Description
Book SynopsisThis book on sandplay therapy discusses this unique, creative and nonverbal approach to therapy. It focuses on the author's experiences in practice, research and teaching from both the US and Taiwan. Topics include:
- sandplay therapy research conducted in the US and Taiwan
- the importance of symbols in sandplay therapy
- overcoming depression and trauma through sandplay therapy.
It is essential reading for all psychotherapists involved with sandplay therapy, as well as those working with minority groups and those with an interest in cross cultural psychotherapy.
Selected Contents: Part I: Research Conducted in the United States. Part II: The Author's Sandplay Case Done in the United States. Part III: Study of the Symbol. Part IV: Author's Sandplay Research Done in Taiwan. Part V: Author's Sandpla
Trade Review
"A must read for clinicians and researchers interested in the use of sandplay internationally." - Rie Rogers Mitchell, California State University, Northridge, USA and former President, Sandplay Therapists of America and Vice-President, International Society of Sandplay Therapy
"Grace Hong followed her dream, and has brought sandplay to Taiwan. This book describes her experience, and the heroic task of serving as therapist, and then as teacher and supervisor to over a hundred professional people. She includes her own sandplay studies, her lens on the history of sandplay as a therapeutic modality and her research project with inner city children in Minneapolis. She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of sandplay." - Barbara Weller, from the Foreword
"She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of Sandplay." - Play Therapy, Iss 64, Winter 2010-2011
"A must read for clinicians and researchers interested in the use of sandplay internationally." - Rie Rogers Mitchell, California State University, Northridge, USA and former President, Sandplay Therapists of America and Vice-President, International Society of Sandplay Therapy
"Grace Hong followed her dream, and has brought sandplay to Taiwan. This book describes her experience, and the heroic task of serving as therapist, and then as teacher and supervisor to over a hundred professional people. She includes her own sandplay studies, her lens on the history of sandplay as a therapeutic modality and her research project with inner city children in Minneapolis. She is truly one of the pioneers in the development of sandplay." - Barbara Weller, from the Foreword
"There's more to sandplay than messing around in the sand. Sandplay Therapy: Research and Practice delves into what Sandplay is, explaining its value to psychotherapy and its connection to the Jungian discipline of psychology. Grace L. Hong draws on both her history in America and Taiwan to provide a contrasting perspective on the practice and what it can teach psychologists. A study of symbols and the subconscious, Sandplay Therapy is a core addition to any psychological studies community or college library collection, or for those who want to study this practice of psychotherapy." - The Midwest Book Review
Table of ContentsForeword by Katherine Bradway. Foreword By Chi Hui Jung. Foreword By Barbara Weller. Introduction. Part I: Research Conducted in the United States. Introduction. Literature Review. Method. Results and Discussion. Conclusion. Part II: The Author’s Sandplay Case Done in the United States. Introduction of the Case. Zana’s Sandplay Process. Summary. Part III: Study of the Symbol. Importance of Symbol in Sandplay Therapy. Study of Dragon as a Symbol. Part IV: Author’s Sandplay Research Done in Taiwan. Introduction. The Sandplay Outcome Study of 12 Professional Mental Health Workers. Part V: Author’s Sandplay Case Done in Taiwan. Introduction of the Case. Jade’s Sandplay Rebirth Process: From Darkness to Light. Summary.
