Sand Tray 2.0: Increasing Play Therapy Skills in Sand Tray

Phase II: 6 CEs - CORE Curriculum Course
​* This training counts as 6 hours of APT Approved Training (1 hour of Seminal Theories, 3 hours of Skills/Methods, & 2 hours of Special Topics)
Trainer: April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist

This training is designed for clinicians who have attended a basic level sand tray training and are looking to improve their skills in their clinical practice. This one day intermediate-level sand tray training will focus on enhancing competence in sand tray processing skills during the play therapy process. Participants will leave with an increased understanding of how to use sand tray in their play therapy sessions in a meaningful way.  Time will be spent on learning and trying different sand tray directives.

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine applications of mindfulness in sand tray play therapy.
2. Improve their processing skills with sand tray therapy through experiential learning activities.
3. Explore several quick interventions to help assess and treat a variety of mental health issues within a play therapy framework.
4. Analyze ways to document sand tray in play therapy sessions.
5. Learn how to construct sand tray miniatures with clients as part of the play therapy process.
6. Review a variety of sand tray therapy examples.​

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The cost of this training is $125. In order to register for this training, please email STLPlayTherapy@gmail.com with proof of having taken an introductory sand tray therapy training from an APT Approved Provider (minimum of 6 CEs).  Once proof is received, a link to register will be emailed to you.

Please note: *Attendees are reminded that registration for a training must be cancelled within 48 hours of payment in order to receive a FULL refund* To request a change to a training, please email us at stlplaytherapy@gmail.com. Cancellations that are made seven days before the training date will given the option for either a refund less a $25 administration fee or a credit towards a future training. The refund amount will be for the amount paid for the training less a $25 administration fee.  All refunds will be mailed 60 days after request.  For persons requesting a credit, they will receive an individualized code for the amount to be used for a future training.

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Trainings will be held at: 1123 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63101. All full day trainings run from 9 AM to 4:00 PM, with a lunch break between 12-1pm.  Please note that while many trainings are on Thursdays and Fridays, in an effort to accommodate requests, some trainings fall on different days of the week.