School-Based Sandtray Counseling on a Shoestring
| dc.contributor.author | Blalock, Sarah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-01T18:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-01T18:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05-28 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this article is to provide research evidence and a rationale for use of sandtray counseling in schools, as well as serve as a practical “how to” guide on conducting sandtray sessions inexpensively in a school setting, using case examples to illustrate. Especially now, in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic and increased awareness of racial inequity, students (and teachers) will need interventions appropriate for trauma and grief. For school-based counselors, sandtray counseling is a developmentally appropriate intervention, particularly for preadolescents, who are old enough to feel uncomfortable with playroom toys and yet are not developmentally ready to use a primarily verbal intervention. Sandtray counseling can provide a culturally sensitive, safe, and soothing bridge between experience and expression, to facilitate integration and healing. With proper training, sandtray counseling can be a valuable addition to any practitioners’ toolbox and is effectively conducted by practitioners working from various theoretical orientations. | |
| dc.description.department | Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology | |
| dc.description.version | This is the author accepted manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 23 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Blalock, S. M. (2021). School-based sandtray counseling on a shoe string. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, pp. 1-12. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1928575 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1540-1391 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/14983 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
| dc.source | Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2021, pp. 1-12. | |
| dc.subject | school counseling | |
| dc.subject | sandtray | |
| dc.subject | trauma | |
| dc.subject | grief | |
| dc.subject | school-based counseling | |
| dc.subject | creativity in counseling | |
| dc.subject | Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology | |
| dc.title | School-Based Sandtray Counseling on a Shoestring | |
| dc.type | Article |