Harriet S. Friedman, LMFT, JA, CST-T, and Rie Rogers Mitchell, CST-T
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 2, Issue 1, 1992
Keywords
sandplay therapy, future, sandplay community, 1992, San Rafael, California, STA, Conference
Abstract
Participants at the 1992 Sand Rafael conference, sponsored by Sandplay Therapists of America, were asked the following questions via a questionnaire: (a) What do you think the future of sandplay will be? and (b) What is your wish about how sandplay might evolve in the 21st century? Forty-six questionnaires (18%) were returned. Respondents predicted: (1) Sandplay would be incorporated into both long-and short-term therapy in institutional and non-clinical settings; (2) People would seek the experience of sandplay, not just for the resolution of psychological conflicts, but also as a source of meaningful reconnection to their own creative and spiritual expressions; and (3) Sandplay could have a healing effect of the larger world community. Also identified were six major issues that need consideration and conscientious examination by the sandplay community.
Suggested Citation
Friedman, H. S., & Mitchell, R. R. (1992). Future of sandplay: Responses from the sandplay community. Journal of Sandplay Therapy 2(1). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.1992.02.1.066
