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Digital Seminar

Sand Therapy

A Powerful Tool to Create Safety and Healing for Trauma, Anxiety & More

Speaker:
Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, RST-C/T
Duration:
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR, handouts in EN, ES, DE, IT, and FR
Copyright:
12 May, 2022
Product Code:
POS058936
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

Sand therapy is a powerful neurobiological approach to treating children, teens and families with trauma, anxiety, and attachment issues.
In this 90-minute recording, you will learn why sand therapies are so effective and the neuroscience behind them. Get a tour of the sandtray playroom, view a video sandtray demonstration, learn creative techniques and gain the basics that will keep you wanting more.

  • Integration of neurobiological trauma and sandtray
  • Expressive tool to deepen healing providing a safe psychological distance from the clients' problems
  • Directive and nondirective methods and case studies will be addressed to demonstrate the power of sand therapies in a therapeutic setting
  • Integrated within different theoretical models

Credit


Self-Study Credit

This self-study program consists of 1.75 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements. 



Handouts

Speaker

Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, RST-C/T's Profile

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Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, RST-C/T, is a licensed clinical social worker, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and Registered Sand Therapist Consultant/Trainer with over 25 years of experience working with children, families, and individuals. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and is internationally recognized for her innovative contributions to play therapy. Tammi is the author of Casey’s Greatness Wings and The Bibliotherapy Toolbox: 100+ Creative and Playful Story-Based Interventions to Help Kids Create Safety, Overcome Challenges, and Build Resiliency. She is also the creator of Greatness Sticks, a tool designed to foster resilience and self-esteem in children. A leader in the field, Tammi played a pivotal role in co-teaching the first-ever Sandtray therapy class in China, helping introduce this transformative modality to the country. She is founding board member of the World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals (WASTP), an organization dedicated to upholding the integrity of sand therapy through research, training, ethical standards, and global community building. Tammi is a sought-after international speaker and delivered her first TEDx Talk in October 2023, titled Stories in the Sand: Healing Trauma, Anxiety, and Grief.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Tammi Van Hollander is the owner of Main Line Therapy, LLC. and has employment relationships with the Expressive Arts Therapies and the Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Institute. She receives royalties as a published author. Tammi Van Hollander receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Tammi Van Hollander is a member of the Association for Play Therapy and the National Association for Social Workers. She is a board member of the World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals and a program committee chair for the Specialists of Schools.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com 

 


Objectives

  1. Demonstrate the therapeutic value of sandtray play therapy to improve client engagement.
  2. Demonstrate safe and effective outlets to help clients heal trauma, reduce anxiety, improve relationships, and gain resilience.
  3. Demonstrate how to integrate sand therapy into your practice with children, and adolescents to offer safe psychological distance to deepen healing.

Outline

  • Intro and History to Sand Therapy
    • Difference between sandtray and sandplay
    • Different theoretical approaches to sand therapy
  • Benefits of Incorporating into your Practice, Agency, or School Setting
    • Deep healing and transformation
    • Offers whole-brain integration
    • Quiets mind and body
    • Full sensory experience
  • Neurobiology of Sand Therapy
    • Expressive tools to deepen healing and provide safe psychological distance from client challenges
    • Therapeutic powers of play in the sand
    • Client-centered /nondirective sand therapy
    • Directive sand therapy
  • Video of sand therapy with teen
  • Case study for family and individual sand therapy

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Marriage and family therapists
  • Nurses
  • Physicians 
  • Play therapists 
  • Psychologists
  • Social workers

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