Sandtray Level: 4 – Foundations
Location: Bloomington, IN
Instructor: Heather Maritano
Contact Hours: 12 CEUs/ 2 days
Prerequisites: Foundations

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Sandtray Level: 4 – Foundations
Location: Bloomington, IN
Instructor: Heather Maritano
Contact Hours: 12 CEUs/ 2 days
Prerequisites: Foundations

Building on the previous three foundational levels, participants in this 2-day workshop continue to develop facilitation skills for sandtray play therapy.
The training includes discussion of professional and ethical issues related to all aspects of treatment. Particular focus is given to the clinical relationship as it relates to transference, countertransference, and co-transference. Participants will have opportunities to refine and integrate therapeutic skills through hands-on practice with workshop partners. An amplification technique will be utilized in demonstrating ways to guide the process in exploring client concerns.
Each participant will have an individual sandtray for practice exercises and for creating individual sandtray words.

All sections must be marked as complete to receive certificate.
Inner Resources Training Institute is an approved provider for the following organizations:
Indiana Professional Licensing Board has approved this organization to provide category 1 continuing education hours for LSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and LMHCs. Provider # 98000765A

NBCC, ACEP No. 7363

Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider #07-200

Registered Sand Therapist Trainer RST-C/T
World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals
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Programs that do not qualify for NBCC and/or APT, or any CE hours are clearly identified. To ensure that the credit hours you receive are applicable for your purposes, please contact the agencies for which you are seeking credit directly. You must attend the entire session to receive credit, no partial credit will be issued.
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Inner Resources Training Institute reserves the right to cancel any training due to unforeseen circumstances. If this occurs, you will be refunded the full amount of your registration fee. Liability for cancellations is limited to the cost of the registration fee. Inner Resources is not responsible for other expenses incurred by the customer, such as lodging and travel.
If you make your request for cancellation, by email or voicemail, no later than 21 days prior to the start of the workshop 75% of your registration fee will be reimbursed. You may transfer/ sell your enrollment to another qualified person at anytime.
As a general rule, no refunds will be issued for missed sessions or cancellation requests initiated within 21 days of your scheduled workshop. Inner Resources Training Institute has the discretion to issue a refund or a credit for valid emergencies such as sudden illness, death, or national emergency .
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