Adlerian Applications of Sand Tray Play Therapy - In-Person

In this in-person workshop, you learn the basics of sand tray play therapy, the basics of Adlerian theory, and a variety of methods for combining the two.  We will explore how to use sand trays to (a) build a relationship with clients; (b) explore clients’ lifestyle patterns; (c) help clients gain insight into their patterns; and (d) facilitate clients making changes in their thoughts, feelings, attitudes, behaviors, and relationships. You will learn how to use Adlerian concepts to help you develop an understanding of clients and practice sand tray strategies for consulting with parents and teachers. Built into this workshop is the opportunity to do a personal sand tray every day, serve as a witness and facilitator with a partner’s sand trays, and do sand trays with volunteer "clients."  Required reading before class: Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy , 3rd ed. (Kottman & Meany-Walen, 2016) and Sandtray: A Practical Manual (Homeyer & Sweeney, 2017) 

40 CE hours (Contact)       (includes 20 hours on Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories, 15 hours on Play Therapy Skills and Methods, and 5 hours on Play Therapy Special Topics )

APT Approved Provider 99-055

Learning Objectives–participants will be able to:

1. Set up a sand tray room with a wide variety of figures representing the key categories of sand tray miniatures
2. Describe the rationale for sand tray play therapy
3. Describe the different types of sand trays used in Adlerian sand tray play therapy
4.  Give examples of each of the different types of sand trays used in Adlerian sand tray play therapy
5. Explain the distinction between sand play therapy, sand tray therapy, and sand tray play therapy
6. Explain the steps in a sand tray play therapy process
7. Demonstrate the steps in a sand tray play therapy process by leading a client through the creation of a sand tray
8. Describe the Four-Fold Way and explain how the principles relate to sand tray play therapy
9. Describe 3 core concepts of Individual Psychology
10. Explain how those 3 core concepts of Individual Psychology are applied to the Adlerian applications of sand tray play therapy
11. Describe how the sand tray play therapy process can be used to build relationships with play therapy clients
12. Give at least 2 examples of the types of trays that could be used to build relationships with play therapy clients
13. Describe how the sand  tray play therapy process can be used to explore clients’ lifestyle patterns
14. Give at least 2 examples of sand trays that the play therapist could use to explore clients' lifestyle patterns
15. List and describe the Crucial Cs and explain how understanding a play therapy client's Crucial Cs can be used in Adlerian sand tray play therapy
16. List and describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's Crucial Cs
17. List and describe the personality priorities and explain how understanding play therapy client's personality priorities can be used in Adlerian sand tray play therapy
18. List and describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's personality priorities
19. List and describe the goals of misbehavior and explain how understanding the client's goals of misbehavior can be used in Adlerian sand tray play therapy
20. List and describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's goals of misbehavior 
21. List and describe at least 2 directed trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's assets/strengths
22. List and describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's lifestyle convictions
23. List and describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to identify a play therapy client's mistaken beliefs about self, others, and the world
24. Describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's family atmosphere
25. Describe at least 2 directed sand trays that can be used to explore a play therapy client's psychological birth order position
26. Explain how the Adlerian sand tray play therapy process can be used to help clients gain insight into their lifestyle patterns
27.  Explain the skill of metacommunication and describe how an Adlerian play therapist can use it to help clients gain insight into their lifestyle patterns
28. Describe and give examples of how doing a sand tray for a client can help that client gain insight into his/her/their lifestyle
29. Describe the process of designing a metaphor to be told to clients through the medium of sand tray play therapy
30. Describe how the therapist could do the mutual storytelling process through the medium of sand tray play therapy
31. Describe of how sand tray play therapy can help clients make changes in their thoughts, feelings, attitudes, behaviors, and relationships
32. List and describe at least 3 examples of directed sand trays that could help play therapy clients make changes in their behavior
33. List and describe at least 2 examples of directed sand trays that could help play therapy clients make changes in their feelings
34. List and describe at least 2 examples of directed sand trays that could help play therapy client make changes in their relationships
35. Explain how to use sand tray play therapy strategies for consulting with parents and teachers
36. Describe at least 2 directed sand tray play therapy activities that can be used to help parents better understand their children
37. Describe at least 2 directed sand tray play therapy activities that can be used to help parents better understand their own attitudes and behaviors in their parenting roles
38. Describe at least 2 direct sand tray play therapy activities that can be used to reframe children's behavior for teachers
39. Describe at least 2 direct sand tray play therapy activities that can be used to help teachers make shifts in their interactions with students