How To Organize A Space For Sandtray Therapy Learn About Miniatures 2. fantasy figures. when i moved offices, i knew i had to dedicate more shelves to fantasy miniatures. these are also a must have for your sand tray collection because they get used with all ages. adults usually place them as metaphors or hobbies, but kids will tell lots of stories with the fantasy figures. Since i\’ve been doing sandtray therapy trainings for several years now (sign up here to grab your spot at my next training), many folks have asked the best way to arrange miniatures on shelves. as an aside, don\’t worry for you traveling, crammed for space therapists my next blog post will be just for you so be on the look out!.
Easy Steps To Organize Sandtray Miniatures On Shelves For Practicing Anyway, now to the good stuff… how to organize a sandtray room! with before and after photos! 1. transportation and structures. from bottom to top: cars, planes, and boats. vehicles are important symbols that represent movement and mobility. vehicles also can represent empowerment, or the opposite stuck!. The closet for multiple sand tray storage was created for the dream defenders program (see my blog on children’s grief). this design is useful for an agency setting with multiple play therapists (figure 10). i would recommend putting more space between the shelves so that damp or wet sand can dry more effectively. figure 9. figure 10. Does it really matter how you store your miniatures?i get asked this question all the time when i conduct sand tray trainings for mental health professionals. Take a note from the book of this space savvy therapist, vicki knipmeyer. she used a closet within her office to organize and display her miniatures. she simply added some shelves and now she has an awesome miniatures area that can easily be closed off when not in use. 2. don\’t forget your shoe pockets.
How To Organize A Sandtray Therapy Room Theplaytherapist Does it really matter how you store your miniatures?i get asked this question all the time when i conduct sand tray trainings for mental health professionals. Take a note from the book of this space savvy therapist, vicki knipmeyer. she used a closet within her office to organize and display her miniatures. she simply added some shelves and now she has an awesome miniatures area that can easily be closed off when not in use. 2. don\’t forget your shoe pockets. Like play therapy, sandtray therapy has specific categories of miniatures and reasons for including them. so before you start selecting your materials you need to check off the first two boxes on the list! first you need a sandtray training! this is the first step in learning any new skill or therapeutic technique or method. Check them out below. younger clients will often use the dollhouse and the nurture toys to create environments to help them work play out their feelings. many miniatures get placed in the dollhouse and the dollhouse often lands in the sandtray as well. art supplies allow for clients to create and learn coping skills through directive activities.
How To Organize A Sandtray Therapy Room Theplaytherapist Like play therapy, sandtray therapy has specific categories of miniatures and reasons for including them. so before you start selecting your materials you need to check off the first two boxes on the list! first you need a sandtray training! this is the first step in learning any new skill or therapeutic technique or method. Check them out below. younger clients will often use the dollhouse and the nurture toys to create environments to help them work play out their feelings. many miniatures get placed in the dollhouse and the dollhouse often lands in the sandtray as well. art supplies allow for clients to create and learn coping skills through directive activities.
5 Quick Tips To Make The Most Of Your Sandtray Miniature Space Play
Comments are closed.