Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy II – NCRSS Training – Sandplay and Play Therapy with Children: Creating the Free and Protected Space

Jill Kaplan, LMFT, CST-T  

6 CE credits

This introductory sandplay course will focus on the “free and protected space”, conceived by Dora Kalff, as it applies to child therapy. Developmental stages and themes in sandplay process of children will be identified and discussed as well as child development theories and neurobiology findings which are relevant to sandplay and play therapy. Participants will learn and discuss how to present child sandplay therapy to parents and to form an alliance with parents around treatment issues such as beginning therapy, parenting styles, and termination. We will also focus on containment issues and challenges presented in child therapy through the analysis of an in-depth case example.

Learning Objectives  this workshop is designed to help you:

1. Name the stages of development according to Dora Kalff.
2. Apply the concept of the free and protected space to working with parents in child play therapy.
3. Identify three characteristics of trays made by children under the age of 7.
4. Describe how to handle confidentiality with parents.
5. Describe the value of play from the perspective of neurobiology.
6. Name a termination issue with parents and describe how you might handle it.

Jill Kaplan, LMFT, CST-T, specializes in child therapy and also works with adults.  She has authored articles in the Journal of Sandplay Therapy and has taught nationally and internationally. She is especially interested in trauma and in the complementary teachings of Buddhism and Sandplay.  She is current President of Sandplay Therapists of America.  Jill has practiced Zen meditation for over 20 years and is a teacher in the lineage of Suzuki-roshi.
 
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.