We offer a Level I and Level II/Advanced Training in HST once per year. Each training costs $295.
HST Training Levels
To become a Certified Humanistic Sandtray Therapist, Levels I and II//Advanced trainings are the basic educational requirements. Subsequently, trainees must complete a minimum of 10 individual HST supervision sessions.
Level I Training
$295
- Learn the basics of sandtray including conducting a session, determining clients appropriate for the modality, understanding of rationale for sandtray, and practical matters such as acquisition of miniatures.
- Become more proficient at understanding and practicing HST processing through live demonstrations, experiential activities, and group discussion.
- Improve ability to respond to nonverbal, here-and-now expressions of emotion, work effectively in the here and now, see and respond to polarities, and facilitate awareness and depth of experiencing.
- Enhance self-awareness, experience emotion in the moment, and gain insight into personal issues that may hinder client growth if not addressed.
- Receive supervision and feedback during group HST experiences and observations.
Level II/Advanced Training
$295
- Continue to develop the ability to respond to nonverbal expressions of emotion in sandtray, work effectively in the here and now, see and respond to polarities, and facilitate awareness and depth of experiencing.
- Enhance self-awareness, experience emotion in the moment, and gain insight into personal issues that may hinder client growth if not addressed.
- Learn how to gently guide sandtray clients to a deeper level of experiencing.
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize a descriptive mode of responding that helps clients explore emotions and avoid analysis and explanations of inner experiencing.
- Learn to recognize, identify, separate, and work effectively with both sides of polarities.
- Learn the humanistic approach to working with resistance.
