WHY SAND PLAY THERAPY?

• Sand Play is a NONVERBAL, NON-THREATENING symbolic

way of expressing difficult experiences and emotions

• Its HEALING effect is DEEP and PERMANENT

• The process involves the WHOLE PERSON— body, mind, soul,

and spirit

• Activates the individual’s NATURAL SELF-HEALING capacity.

• Can be DIRECTIVE or NON-DIRECTIVE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is for anyone working with or has the desire to work

with children or families for example; teachers, counsellors,

social workers, occupational therapist, art therapist, dance

therapist, mental health nurses, psychotherapist and other

mental health professionals and students in this field. It is

suitable for those working or studying in fields including

education, special needs, allied health, hospital play therapy,

disability and child support areas and who have a strong interest

in supporting children’s emotional/psychological growth and

development.

SAND PLAY THERAPY By DR. PATRICIA SHERWOOD

A safe and protected space created for clients to promote healing and positive change.

2 Days Workshop – 9th & 10th April 2018

A module for the Certification of Artistic Therapies from Sophia College, Australia

EXAMPLES OF SAND PLAY THERAPY

DAY 1

AREAS COVERED

DAY 2

AREAS COVERED

• Introduction to sand play

*What sand play is and does

*Origins and applications

• Sand Play therapy for

understanding particular issues

and/or transforming problems

• Working with structured and

unstructured Sand tray

*the pros and cons

• Guiding principles for the therapist

and setting up of sand play

equipment & room

• Use of Static vs. moving Sand play

for particular issues presenting in

childhood

• Working with adolescent issues like

OCD, cutting, and anger

• Working on parent-child

relationship for conflict resolution

• Sand Play therapy for adults:

applications & limitations

• Explore grief, abandonment and

trauma issues and how these issues

manifest in sand play therapy

• Work with defenses and

resistances

• Illustration of case studies

That includes using: Sand, Water and Miniature Figures

Training Date & Time Price

Sand Play Therapy 9th & 10th April 2018(9:00am - 5:00pm )

PACKAGE PRICENormal Price: $850

Early Bird Price: $750 only !

*Price is inclusive of Materials for Participants to take back [Tray,

Sand & Simple Figuring]

Venue: To be confirmed

Morning Tea/ Lunch will be served.

We are committed to keeping class sizes small to facilitate interaction, so please register early.

Trainings will be highly experiential and interactive.

Workshop can be considered for VCF funding as a non pre-approved course.

“ Sand Play is an excellent way to engage clients with deep, unresolved issues that are not easy to

verbalize. During Sand Play, my clients are able to find the right language to articulate their deep-seated

issues and inexplicable emotions in a safe environment.”

MOE School Counsellor

Dr. Patricia Sherwood is a postgraduate supervisor at Notre

Dame University in Australia. She has lectured for 30 years

in Social Work, Psychology, Social Science, Counselling

and Special Education.

• She founded the Indo-Pacific Journal of

Phenomenology and is the Director of Sophia College of

Counseling

• She provides mental health and wellbeing training to

teachers and parents in Australian schools.

• Has extensive international experience, having trained

in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa within

the fields of counselling and mental health recovery.

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Early Bird Ends

9th March2018