Time:
9:00 AM – 12:15 PM MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
11:00 AM – 2:15 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
Objectives:
Learning how to read the iconographic language of Sandplay imagery is an ongoing, lifelong task for the Sandplay therapist. This webinar will address how to approach the formidable task of cultivating symbolic literacy, of becoming erudite in understanding how the outer terrain of a sandplay imagery mirrors the ‘inscape’ of the psyche.
Part 1 will focus on temporal and structural aspects to consider when reading the symbolic language of Sandplay. What does the timing of when sandtrays are created in the context of therapy mean? What is to be considered in evaluating initial sandtrays? What do the topographical aspects of the sandtray reveal? How can we understand the subtitles of shape, contour, texture, and use of space? These questions and more will be explored as part of the foundation for developing symbolic literacy in Sandplay.
Betty Jackson, LSW, CST-T, is a Teaching Member of Sandplay Therapists of America and the International Society for Sandplay Therapy with over 40 years of experience as a clinical social worker with over 40 years of experience using Sandplay to treat clients in school, mental health agency, and private practice settings. She began her Sandplay training with Dora Kalff in 1975, became a Teaching Member of STA and ISST in 1991, has published several articles in the Journal of Sandplay Therapy, and co-edited Into the Heart of Sandplay, a collection of stories about what inspired these individuals to pursue Sandplay. Ms. Jackson served two consecutive terms as an STA representative on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (2014 to 2022). She has extensive national and international teaching experience, both in-person and online. Ms. Jackson has established The Center for Jungian Sandplay in southeastern Pennsylvania in order to offer ongoing opportunities for personal process, consultation and training in Sandplay in the tradition of Dora Kalff.
Contact: BettyCJackson@mac.com for registration and payment instructions.
Event flyer: Cultivating Symbolic Literacy.