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Day 1 a)Why Sand? An opportunity to meet each other and consider this question in relation to other therapies. b)Case presentation and discussion. c)Powers of observation: (i) Imaginative exercise. d)Powers of observation: (ii) Trays of sand without objects. Day 2 a)History of sand-play therapy. b)Initial trays c)Attachment the first relationship: Its relevance to therapy. d)A creation myth. Day 3 a)Establishing and maintaining a free and protected space: Practicalities including basics like, where do I sit, wetting the sand, taking notes etc. b)Case material: Saying the unsayable: language in the sandtray. (A selection of material from different cases). c)The liminal space and its relation to sand-play. d)Holding the unknown: An example from mythology Odysseuss decent into the underworld. Day 4 a)The collection of objects for Sand-Play. b)Case material: Objects that reoccur. c)Symbols. d)Image and healing. Day 5 a)Photography. b)Case study Alcohol addiction. c)Addiction. d)Implications of photography on the therapeutic relationship. Day 6 a)The clients transition into using the sand and being with the sand in a session. b)Case study. c)Pre-sand work with children. d)Trauma. Day 7 a)Writing a symbol paper. b)Case study: Ego-development, as seen through a childs use of symbol. c)Development of the personality. d)Introduction to the history of psychotherapy. Day 8 a)Safeguards and supports in practice. b)Case study. c)Introduction to the history of Psychology. d)Historical video with discussion. Day 9 a)Questions arising. b)Case study Part 1. c)The Freudian legend. d)Inner and outer worlds. Day 10 a)Looking back/looking forward: Taking stock of this training experience. b)Case study Part 2. c)The Jungian legend. d)The healing potential of images.
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