISST/STA membership.
Where: The first two-year program will be centrally located
in St. Paul, Minnesota.
For more information,
click here.
Online Courses in Sandplay Foundations and Theory
CE & Training Hours
For more information:
www.temenospress.com/learning
Professional Program in Sandplay Therapy Studies (San Diego,
CA)
Offered through the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD)
Post-masters training for licensed and licensure track mental
health professionals.
16 one-day (7 hour)/month seminars
CE credit available
Program Coordinator: Gita Morena, PhD, CST-T
For more information and brochure, contact Kristy Higdon
atkhigdon@ucsd.edu or
(858) 964-1070
The Elements, the Archetypes and the Self (San Francisco/Bay
Area, CA)
 Fall
2011, Winter 2012 and Spring 2012 – 3 weekend retreats TBA,
Friday - Sunday
The four elements in nature move in a circular process that
we experience in the seasons and phases of the moon. In sandplay
archetypal images that reflect the unfolding Self in the
individuation process also circle around as we move through the
ages and stages of life. Ancient practices, from both East and
West, work to bring the four elements into a balance and flow,
promoting the healing of the body, mind and spirit. Sandplay,
like Navaho sand painting, provides us with such a practice.
Through experiential work, theoretical and sandplay case
material we will learn how the elements manifest and transform
as the psyche works to create balance and flow. This process of
alchemical transformation of the elements forms one of core
aspects of sandplay, connecting our present work to ancient
healing practices as well as to the practice of alchemy in the
21st century.
This course is intended for therapists who are currently
using sandplay in their psychotherapeutic practice, who have had
introductory level courses in sandplay, and have experienced a
personal sandplay process. The purpose of this course is to
deepen clinicians’ psychotherapeutic work by understanding and
experiencing how the elements, the archetypes and the Self guide
transformation of the psyche in sandplay.
Tuition for three weekends is $350 per weekend plus
residential fees TBA. CEU’s available for MFC, LCSW.
Psychologists pending. (30 hours for year’s seminar)
Presented by Jungian Analysts and ISST/STA Teaching Members
Maria Ellen Chiaia, PhD, JA and Lauren Cunningham, LCSW, JA
For information: contact Maria Ellen Chiaia, PhD, JA at
mchiaia@sbcglobal.net
or (510) 654-3281 or Lauren Cunningham, LCSW, JA at
Lauren_c@pacbell.net
or (415) 585-4551
Sandplay II
Intermediate Training
10 Days – 70 Hours $1,250
Monday-Friday March 12 - 23, 2012
Monday - Friday March 11 - 22, 2013
Northern California Wine Country
Please Note: Prerequisite for Sandplay II is Sandplay I
or the Equivalent
- Jungian Personality Theory in Sandplay – 7 hrs
- Understanding Sandplay Process – 14 hrs
- Intersubjective Neurology of Sandplay – 7 hrs
- Developmental Considerations in Sandplay Process – 7
- Pre-Sandplay with Attachment Disordered Children – 7 hrs
- In-Depth Sandplay Case Study: Application of Principles &
Theory to Participant Case Work – 28 hrs
Each session is 10 days (70 hours)
Fee: $1,000 Sandplay II and $1,200 Sandplay I
Entrance by application
Presenter: Barbara Turner, PhD, CST-T, RPT-S
For more information, contact Barbara Turner at
drbarb@barbaraturner.org
Symbolic Process in Sandplay Therapy (Bayside, CA)
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 9:30-4:30
This six-hour Fundamentals of Sandplay course will focus on
symbolic process and its relevance to Sandplay Therapy. We’ll
explore a cluster of symbols relating to centering and
circulating. Such symbols are commonly seen in sandplay
representing psychological change. Images of circles, spheres,
spirals, mandalas will be illustrated through Sandplay of both
adults and children. Theoretical material will be presented on
the difference between symbol and sign, visual vs. material
(body) symbol, and the manner of interpretation of symbols.
There will also be several experiential opportunities to amplify
your understanding of the use of symbols.
LOCATION: Humboldt Area Foundation, Bayside, CA
-Jill Kaplan, MFT, CST-T (link to Jill's bio)
-Ellen Searle LeBel, MFT, SP
For more information and registration go to
www.norcalsandplay.org
and click on "2012 trainings".
Introduction to Sandplay Therapy Seminar
Donna Johnson, LCSW, ATR-BC, CST-T
The Link Counseling Center
348 Mt. Vernon Hwy. NE
Sandy Spring, GA 30328
Second Fridays of January – June 2012
1-4 pm
$350
404/256-9797
dj4art@earthlink.net
Consultation
Groups
Atlanta, GA and Southeastern United States
Dates to be arranged
Sandy Springs, GA
Donna Johnson, LCSW, ATR-BC
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 256-9797
Email:
dj4art@earthlink.net
Berkeley & San Rafael, California
Maria Ellen Chiaia, PhD, JA
Co-author of Sandplay in Three Voices: Images, Relationship, the
Numinous
Individual and group consultation
San Rafael Consult Group (Mondays 1x per month; 11-1 pm)
Berkeley Consult Group (times and dates negotiable)
Starting in September 2009 –Training in Sandplay and Analytical
Oriented Psychotherapy (click
here for more information)
Email:
mchiaia@sbcgloabal.net
Santa Rosa, California
Elizabeth Margoliash, MA
Available for individual consultation or personal sandplay
process.
Office Phone (707) 542-4549
Bloomington, IL
Training and Consultation Group and Individual consultation
and sandplay therapy available.
sessions will be scheduled during the afternoon
following the training.
Mariellen Griffith, Ed.D, LMFT
Certified Sandplay Therapist – Teacher
Phone: (309) 378-3020
Email: mgriffithg@aol.com
Boulder, Colorado
Christine Ford, LPC, CST-T
3rd Fridays, 10am-noon
Monthly meetings of 2nd group to be arranged
1800 30th St. (Crossroads Gardens)
303-832-9767
sandford@ecentral.com
Denver, Colorado
Christine Ford, LPC, CST-T
Monthly meetings to be arranged
832 Emerson St.
303-832-9767
sandford@ecentral.com
Folsom and Roseville, California
Kathleen Beavers, LCSW, ISST/STA Teaching Member
New group forming in Folsom
Individual consultation in Folsom/Roseville
Phone: (916) 984-8769
Menlo Park or San Jose, California
Individual Consultation
Sandplay and Jungian Analytic Therapy
STA Teaching Member: Jill Kaplan, LMFT
Contact: by phone at (650) 364-4670 or or email
jillkk@att.net
Los Angeles, CA and Portland, OR and International
Monthly Consultation Group (Silver Lake, Los Angeles)
Tuesday 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Individual case consultation and consultation for Sandplay
research are available by appointment
Locations: Silver Lake office in Los Angeles, Portland, OR
Distant (international) case consultation available by
appointment
CEU for MFTs and LCSWs provided
Sachiko Taki Reece
Phone: (323) 661-5297 and (323) 351-5163 (cell)
Email: takisan2@mac.com
New York City and Northern Pennsylvania
Darcey J. Ortolf, Ph.D., Clinical and Teaching Member
Mondays and Fridays
Phone: (212) 249-0980
Fax: (570) 588-4443
Email: dortolf@ptd.net
Individual and Group Consultation
Fridays
STA Teaching Member: Kate Adams, MA, LMHC
Contact: 215-348-8454
kateadamslpc@verizon.net
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Area
Individual and Group Consultation
STA Teaching Member: Kate Adams, MA, LPC
Contact: 215-348-8454
kateadamslpc@verizon.net
Portland, OR
New group forming
Bonnie McLean, LCSW, JA
Phone: (503) 221-7220
San Diego, CA
Individual, Group and Skype Consultation
CE Units available
Gita Morena, PhD, LMFT
Phone: (619) 328-9020
Email: gitam@cox.net
Website:
www.gitamorena.com
San Francisco, CA
One Friday a month, 10:00 – 12:30 am, September - June
Lauren Cunningham, LCSW, JA
Also starting in September 2009 – Training in Sandplay and Analytical
Oriented Psychotherapy (click
here for more information)
Email:
lauren_c@pacbell.net
Phone: (415) 585-4551
San Francisco & Petaluma, California
Every 2 weeks for 1 ½ hours
CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs
Beginning January 2006
Petaluma: Thursday or Friday Morning
San Francisco: Thursday Afternoon
$50 per meeting
Liza J. Ravitz, PhD, JA, Teaching Member, Jungian Analyst
Phone: (415) 931-6135 or (707)762-7827
Email:
lizajill@comcast.net
San Francisco Bay Area & San Jose South Bay, California
Group Consultation
Meeting Dates: First Saturday of each month
LaVon Bobo, MFT, CST-T
Email:
lavonbobo@comcast.net
Phone: (408) 735-9247 or (650) 200-7771
San Jose, California
Group Consultation
Sandplay and Jungian Analytic Therapy
Information: Friday, once a month 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
STA Teaching Member: Jill Kaplan, LMFT and Olivia Heathcote,
EdD, LMFT
Contact: by phone at (650) 364-4670 or or email
jillkk@att.net
San Rafael, California
Monthly Consult Group
Integrative Sandplay – includes attachment,
interpersonal, and symbolic theories and readings
Friday 8:30 – 10:30 am
Group Forming (week to be decided by group)
Tessamarie Capitolo, MFT (Analytic psychotherapist.
National and international presenter, published several
articles in Journal of Sandplay Therapy.)
Phone: (415) 456-4448
Email:
tcapitolo@sbcglobal.net
Tampa, FL
Monthly Training and Consultation Group
September through May 2009
Patricia Dunn-Fierstein, LCSW
Certified Sandplay Therapist – Teacher
Phone: (813) 253-3797
Email:
patricia.df@verizon.net
Website:
www.sandsearch.org
Distance Learning
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
NEW!! Earn CEU credits by reading the Journal and taking a short
test on-line.
Fees: $33.00 per class
CEU: 3 units per class; meets CEU requirements from the
following: BRN, CA BBS, FL, ISST, NAADAC, NBCC, OH, STA, TX, TX,
SBEPC, NASW.
For information or to sign up:
www.psychceu.com
Online Courses with Barbara A. Turner, PhD, MFT, CST-T, RPT-S
Extensive curriculum in the Foundations and Theory of sandplay therapy.
Foundational and Introductory Courses
- The History and Development of Sandplay Therapy (Parts 1 & 2)
- Introduction to Sandplay Therapy: Overview of Process and Procedures (Parts 1 & 2)
Intermediate Courses
- Learn Jungian Personality Therapy and Apply Directly to Actual Sandplay Case Material
(Dr. Turner personally reviews and comments on your work)
- Jungian Theory in Sandplay Therapy (Part 1): The Unconscious, Consciousness, and the Ego-Self Relationship
- Jungian Theory in Sandplay Therapy (Part 2): The Four Functions, Persona, Shadow, and
Archetypes
- Jungian Theory in Sandplay Therapy (Part 3): Individuation, Differentiation, Compensation,
and Adaptation
- Jungian Theory in Sandplay Therapy (Part 4): Symbol Formation and the Transcendent
Function
Online Case Consultation
Continuing Education Credits
For more information and course detail, contact
publisher@temenospress.com or visit the website at
www.temenospress.com/learning
Kate Amatruda, Clinical
Teaching Member
- Psyche & Soma
Sandplay Therapy and the Body
- Sandplay Therapy & The Liminal World
Video
The Threshold between Body and Psyche
- Sandplay: The Sacred Healing
A Guide to Symbolic Process
- Trauma, Terror and Treatment
PTSD in children and adults
- The Witch and the Queen
Psychotherapy with Women at Midlife and
Beyond
Information: Kate Amatruda (888) 777-3773
www.psychceu.com
Internships
California
- San Rafael
Child Therapy Institute of Marin
Two-year internship in Sandplay.
Information: Brian Lukas, Ph.D. or Linda Bath, MFCC at (415)
456-7724
Hawaii
- Honolulu
The Sandplay Therapy & Training Institute, Inc.
Information: Luana Rowland, (808) 957-0038
International Training Associations
British and Irish Sandplay Society (BISS)
- BISS
PO Box 382240
London, NW3 2WQ ENGLAND
Information:
bisst@btopenworld.com Tel: 01342-837232 (message
service)
Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy CAST
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sandspieltherapie
Israel Sandplay Therapist
Association
Italian Association for Sandplay Therapy
- Dr. A. Navone
Via E. Q. Visconti 103
00193 Roma, Italy
Information: Telephone (039-661) 697 227 (home) or 687 640
(office)
Taiwan Sandplay Association
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