Archetypes in Sandplay: Their Role in Play Therapy

Learning Objectives:

1.      To develop an understanding of how archetypes underlie all healing and change in play therapy

2.      To introduce the concept of the archetype as an essential component of human psychological experience

3.      To examine how archetypes emerge in the psyche through the Chinese concepts of the Great Round and the

I Ching

4.      To examine the primary archetypes of the feminine and the masculine and their essential roles in healing

in play therapy

5.      To develop an understanding of the nature of the feminine, of holding and containing, and its role

in play therapy

6.      To explore how the masculine archetype drives the development of new conscious awareness in play therapy

7.      To investigate how archetypes influence the emergence of symbolic play in play therapy

8.      To survey the brain’s process in symbol formation in play therapy

9.      To look at how the symbols in play therapy work to activate growth and development

10.  To investigate how symbols are interconnected in psychic functioning in play therapy

11.  To review two Sandplay cases showing healing from wounding with wounded mothering issues

Schedule and Agenda:

11:00 am-1:00 pm MST: Objectives 1-7

1:00-1:15 pm MST: Break

1:15-3:15 pm MST: Objectives 7-11