Advanced Expressive Sandtray Therapy

$375.00
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This workshop is a continuation of the beginning expressive sandtray workshop. Through experiential exercises and demonstrations, participants will learn how to deepen their journey of play experience. Observation skills will be enhanced as participants utilize their senses and abilities. By engaging in 2-3 personal sandtrays daily, the participant will develop their ability to nurture creativity and imagination. Additional expressive modalities will be employed, and participants will be instructed on how to enhance the therapeutic experience. John utilizes a client-centered sandtray approach. The Beginning Expressive Sandtray Therapy workshop is a required prerequisite for this course.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
 • Demonstrate the use of amplification and understand when this method can be used in the sandtray play therapy session
 • Utilize a variety of techniques that can be used to deepen the play therapy experience when using the sandtray
 • Assess how to work with and understand countertransference in the play therapy therapeutic relationship
 • Describe directed sandtray play and when to use it in the play therapy session
 • Use a variety of expressive play therapy modalities and learn how to use them to deepen the therapeutic experience in play therapy

This workshop is a continuation of the beginning expressive sandtray workshop. Through experiential exercises and demonstrations, participants will learn how to deepen their journey of play experience. Observation skills will be enhanced as participants utilize their senses and abilities. By engaging in 2-3 personal sandtrays daily, the participant will develop their ability to nurture creativity and imagination. Additional expressive modalities will be employed, and participants will be instructed on how to enhance the therapeutic experience. John utilizes a client-centered sandtray approach. The Beginning Expressive Sandtray Therapy workshop is a required prerequisite for this course.

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
 • Demonstrate the use of amplification and understand when this method can be used in the sandtray play therapy session
 • Utilize a variety of techniques that can be used to deepen the play therapy experience when using the sandtray
 • Assess how to work with and understand countertransference in the play therapy therapeutic relationship
 • Describe directed sandtray play and when to use it in the play therapy session
 • Use a variety of expressive play therapy modalities and learn how to use them to deepen the therapeutic experience in play therapy

Note: The Beginning Expressive Sandplay Therapy workshop is required before this workshop.

The workshops are held at 871 S. Orem Boulevard in Orem, Utah. The workshops run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days. If you have any questions, feel free to contact John at 801-225-7805 or at sandmanutah@gmail.com.

Cancellation Policy:
"I do not offer refunds for cancellations. All registration fees are final. You may transfer your registration to another person if the original registrant notifies John Burr at sandmanutah@gmail.com with the new attendee's name, phone number, and email address."

John Burr reserves the right to cancel any workshop due to any unforeseen circumstances. If the workshop is canceled, you will receive a full refund. We will make every effort to notify you of any cancellation at least 10 days before the workshop. 

Due to the experiential nature of the workshops, registration is limited. We must receive at least 10 registrations, or the workshop will be rescheduled.

Twelve continuing education contact hours are available. Evergreen Counseling is an APT-approved provider 15-404.