We all love playing in the sand! Using sand play therapy in critical reflection with students in practice placement
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https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v7i2.347Keywords:
sand play, projective play therapy, practice learning, social work, critical reflectionAbstract
This paper introduces a creative therapeutic technique used in Projective Play Therapy called sand play therapy that I evolved in my work with students on placement to help them reflect on practice. In this paper I describe my experience of facilitating a sand tray exercise I devised as part of a group seminar programme for BA Social Work students to help them both explore their practice in placement and examine Learning Outcomes linked with knowledge from their module learning. Finally I discuss the evaluation undertaken with participating students about the usefulness of the exercise as an intuitive reflective tool.
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2012-12-20
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Amas, D. (2012). We all love playing in the sand! Using sand play therapy in critical reflection with students in practice placement. The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 7(2), 6-24. https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v7i2.347
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