Title: The handbook of sandplay therapy /
Authors: Turner, Barbara A.
Publisher: Temenos Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Symbolism; Silicon Dioxide; Jungian Theory; Play Therapy; Sandplay Therapeutic use Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Abstract: The theoretical mechanics of Jungian sandplay, a nonverbal psychotherapy, are used to explain and illustrate this valuable healing tool. Numerous clinical examples and explanations of the psyche, ego development, and conscious and unconscious states are used to examine the technique's ability to make the psyche change through psychological, mythological, and neurobiological paradigms in child and adult participants. Content themes, such as allegory and alchemy, are touched upon alongside spatial themes that include placement and the concept of center. Whether new to the field or veterans, clinicians will find this a solid basis on which they may cultivate their practice.
Contents: Overview of sandplay therapy -- Pt.1. Theoretical concepts: how sandplay therapy works -- The structure of the psyche -- The dynamics of the psyche -- Symbolic process: how symbols work to heal and transform -- The role of the therapist in the symbolic process -- Pt.2. Process concepts: healing and transformation in sandplay therapy -- Developmental considerations in sandplay -- Neumann and Kalff -- developmental theory in sandplay -- Sandplay therapy and other significant developmental theory -- Patterns of chronological development in sandplay -- Mythological considerations of development in sandplay -- Yggdrasil, the world tree -- Neurobiological considerations of development in sandplay -- Themes in sandplay therapy -- Content themes in sandplay -- Spatial themes in sandplay -- Motion themes in sandplay -- Affect themes in sandplay -- Understanding sandplay therapy -- Understanding the World Technique: Margaret Lowenfeld -- The World Test: Charlotte Buhler -- Understanding sandplay therapy: Dora Kalff -- Other principles for understanding Jungian sandplay therapy -- Subjective immersion analysis -- Procedural concepts: implementing sandplay in practice -- Before the sandplay session -- The therapist -- The client -- During the sandplay session -- The therapist -- The client -- After the sandplay session -- Client and therapist -- The therapist -- Client case examples -- App.A: Subjective Immersion Analysis: transcript of SIA inquiry into the sandplay case of Aaron -- App.B: The history and development of sandplay therapy.