- Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals
- Online Home Study Continuing Education Hours: 20 (Twenty)
Course Description
This self-paced online course offers a comprehensive introduction to Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy (SEAT), a unique therapeutic approach that integrates mindfulness, nature-based practices, and creative expression.
Participants will explore the foundational principles of both sandtray therapy and eco-art therapy, learning how to blend these modalities to create powerful interventions for clients in clinical settings. Through case studies, illustrations, and practical exercises, students will gain hands-on experience in facilitating SEAT interventions, promoting emotional healing, self-awareness, and personal growth.
We will also look at the history of sandtray therapy and eco-art therapy, list materials used for each, and discuss multiple interventions with Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy that may be used with your clients.
Finally, we will delve into the ethical and legal issues unique to the practice of Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy.
Ideal for therapists, counselors, and mental health professionals seeking to enhance their practice with eco-therapeutic tools.
The course is based on the textbook, Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy in Clinical Practice by Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD and includes a pdf copy of the textbook plus several course documents that may be used in your clinical practice.
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Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Explain the core principles, techniques, and benefits of using sandtray in therapeutic settings.
- Discuss how nature-based art practices can enhance emotional expression and mindfulness.
- Explain how to combine these two modalities into a cohesive therapeutic approach.
- Create a healing environment that supports SEAT interventions.
- Describe how mindfulness and nature connection enhance the effectiveness of SEAT.
- Explain and facilitate the structure and flow of SEAT sessions, from initial assessment to closure.
- Fully implement SEAT interventions, including preparation, facilitation, and processing.
- Implement and facilitate a variety of interventions designed for different client needs and therapeutic goals.
- Describe and discuss real-world applications of SEAT with diverse populations and clinical settings.
- Utilize methods for tracking progress and measuring the effectiveness of SEAT interventions.
- Address the ethical implications and cultural sensitivities involved in SEAT practice.
- Explain some of the cutting-edge developments and potential future trends in Sandtray Eco-Art Therapy.
Instructor Qualifications and Contact Information
This course was created by Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD.
Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD is a former Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor and a former Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (now retired from both those roles).
In 2008 he was awarded a two-year post-graduate fellowship through the Westgate Training and Consultation Network to study mindfulness and ecotherapy. His chosen specialty demographic at that time was Borderline Personality Disorder.
Dr. Hall has been providing training seminars on mindfulness and ecotherapy since 2007 when he founded what would become the Mindful Ecotherapy Center, LLC, and has been an advocate for education in ecotherapy and mindfulness throughout his professional career, serving on the South Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s Board of Directors as Chair of Continuing Education from 2012 to 2014.
He served as the Chair of Behavioral Health for ReGenesis Health Care from 2014 to 2016 and trained all the medical staff in suicide risk assessment and prevention during his employment at that agency.
Dr. Hall is also a trained SMART Recovery Facilitator and served as a Volunteer Advisor in South Carolina for several years.
Dr. Hall’s area of research and interest is using Mindfulness and Ecotherapy to facilitate acceptance and change strategies within a family systemic framework, and he has presented research at several conferences and seminars on this and other topics.
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All course materials for this online home study continuing education course are evidence-based, with clearly defined learning objectives, references and citations, and post-course evaluations. Upon request a copy of this information and a course description containing objectives, course description, references and citations will be given to you for your local licensing board.
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