About the training

Level 1 Sand Tray Play Therapy - Basic Tools and Methods

This workshop introduces the basic tools and methods of sand tray play therapy for both children and adults. Participants explore the various elements of the sand tray process through hands-on exercises with miniature figurines and sand trays. In the workshop, therapists use individual sand trays to practice and refine basic skills. Prerequisite: Prior knowledge or experience with the sand tray process is helpful but not necessary. (12 contact hours/2 days)

Schedule

9:00-9:30 AM Introductions

9:30-11:00 AM Session 1

11:00-11:15 AM Break

11:15 AM-12:45 PM Session 2

12:45-2:15 PM Lunch Break (on your own)

2:15-3:45 PM Session 3

3:45-4:00 PM Break

4:00-5:30 PM Session 4

Workshop Goals

The workshops will help participants:

-To develop skills in facilitating sand tray play therapy.

-To learn how to organize a sand tray therapy center.

-To learn observational skills for sand tray play.

-To develop skills in recording methods for sand tray play therapy.

-To identify theoretical issues and standards of training.

Who should attend?

Licensed Professional Counselors | Licensed Master Social Workers

Participants will earn 6 continuing education credits and Level 1 Sand Tray Certification.

Recommended Materials

Please bring 10-15 figurines and any note taking materials. Snacks will be provided during breaks, lunch is not provided.

About the presenter

Theresa Kestly, PhD is a psychologist, educator, consultant and a registered play therapist/supervisor with the Association for Play Therapy. She is an international presenter, and she maintains a private practice with specialties in play therapy and sand tray therapy in Corrales, New Mexico for children, adults, families, couples, and small groups. Theresa served as a senior staff psychologist at the Albuquerque Family and Child Guidance Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she specialized in child, adolescent and family therapy, consultations with the Indian Health Service, and consultations with the Albuquerque Public Schools. She supervised psychology, counseling and psychiatry trainees as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Mexico. Theresa served as the first president of the New Mexico Association for Play Therapy. She is the founder and director of the Sand Tray Training Institute of New Mexico in Corrales, New Mexico where she provides large-group seminars and small-group intensive training for psychotherapists in child and adult sand tray therapy. Sand Tray Training Institute of NM

We look forward to your registration for this training.

Amber Chapman MA, LPC

High Sky Children's Ranch Clinical Director

Phone 432-694-7728

8613 W. County Road 60

Midland, TX 79705