Sandplay Workshops:
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING MASTERCLASS

With Dr. Alexander Esterhuyzen,
Senior Jungian Analyst & Vice-President ISST, London

Sandplay seems to access areas of human suffering which have otherwise always resisted psychotherapeutic treatment. Recent research in neuroscience has begun to explain why this is possible: trauma is not remembered in verbal form. What has never been articulated in words nor shaped cannot be outwardly expressed. In sandplay, however, it manifests itself as a form, shaped by the hands. The inexpressible can be seen and touched; therefore, it can be transformed. The program includes workshops and peer supervision for current practicing therapists interested in developing sandplay as a therapeutic medium, or who are working towards ISST accreditation.

WORKSHOP 1: JUNGIAN FUNDAMENTALS IN SANDPLAY:
COMPLEX, SYMBOL & ARCHETYPES
TREACY CONFERENCE CENTRE ROYAL PARK Melbourne

Start: 7 pm Friday evening 24 April to Sunday 5 pm 26 April, 2009
Fee $450 Non-residential
The workshop will provide a practical, applied introduction to the fundamental concepts of Complexes, Symbols and Archetypes in Jungian Psychology together with the following:

• Attachment: This topic will be illustrated with sandplay case material from work with children and adults.
• Introduction to Individuation: Jungian developmental models: The development of the feminine and masculine in women and the development of the masculine and the feminine in men.
• The destructive element in the sandtray: The shadow
  Transference and Counter transference: This concept will be woven through the workshop.
• Fairytale: as a narrative process in the tray: This will be explored in experiential group work.

Attendance will provide 14 hours of theoretical training towards ISST membership.
Some limited accommodation at Treacy Centre for $50 per night.

WORKSHOP 2: ODYSSEUS’ JOURNEY TO THE UNDERWORLD:
SIGNPOSTS FOR MEN IN SEARCH OF THEMSELVES
Hesket House Retreat, Mount Macedon, Victoria

Start 7pm Friday 1 May to Sunday 5pm 3 May, 2009
Residential Intensive for men at Hesket House Retreat in the Mount Macedon Forest 65 Km from Melbourne Hesket House. Alexander Esterhuyzen invites you to come, share time with him and to listen to your dreams in the safety of this sacred gathering of men. Open fires, rustic surrounds, great food and quiet forest walks. Max 10 participants.
Tuition $350 Double room and Food $265 OR Bunk room and food $200.

PEER SUPERVISION
Treacy Conference Centre, Royal Park, Victoria

GROUP A: 17, 18 and 19 April - Friday through to Sunday OR
GROUP B: 21, 22 and 23 April - Tuesday through to Thursday, 2009
9am to 5 pm, providing 21 hours of accredited ISST peer supervision hours.
Fee $525
Limited to ten participants, the opportunity to present a case study allows each participant to further develop their therapeutic skills in a supportive learning environment.

INDIVIDUAL ONE ON ONE SUPERVISION HOURS
Melbourne and Sydney

There are some individual supervision sessions available for one on one with Dr. Esterhuyzen. ( $A110 per hour) For more details contact:
In Melbourne Roman Ilgauskas (03) 95372384
In Sydney Sarah Gibson (02) 98101898

Sandplay

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Welcome to the Sandplay Page. This is a source of Australian news, information and resources about sandplay therapy from a Jungian perspective. It was established in 2006 by a group of sandplay therapists in NSW to promote education and professional development in Jungian sandplay therapy. The Sandplay Page provides professional developmentinformation for sandplay therapy clinical practitioners. It will have regular announcements of forthcoming workshops, conferences and events. It provides introductory information on sandplay therapy. It will contain reviews of the latest books about sandplay and provide links to other Jungian sandplay or related sites.

More information coming...