Sandtray is an expressive modality for all ages that uses sensory and symbolic means to safely explore the full range of self and experience.MORE ➝
SUPERVISION Training
Explore the complex nature of clinical supervision, the various tasks and roles of a supervisor, techniques and supervision models.
Consultation
Helping seasoned or emerging clinicians enhance professional development.In-person and virtual options, customizable, package rates available.
ETHICS Training
Ethical practice is a way of recognizing and thoughtfully resolving, to the best of one’s ability, the inevitable conflicts that arise in our work.
PLAY Therapy Training
Learn the basics, explore theory, understand the science of play and its clinical applications across populations and more.
Individualized & Mutually Created
Clinical or personal consultations for individuals or organizations; individual sessions utilizing sandtray and expressive arts; and a variety of co-created processes to meet your needs
Whether for personal wellbeing or professional use, expressive modalities can be profoundly impactful. Many of our workshops & retreats provide CE hours for participation.
The intention for this retreat style workshop is to provide an opportunity to practice all aspects of working in the sand. Participants will increase their capacity to be present, gain confidence in gently guiding the process, and deepen their understanding of the nuances of sand therapy.
This 1 day sand practice intensive draws on the expertise of each participant to refine and integrate the basic knowledge and skills necessary for sandtray clinical practice. Through practice sessions, reflection, inquiry, and discussion participants will engage the sandtray process through multiple layers of learning. Participants will have opportunities to demonstrate their clinical skills and provide effective feedback to colleagues for the purpose of enriching everyone’s understanding of this work. The deepening journey is as much about skill development as exploring one’s own work in the tray.
In addition to sand specific practices, we will play with metaphor, mindfulness, meditation, movement, poetry, and other creative explorations. As part of our care of the self, we will share a provided vegetarian lunch together.
This workshop may be repeated as often as desired, it is offered in both 1 and 2 day formats throughout the year. Core objectives are achieved through a variety of means, and no two workshops will be exactly the same, even if we follow the exact same agenda (which is unlikely).
Learning Objectives
Demonstrate the integration of concepts for sandtray play therapy;
Apply facilitation skills for sandtray play therapy;
Apply the process through individual work in the sandtray to achieve insights;
Write reflections on the process to increase the ability to utilize sandtray effectively;
Prepare and use feedback for skill development
Discuss ways to increase tolerance for ambiguity in expressive processes while remaining curious and present;
Identify barriers and pathways to increased mindfulness & presence;
Create and solidify personal approaches to sandtray.
Prerequisites
If you have never taken an Inner Resources sandtray training, please contact us to see if this is a good fit for your development and theoretical approach.
Related, not required
Sand Across the Lifespan
Foundations for Sandtray
Basic Tools & Methods
Symbolic Theory
Clinical Skills
Training Checklist
All sections must be marked as complete to receive certificate.
For a little extra orientation in our digital training space, check out our step-by-step guide on creating an account, accessing your training materials, managing your Inner Resources Training email preferences, and more.
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
Inner Resources Training Institute follows all CE guidelines for the hours it provides and maintains full responsibility for all aspects of programming.
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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