Training & Conferences
 Listed below are scheduled Trainings and Conferences.
All instructors listed below 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
form, click here (pdf).
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Trainings
Conferences
The Netherlands Sandplay Society Celebrates its 5th
Anniversary
Transformation and Healing in Sandplay and Meditation
June 5-7, 2009
Faculty: Martin Kalff with three lectures and three more very
well-known interational Sandplay teachers, like Alexander
Esterhuyzen, Alexander von Gonthard and Ulrike Hinsch.
For more information:
http://www.sandplaynederland.org/jubileum.html
| 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 Fall of 2009
The Sandplay Therapists of America is pleased to announce the
opening of the Sandplay Therapy Institute in the Fall of 2009.
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
(.pdf).
Sandplay Dialogues 2009 – Alchemy (Corrales, NM)
Sponsored by the New Mexico Sandplay Society
May 30, 2009 (1 – 4 pm)
Part II: Nigredo (Calcinatio and Dissolutio)
Presenter: Lorraine Freedle, PhD
July 17, 2009
Part III: Albedo (Coagulatio and Sublimatio)
Presenter: Carole and Chas Wells
October 17, 2009
Part IV: Rubedo (Mortificatio and Coniunctio)
Presenter: tba
Location: 87 Lena Court, Corrales, NM 87048
Registration: Contact Luanne Lee at (505) 922-9548 or
luanne.lee@mac.com
Psyche, Soma, Spirit: The Three Realms of Sandplay (Marine-on
St. Croix, MN) Sponsored by the Minnesota Sandplay Therapy Group
June 5 – 7, 2009
Join us for this weekend conference that will focus on the
relationship of sandplay to other somatic, body-based, or
spiritual interventions. Presentations will include the use of
sandplay along with other holistic, integrative, and right-brain
based interventions such as somatic experiencing, sensorimotor
psychotherapy, EMDR, authentic movement, and mindfulness
practice. Clinical populations of focus include those with brain
injuries; attachment disorders; trauma and other mental health
conditions. Clinical material addresses both child and adult
cases. The rustic and peaceful Dunrovin Retreat Center on the
St. Croix River provides the container for a weekend of
intellectual stimulation, creative revitalization, and renewal
of spirit.
Click here (.pdf) for
more information.
Sandplay, Attachment and Development of the Self (Petaluma,
CA.)
July 11th, 10am-5pm,
$135.00, We will analyze together sandplays and dreams of
a 9 year old child with anxious attachment. Call or email for
flyer. Appropriate for all levels. Liza Ravitz, Ph.D., CST-T,
707-762-7828,
lizajill@comcast.net
Deepening Understanding of Symbols in Sandplay (Bloomington,
IL)
July 25, 2009
Presenter: Mariellen Griffith, STA Clinical Teaching Member
For more information, contact Mariellen Griffith at
mgriffithg@aol.com
Online Courses in Sandplay Theory and Practice
CE & Training Hours
For more information:
www.temenospress.com/learning
Workshop Series in Sandplay Therapy (Denver, CO)
September, October, November 2009
February, March, April 2010
36 hours training in 6 Saturdays.
Dates and titles to be announced.
Play therapy (APT Provider 99-049) as well as STA training
credits.
Sponsored by the Colorado Sandplay Therapy Association.
Presenter: Christine Ford, LPC, Clinical Teaching Member
For more information, contact Christine Ford at
sandford@ecentral.com
SAVE THE DATE – September 12, 2009 (Santa Fe, NM)
The New Mexico Society will host a one-day seminar
September 12, 2009 (tentative)
Lorraine R. Freedle, PhD will present material from her
dissertation Using Sandplay with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). A
case study will be examined and discussed, not only by Dr.
Freedle, but also by the readers whose viewpoints approach the
case with a variety of responses, (Body, Mind, and Spirit).
See the STA Journal article: Volume XVI, Number 2, 2007:
Freedle, Lorraine Razzi. Sandplay Therapy with Traumatic Brain
Injured Adults: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Santa Fe, New
Mexico
Presenter: Lorraine R. Freedle, PhD
For more information, visit the NMSS website at
http://nmsst.org
or contact the NMSS Program Chair, Luanne Lee at
luannelee@mac.com
Introductory Sandplay Workshop (Portland, OR)
September 19, 2009
This introductory workshop interweaves lecture and experiential
exercises to provide the participant with a basic theoretical
understanding of sandplay, as well as a personal glimpse into
its essence. A case study further illuminates the quality and
nature of the inner journey.
Presenter: Diane S. Hyde, LCSW, ACSW, Clinical Teaching
Member
For more information, contact Diane Hyde at
dianehyde@comcast.net
or (503) 227-6080.
Sandplay and Analytically Oriented Psychotherapy (San
Francisco/Bay Area, CA)
September 2008 to June 2009
One year, in-depth training. Reading of theoretical material
applied to case presentations by participants . 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’
psycho-therapeutic work by understanding this non-verbal
modality as an integral part of analytically oriented
psychotherapy. We are especially interested in relational and
intersubjective elements, non-verbal and trauma based images
that can be concretely seen in sandtrays created by clients.
Topics will include but not be limited to infantile states, the
analytic relationship, approach to the image and the
transference, interconnection of dreams and sandplay, the
numinous and the function of the spiritual in the psyche. All of
thee areas will be studied and discussed as experienced in
sandplay. Readings will be chosen from analytic and
psychoanalytic writers that amplify these topics.
Enrollment limited.
One Saturday per month, 10:00 am – 1:15 pm
CEU’s available for MFC, LCSW, Psychologists
(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
Consultation
Groups
Atlanta, GA and Southeastern United States
July 19, 2008 and subsequent 5-6 week intervals
Donna Johnson, LCSW, ATR-BC
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (404) 256-9797
Email:
dj4art@earthlink.net
Berkeley & San Rafael, California
Maria Ellen Chiaia, PhD
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 2007 –Training in Sandplay and Analytical
Oriented Psychotherapy (click
here for more information)
Email:
mchiaia@sbcgloabal.net
Denver, Boulder & Castle Rock, Colorado
Play therapy (APT Provider 99-049) as well as STA training
credits
4th Fridays, 10 am – noon (389 Gilbert Street, Castle Rock)
Nancy Burnett, CST-T, PhD
Phone: (303) 549-4717 or email:
nancyburnettphd@mac.com
2nd Mondays, 10 am – noon (832 Emerson Street, Denver)
Christine Ford, LPC, CST-T
Phone: (303) 832-9767 or email:
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
Global
Imagine studying your sandplay cases without the constraints of
time…
Temenos Press® Learning Center
Sandplay Integrative Seminars
Individual and Group Consultation
Online & In-Person
Facilitated by Barbara A. Turner, PhD, MFT, RPT-S, ISST/STA
- In person, or via secure, online setting
- Groups meet monthly for five days, for 3 CE hours
- Group or individual consultation members can to return
to prior sand tray pictures, or print out all comments made
during consultation
I take a directive role in the process, asking questions, and teaching principles and theory directly from case material
For Information:
Email:
publisher@temenospress.com
Website:
www.temenospress.com
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
Northern California
Consultation Intensives with Barbara A. Turner, PhD, MFT,
CST-T
18 Group consultation hours over 3 days
3 Presentation hours
Groups limited to 6 participants
Intensives scheduled regularly
For Information:
http://www.barbaraturner.org/SandplayTraining.html
Portland, OR
New group forming
Bonnie McLean, LCSW, JA
Phone: (503) 221-7220
San Diego, CA
Private Sandplay Training & Consultation
Times & Dates Negotiable
Gita Morena, PhD, MFT, ISST/STA
Phone: (619) 328-9020
Email: gitam@cox.net
Website:
www.inshallahretreatcenter.com
San Francisco, CA
One Friday a month, 10:00 – 12:30 am, September - June
Lauren Cunningham, LCSW, JA
Also starting in September 2008 – 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 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
Woodinville, WA (Northeast of Seattle)
3rd Saturdays, 10 am – noon (or as convenient for group)
Geri Grubbs, Ph.D, LCSW, Jungian Analyst
Author of Sandplay Categorical Checklist for Sandplay Analysis
Phone: (425) 844-8194 or email:
geri@EastsideJung.com
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
Trainings with Barbara A. Turner, PhD, MFT, CST-T, RPT-S
In-Person & LIVE Teleconference Classes
These are live classes over high speed internet – with no travel
expenses
Courses meet ISST/STA standards for CST & Practitioner Memberships
- Introduction to Sandplay Therapy 18 Hours Total
- The Practice of Sandplay – 7 Hours
- First Trays - 7 Hours
- Jungian Theory - Psychic Structures – 6 Hours
- Jungian Theory - Psychic Dynamics – 6 Hours
- Symbols in Sandplay: The Nature of Symbols & How They
Function to Effect Psychic Change – 6 Hours
- Case Consultation Intensive 18 Hours - Limited to 6
participants
Group consultation of participants’ case material, following
ISST/
STA guidelines. Each participant presents case material from his
or her practice for consultation. Participants receive 18 group
participation hours & 3 presentation hours.
For Course Schedules & Details:
http://www.barbaraturner.org/SandplayTraining.html
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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