Thesis (M Social Work (Social Work))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / Goal: The aim of this study is to use the Gestalt approach to explore, and to make use of sandplay to describe and observe the world of the adolescent client, in order to lead the social worker to gain insight and understanding to the world of the adolescent. This study was done because the researcher observed that sandplay achieved very positive effects with children, adolescents and adults. This study was motivated by the desire to provide recommendations to the social workers in practice about the value and use of sandplay in the exploration of the world of the adolescent The literature study focussed on a) the adolescent life-phase in order to determine the specific developmental aspects and characteristics of the adolescent, b) to define the possibilities of sandplay as an exploration medium, as well as c) assessing the Gestalt approach as orientation theory and as practice theory with sandplay. In this research, a qualitative methodology was used combined with a case-study research design. Sandplay was used as a medium for exploration with three adolescent participants. They were selected by means of a non-probability sampling. The researcher used detailed, in-depth, data gathering methods which included six measuring instruments. These instruments included: a standardised questionnaire to give an indication of personality-traits of the participants; two questionnaires to determine the behaviour, thought patterns and domestic circumstances of the participants; semi-structured interview-schedules to explore the sandtrays of the participants; photographs to accurately capture and record the sandtrays; as well as observations recording the behaviour and non-verbal communication of the participants. The researcher concludes that, according to the Gestalt-approach, exploration with sandplay is an effective method to explore the world of the adolescent. This method provides adequate information to the social worker to understand the world of the adolescent client. Sandplay, according to the Gestalt approach, contributes value to social work practice, because it enhances the effectiveness of exploration and intervention. Sandplay provides the social worker with comprehensive information about the adolescent, and enables the social worker to identify the core problem of the adolescent expeditiously. Sandplay involves the adolescent in a sensory, cognitive and emotional manner, which contributes to more information being exposed that leads to more effective interventions. This method is also novel, interesting and challenging to the social worker and the adolescent. The researcher recommends sandplay for the exploration of the world of the adolescent be preceded by establishing a therapeutic relationship with the adolescent. Once a relationship is established a number of sandtrays can be built, and thoroughly explored. The first sandtray should be non-directive. Directive sandtrays are subsequently recommended to explore specific themes and to handle trauma and/or issues which the adolescent may experience. It is also recommended that the social worker utilizes hypotheses, which can be postulated from the symbolic meanings of miniatures, as well as interpretations from other sandplay research in his/her exploration of sandtrays. The social worker, who uses sandplay to explore the world of the adolescent according to the Gestalt approach, should be knowledgeable about sandplay, the symbolic meaning of miniatures, sandplay research and the Gestalt approach as orientation theory and practice theory. This study was done with three Afrikaans-speaking adolescent foster children, and the findings may not apply to other populations. Additional research needs to be done with a wider sample of adolescents, that covers different cultures, language and domestic backgrounds.

Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / The main focus of this study is an exploration of the sandplay process of a thirteen-year old girl as it unfolded during the creation of twelve sand worlds. The girl is from a historically disadvantaged background and was experiencing emotional and learning difficulties. Sandplay therapy involves letting the client play with sand, water and a variety of realistic miniature figures to build an image in a tray of a specific size while the therapist witness this process. The interaction with the sand, water and miniatures allow the client to access unconscious issues and give them concrete form through the images portrayed in the tray. By creating a series of sand worlds the client can confront and contain their conflicts and touch a transpersonal aspect called the Self. Self-trays are characterized by signs of centering and have a spiritual quality. The case study is single-subject qualitative research design and data was produced from assessments, interviews, observation, video and audio recordings, a school report and photographs. The assessments and interviews were mainly used to conceptualize the case and to inform treatment. It appears as if the girl has a learning difficulty that seemed to have been the source of her feelings of anger, frustration and rejection. She also appears to be functioning at a concrete operational level. An interpretation of the photographs indicated a progressive movement from an unstructured first sandworld to a structured, organized last one. Signs of centering could be observed in the last three trays.

This qualitative case study investigated the impact of sand tray on individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Four participants successfully completed the creation of sand trays while the researcher observed, interviewed, and documented the individual sand trays. The intervention established that sand tray allows the dementia patient to kinesthetically connect to their inner cognitions through the intentional symbolic expression offered by this unique therapeutic medium. Using a series of eight sand trays of varying thematic concepts, the participants were offered a modality to facilitate a synthesization of their continued individuation, presenting a possible neural pathway to connect and express thoughts, feelings, emotions, concerns, challenges, and fears. The findings of this study include the fact that all trays were classified as “empty” and that the majority of the participants placed objects almost exclusively on the right side of the tray, which is commonly associated with the concreteor conscious side. The use of sand tray allowed each individual the opportunity to create autobiographies in the sand and literally navigate through time – past, present, and future, confronting fears, expressing hope and possibilities. The results of the research study offer insight into the psychotherapeutic effects of using sand tray with dementia patients, as well as a better understanding of the cognitive and expressive abilities and limitations of an individual with impaired memory. The results also offer insight into the difficulties with short-term memory in this population and possibly indicate a potential means for monitoring cognitive decline. Keywords: Neurocognitive disorder, Alzheimer’s, dementia, sand tray, play therapy / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.

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Thesis (M. Ed.(Educational psychology))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-114) Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:40:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Angela de Leao Bley.pdf: 2495072 bytes, checksum: 2b7e47197a1fceb8afd65e25f430f637 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-16 / This research intends to analyze the Sandplay psychotherapy technical effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) on 5 patients carrying such pathology. In fact, chronicle diseases like SLE affect not only the patient s health but also his/her social and psychological life as such diseases require endure attention concerning patient s quality of life. SLE is a chronicle and self immune pathology which shows different marks. Its development reflects moments of its activity and moments of its remission and these social and psychological effects of Lupus on adolescents and theirs families is easily seen in their daily lives, in their new responsibilities they all must face up. It is widely known that during such a period of life, adolescents have to face up brand new issues in their lives, they have to leave things they had praised behind, and they have to grab new issues with which they will have to learn how to deal. This is a major part of their healthy process of living and yet they have to deal with Lupus, a pathology that transforms even more their bodies. Thus, it is of great importance a psychological therapy. One could wonder about the effectiveness of Sandplay as a non-verbal therapy which can be used to touch the inner part of one self. In order to do so, it is analyzed the frequency of categories that pursuit a qualifying profile. Such a therapeutic process consists of 12 sessions inside a sand case and divided in different phases in which this therapeutic evolution can be studied. The pathology is dealt by a rheumatologist and in the end the 5 girls clinical data are compared to the control group for a conclusion. Sandplay is shown as a very important psychotherapy, for it helps to enhance these patients quality of lives / Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar o efeito da técnica psicoterápica do Sandplay em 5 pacientes portadoras de Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (LES). As doenças crônicas, entre elas o (LES), afetam além da saúde física do paciente, a vida social e psicológica dele e exige atenção permanente em virtude das implicações no desenvolvimento do paciente e na sua Qualidade de Vida. O LES é uma doença autoimune, crônica, que pode se apresentar de várias maneiras. A sua evolução é marcada por períodos de atividade e de remissão. As questões psicossociais no Lúpus em jovens são evidentes na quebra da rotina diária e nas novas responsabilidades que tanto o paciente quanto a sua família se veem obrigados a enfrentar. A adolescência, fase de vida em que as jovens dessa pesquisa se encontram, é uma época em que vários lutos precisam ser elaborados para um desenvolvimento saudável. As jovens portadoras de doença crônica, além dessas perdas, têm que enfrentar uma doença que modifica o seu corpo, a sua fisionomia, o que acaba por dificultar ainda mais esse processo. Entende-se então a importância de acompanhamento psicológico nessa fase. O Sandplay, por ser uma técnica não verbal que atinge níveis profundos da psique, poderia ajudar também no controle da doença? O método utilizado é qualitativo-quantitativo; a análise dos cenários e a categorização das expressões verbais e imagéticas foram realizadas qualitativamente enquanto a análise da frequência das categorias encontradas segue um perfil qualitativo. O processo terapêutico, que consta de pelo menos 12 sessões na caixa de areia, está dividido em fases para que seja possível o estudo da evolução da terapia. A parte relativa à patologia é acompanhada por uma médica reumatologista e ao final os dados clínicos das 5 meninas são comparados aos dados do grupo controle para a análise final. Vai-se observar que a técnica psicoterápica do Sandplay pode ter ajudado porque propicia a melhora da qualidade de vida nas pacientes estudadas

Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-24T18:18:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NarlaSMO_TESE.pdf: 2690190 bytes, checksum: 01ed93c17ecc6f9e24e397eef8458389 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-19 / This study presents the ludopoietic experiences in Sandplay and the expression of tactility in humanescente self-training of future teachers of geography. The overall objective was to analyze and interpret as the tactility in the ludopoietic experiences with Sandplay facilitates the sentipensar and boosts the humanescent self-training. The qualitative research approach follows the principles of existential research-action into the etnofenomenologic perspective, that considers studies of the ethnography and the phenomenology with ethnomethodology. In this study we used the sedimentary rock called sandstone and your mineral grains as cognitive operator to stimulate the discussions of the ludopoietic experiences in Sandplay. The members of research were students of the Geography degree of IFRN. To achieve the research objectives were organized experiential meetings and virtual meetings. The ludopoietic experiences in Sandplay revealed the impact of tactility to humanescente self-training, indicating the importance of touch for apprehend and experience the world with beauty, joy and tenderness. These experiences showed the ludopoietic system properties, the threads of embodiment and the meaning of the sentipensar of tactility as a phenomenon that drives the humanescent self-training, evidenced by etnofenomenologie. Data were obtained through Sandplay, sensitive listening, experiential diary, photographic and movie records. In the process of data analysis were revealed the of etnofenomenological principles of experientiality indiciality, reflexivity, self-organizability, filiability, archetypality and humanescencialidade. Through the tactility, the Sandplay favors the awareness of the condition of being, takes life stories, providing the construction of knowledge in a meaningful and contextual way / Este estudo apresenta as viv?ncias ludopoi?ticas no Jogo de Areia e a express?o da tatilidade na autoforma??o humanescente de futuros professores de Geografia. O objetivo geral foi analisar e interpretar como a tatilidade nas viv?ncias ludopoi?ticas com o Jogo de Areia facilita o sentipensar e impulsiona a autoforma??o humanescente. A pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa segue os princ?pios da pesquisa-a??o existencial, numa perspectiva etnofenomenol?gica, que considera os estudos da etnografia e da fenomenologia com a etnometodologia. Neste estudo utilizamos a rocha sedimentar denominada de arenito e seus gr?os minerais como operadora cognitiva para dinamizar as discuss?es das viv?ncias ludopoi?ticas no Jogo de Areia. Participaram da pesquisa alunos da Licenciatura em Geografia do IFRN. Para alcan?ar os objetivos da pesquisa foram organizados encontros vivenciais presenciais e encontros virtuais. As viv?ncias ludopoi?ticas no Jogo de Areia revelaram a repercuss?o da tatilidade para a autoforma??o humanescente, evidenciando a import?ncia do tocar para o apreender e vivenciar o mundo com beleza, alegria e sensibilidade. Estas viv?ncias evidenciaram as propriedades do sistema ludopoi?tico, os fios da corporeidade e o significado do sentipensar da tatilidade como fen?meno que impulsiona a autoforma??o humanescente, evidenciado pela etnofenomenologia. Os dados foram obtidos por meio do Jogo de Areia, da escuta sens?vel, do di?rio vivencial, do registro fotogr?fico e de filmagens. No processo de an?lise dos dados desvelaram-se os princ?pios etnofenomenol?gicos da experiencialidade, indicialidade, reflexividade, auto-organizabilidade, filiabilidade, arquetipalidade e humanescencialidade. O Jogo de Areia favorece, por meio da tatilidade, a conscientiza??o da condi??o do ser, retoma hist?rias de vida, proporcionando a constru??o do conhecimento de forma significativa e contextual

The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility to combine the Ericksonian method with sandplay therapy to support a child with aggression as developmental disturbances. The aforementioned was executed by examinig a case study in which a youth that showed agression was supported by the Ericksonian method to sandplay therapy. This study was motivated by many years of interaction by the researcher with children that showed emotional developmental disturbances and where these developmental disturbances delayed the attainment of their full potensial. / Dissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

AFRIKAANS: Die doel van hierdie studie is om te verken of die Ericksoniaanse terapiebenadering met sandspelterapie gekombineer kan word om kinders en adolessente wat depressiewe gedrag toon, te ondersteun. Die studie is uitgevoer deur middel van gevallestudies waar kinders en adolessente wat depressiewe gedrag toon, ondersteun is deur middel van die Ericksoniaanse benadering tot sandspelterapie. Die motivering vir hierdie studie hou verband met jarelange interaksie met kinders wat emosionele ontwikkelingsteurnisse ervaar het wat beperkend was met betrekking tot die bereiking van hul volle potensiaal. Ek wou dus ondersoek instel na die moontlikheid om die Ericksoniaanse terapie-benadering met sandspelterapie te kombineer in die behandeling van kinders en adolessente wat depressiewe gedrag toon. My navorsing was daarop gerig om ‘n moontlike kennisbydrae te lewer tot die gebruik van die gekombineerde benadering met kinders en adolessente wat depressie as ontwikkelingsteurnis ervaar. ‘n Teoretiese raamwerk is gebruik wat uit verskillende teorieë bestaan het as 'n lens waardeur ek data geanaliseer en interpreteer het. Die ekologiese teorie, sisteemteorie en transteoretiese model is tydens die studie as teoretiese raamwerk bespreek. ‘n Intervensiestudie gekombineer met ‘n gevalstudie as navorsingsontwerp is tydens my studie gebruik. Ek het kwalitatiewe datainsamelingstegnieke in die onderhawige studie geïmplementeer ten einde die navorsingsprobleem en bevindinge deurtastend te ondersoek en te beskryf. Die data-analisestrategieë wat in die studie geïmlementeer was, berus op Creswell (2003) en Creswell (2005) se benaderings (Sien bl. 109). In antwoord op my primêre navorsingsvraag, het ek tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die Ericksoniaanse benadering in kombinasie met sandspelterapie wel van waarde mag wees vir sommige kinders en adolessente wat depressie as ontwikkelingsteurnis ervaar. / ENGLISH: The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of combining the Ericksonian method with sandplay therapy to support children and adolescents with depression as developmental disorder. The aforementioned was executed by examining case studies in which children and adolescents that showed depression was supported by the Ericksonian method to sandplay therapy. This study was motivated by the researcher’s interaction with children that showed emotional developmental disorders and where these developmental disorders delayed the attainment of their potential. One of the reasons for my research was the potential contribution of knowledge towards the use of the combined method with children and adolescents whom experience depression as developmental disorder. The echological theory, systems theory and trans-theoretical model was used as theoretical framework for my study. I made use of an intervention study combined with a case study during the research. In order to investigate and describe the research problem and findings I implemented qualitative data-collection strategies. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Susan Carol Albert.pdf: 2673009 bytes, checksum: d602a8eccd650cf0e2d4e5e1fd339e31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-06-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research sought to obtain a better understanding of the complex question of infertility within the conjugal relationship. The basic premise for this research was that infertility is not only an individual issue but also a conjugal issue and needs to be addressed as such. Although in general only one of the partners receives a diagnosis of infertility, infertility is best understood as a couple level stresser , since within the conjugal relationship both partners become infertile. We adopted a qualitative approach to this research. Given that this study focused on a specific question existing within the marital relationship, brief therapy was adopted as the procedure to approach this question. The research involved two couples in stable, long term relationships, the first couple received 15 sessions and the second couple received 13 sessions, focusing on the complex interpersonal relations that develop between the partners in their attempt to deal with the issue of infertility within their marriage. Two instruments were used during the brief therapy to discuss this issue, the genealogical tree and Sandplay, which enabled a qualitative analysis of the verbal manifestations that accompanied the drawing of the genealogical tree and the Sandplay images made. An analysis of the results suggests that various factors are involved in the conflicts related to infertility, including: the influence of the family of origin, the ambivalence felt towards maternity and paternity, the nature of the communication between the partners and the possibility of grieving for the idealized child. We believe that brief therapy with Sandplay offers the possibility of a more conscious dialogue being developed between the partners, which enables the transformation of defense mechanisms and the strengthening of each individual and consequent transformation of the conjugal self / Esta pesquisa procurou obter um melhor entendimento da complexa questão da infertilidade dentro da relação conjugal. Nosso estudo baseou-se na premissa de que a infertilidade não é uma questão apenas individual, mas também conjugal, e precisa ser assim considerada. Embora, em geral, apenas um dos cônjuges receba o diagnóstico de infertilidade, essa questão pode ser abordada de melhor forma quando considerada como fator estressante para o casal, pois dentro da relação conjugal, os dois ficam inférteis. O método escolhido para esta pesquisa foi qualitativo. Considerando que nosso estudo examinou uma questão específica que existia dentro da relação conjugal, a terapia breve foi considerada como procedimento adequado para abordar essa questão. Com dois casais em relacionamentos estáveis foram realizados 15 sessões por o primeiro casal e 13 sessões por o segundo casal, cujo foco eram as relações interpessoais complexas desenvolvidas entre os cônjuges nas suas tentativas de lidar com o assunto da infertilidade dentro do casamento. Na terapia breve foram utilizados dois instrumentos, o genetograma e o Sandplay, o que permitiu uma análise qualitativa das manifestações verbais dos desenhos dos genetogramas e dos cenários feitos nas caixas de areia. A análise dos resultados sugere que dos conflitos relativos à infertilidade participam vários fatores: a influência da família de origem, a ambivalência frente à maternidade e paternidade, a natureza da comunicação entre os cônjuges e a possibilidade de luto da criança idealizada. Consideramos que a terapia breve com Sandplay oferece uma possibilidade de desenvolvimento de um diálogo mais consciente entre os cônjuges, o que permite a transformação de mecanismos de defesa e o fortalecimento de cada um e a conseqüente transformação do Self conjugal