Posted by fallsfall on November 28, 2004, at 21:08:37
In reply to Sand table » fallsfall, posted by littleone on November 28, 2004, at 20:46:05
It was a box on legs - sort of like an elementary school desk without the top. So you could sit in front of it like you sit in front of a table. It was 2 or 3 feet square and maybe 6" deep, with 4" of sand. There were things to use scattered around in the sand: people, animals, stones, I'm not sure what else.
From what I've read, the patient can fiddle with the sand and things while they talk, and the way that they end up arranging (or the process that they use) gives the therapist additional information. Like if one patient puts all the "toys" on one side and makes a big mountain out of the sand, that would be different than another patient who spent the time burying all the "toys", or another who meticulously tried to make the sand smooth on top. What would be important would be *what* was chosen to be played with, and *how* the play proceeded.
Facinating stuff. Makes me want to call that therapist and ask if I could see her a couple of times just for fun. She led a therapy group that I was in many years ago. I didn't like her as a group leader, I like her much more one on one. And I'm sure she didn't have the sand table when I was in her group!
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