The Handbook of Sandplay Therapy
Publisher: Temenos Press
Published: July 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 750
ISBN-13: 9780972851732
Subjects: Psychology; Jungian Theory; Therapeutic use; Research & Methodology; Developmental - Child; Psychiatry - General; Psychology & Psychiatry / Research; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Case Reports; Play Therapy; Sandplay
First sentence: Jungian sandplay therapy is distinguished from other methods of work in the sand tray by what is known as the transcendent function, the agent or faculty of the deepest order of psychic change.
Description: 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.