Day 1: Complex Developmental Trauma
May 4, 2019 (Sat)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(6 instructional hours)

Day 1: Complex Developmental Trauma in children who have suffered emotional and psychological abuse.

Sand, sensation and body in Sandplay therapy. Neurobiology of complex developmental trauma. The importance of play, sensation and use of sand in healing complex developmental trauma. Includes a case study.

Day 2: The Evolution of Consciousness
May 5, 2019 (Sun)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(6 instructional hours)

Day 2: The Evolution of Consciousness in a child with severe deficits in social function and behavioural problems.

The case material will be used to illustrate the process of recovery from complex developmental trauma and the development of a heathy functioning ego. His Sandplay process will be explored through Separation from the Mother-Child unity, the emergence of the Hero archetype and finally, the Transformation stage. These stages mirror the historical stages in the evolution of consciousness in mankind as described by Neumann.

Day 3: Clinical Skills Set
May 6, 2019 (Mon)
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(6 instructional hours)

Day 3. Clinical skills set – Sandplay through therapist-client interaction

Clinical skill sets is an important part of holding the client into the heart of the journey. Through witnessing Sandplay trays, students will strengthen the understanding of the ‘open and protected’ space of solid and healthy containment; appropriating an experience of strong feelings and thoughts that perhaps, were hidden away.

Course Objectives

• Define trauma and its effect in the mind, body, and soul through the sand.
• Understanding personality development and the archetype of the mother-child relationship.
• Identify wounding in the sandplay.
• Describe how symbols, play, archetypes, and transcendent function promote healing in Sandplay Therapy.
• Understanding individuation – a process of psychological differentiation.

SandPlay Therapy Course (4th to 6th May, 2019)