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NW Center for Play Therapy

Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies 2024 Fall Conference

The Northwest Center for Play Therapy Studies at George Fox University is proud to present its annual 2024 Fall Play Therapy Conference. This event features one of the top Play Therapy experts in the world.

The conference will be held at George Fox University's Portland Campus at 12753 S.W. 68th Avenue, Portland OR, 97223. Registration is limited to 85 participants. 

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Play Therapy with Adults: Using Sandtray Therapy

Friday, November 8, 2024

Linda Homeyer

Presented by Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, LPCS, RPT-S™)

This 6-hour seminar will provide information about how sandtray therapy provides a play therapy experience for adults. The therapeutic powers of play used by play therapists will be applied to adult play. We will look at how typical adults create the sandtray and how to observe and process the sandtrays with greater depth (eyes-on-tray). The many ways therapists use sand tray with adults in many settings will be explored, along with pertinent research. Adult age-related stages and related cognitive decline considerations will be discussed. 

Bring 10-15 miniatures that reflect, for you, doing adult work in the sand tray. Let’s have fun: Hands-in-sand and eyes-on-trays! 

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Discuss when play therapists might choose to use sand tray at specific times in the therapeutic process with adults
  2. Identify therapeutic powers of play in the sand tray with adults
  3. List specific miniatures that are helpful for various adult life stages
  4. Discuss ways for increased depth processing of completed sandtrays with adult clients
  5. Identify typical sandtrays of various adults are related to Erikson’s stages and cognitive decline
  6. List therapeutic settings in which sandtrays with adults might occur

Dr. Linda Homeyer retired from Professional Counseling at Texas State University in 2018 and was designated a Distinguished Professor Emerita. She served several years on the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Board of Directors and continues to serve on committees, including chairing the International Committee. APT named her Director Emerita and bestowed her the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Homeyer also helped start the first APT state branch, Texas (TX APT). She served several years on the TX APT Board and received the first awarding of their Lifetime Achievement Award. She established the TX APT Dan E. Homeyer Research Award in honor of her late husband.

Dr. Homeyer spends much time traveling the globe and has taught play therapy and sandtray therapy in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, South Africa, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Taiwan, Denmark, Slovakia, and even on a cruise ship! Her most recent books are: Sandtray Therapy: A Practical Manual with Daniel Sweeney; Advanced Sandtray Therapy with Marshall Lyles; and The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultations with Mary Bennett. as well as many book chapters, professional journal articles, and numerous other writings. Her work is translated into Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Spanish. Linda is also the editor of the new World Journal for Sand Therapy Practice®.

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Continuing Education

Six CEs are offered for attending the full session.

APT Approved Provider 03-134
NBCC Approved Provider 4447

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