Low-cost Interactive Webinars: Sandplay Essentials for Clinical Practice

Program Flyer:  Foundations Webinars 2025

Registration:  https://sandplaytherapistsofhawaii.org/training

Live interactive webinars sponsored by Sandplay Therapists of Hawai’i and the Kaua’i YWCA
All sessions held on Thursdays, 6-8 pm Hawai’i  Time
March 6, April 17, May 15, and June 26, 2025
$25 for each session ($20 for STH Members)
Take two or more for $40 ($35 for STH Members)
2 CE’s for each webinar through NASW HI Chapter

Thursday, March 6, 2025
6 – 8 pm HST
Seven Key Tenets of Sandplay Therapy
This introductory seminar in sandplay therapy will review the seven key tenets of sandplay therapy and distinguish Kalffian/Jungian sandplay therapy from other play therapy methods that use sand and miniatures. Learning Objectives
1. Describe seven key principles of sandplay therapy.
2. Distinguish sandplay therapy from other methods that use sand and miniatures.
3. Apply these principles to a video demonstration of sandplay therapy.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
6 – 8 pm HST
My Jungian Greeting Card:  An Introduction to Jungian Personality Theory in Sandplay Therapy
This seminar describes the key elements of Jungian personality theory and how they appear and interact in sandplay therapy. Participants will apply and integrate concepts through a personal experiential activity that raises awareness of Jungian personality concepts and dynamics in oneself.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify three elements of the psyche in Jungian personality theory (e.g., ego, shadow, Self, anima/ animus, complex, etc.)
2. Distinguish between the personal and collective unconscious.
3. Identify the qualities of a complex and how to work through a complex
4. Describe the transforming qualities of the Self in sandplay therapy
5. Assess elements of Jung’s personality theory through an experiential activity

Thursday, May 15, 2025
6 – 8 pm HST
Myth, Archetype and Me: An Introduction into the Healing Power of Story in Sandplay Therapy
Why study myth? For several hundred thousand years human beings have shared stories to transmit knowledge, preserve culture, and to draw meaning from their life experiences. In the sensory-rich, relational, and symbolic world of sandplay therapy, people naturally tap into stories from the deepest level of the psyche. This workshop will explore how myths and other cultural stories activate archetypes and healing energies that bring forth change in the context of sandplay therapy. Through lecture, experiential learning, and one’s own creative process, participants will have the opportunity to encounter these archetypal energies and explore ways to carry the experience forward in their personal life and clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify three functions of myth and story in psychological healing.
2. Define the term “archetype” in Jungian psychology.
3. Assess how archetypes may be activated through myth, story, and sandplay therapy to mobilize change.

Thursday, June 26, 2025
6 – 8 pm HST
Sandplay, Trauma and the Brain
This seminar and case study will explore how sandplay therapy heals trauma from a neuropsychological perspective. Participants will review four aspects of sandplay that promote neural integration and assess how these dynamics in a case study involving a teenager with traumatic grief.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe four aspects of sandplay therapy that promote neural integration and facilitate healing in the treatment of trauma.
2. Assess these dynamics as they emerge in a case study.