Participate in this interactive presentation to deepen your understanding of sandplay as a therapeutic modality in grief work. Through a combination of experiential learning and theoretical insights, discover how the tactile and symbolic hands-on nature of sand play creates profound and transformative space for grief exploration and healing. Presentation will include useful and practical ways to build your sandplay tool chest.
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Target Audience: Counselors, Social workers, Bereavement support professionals
Instructional Level: Basic – This best describes a topic or issue that the prospective audience is encountering for the first time in a meaningful way
Objectives:
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the difference between sand tray therapy and sandplay.
- Name and identify two parts to each of the five areas of Sandtray work: 1) Warm Up 2) Creation Stage 3) Exploring Stage 4) Ending Stage and 5) Breakdown stage.
- Participate in online format of Sandplay.
- Learn useful language to promote discussion in sandplay facilitation with facilitators.
Speaker Bio:
Stephanie Heitkemper, PhD, LPC, RPT-S, FT, is the owner of Resilient Minds Counseling which specializes in working with individuals, children, families around change including grief, and trauma. Stephanie finds energy in utilizing play therapy (as a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor), creative expression, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) (EMDRIA Approved Consultant) and. bibliotherapy in her counseling practice, program creation and presentations. Stephanie serves on the board of directors for Heart Light Center (2017), a Denver based grief support and education center as well as Camp JoJo (2020), a camp dedicated to supporting teens impacted by suicide. In addition to Resilient Minds Counseling, Stephanie is the Clinical Director of Camp Erin NYC, which is part of Cope. Stephanie’s selfcare includes early morning coffee, CrossFit and Ironman training as well as exploring Colorado with her husband and beloved boxer.
Supported by the philanthropic investment
of the New York Life Foundation.