Sand tray creates scenes, and children are able to recreate dreams which makes it easier to analyze what’s going on. Playing in the sand, the children are then reentering the “unconscious state of the children manipulating the sand, children reentered the “unconscious state” state of their dream. They hypothesize that sandtray therapy might assist children to express and discover enlarged meanings in dreams. Therapist came up with four different phases they put the child through to help better understand their dreams and how it relates to their life. METHODS:The first phase is known as the precreation phase, here, therapist practice meditation and relaxation for the child. In the creation phase, after the child is relaxed, they use sandtray items to reenact the dreams. During the processing phase, the child talks about the …show more content…
Humanistic sandtray therapy is a form of way that people can express their worlds as they view it with symbols and metaphor. Method used to incorporate Adlerian therapy and sandtray therapy is through observation of play, even using questioning tactics and art therapy. Therapist ask questions regarding to self like; “How do you see your self” or “ How can you describe your family?” while asking those types of questions, because the therapist wants to get to know to child as a person. Then using toys ( as metaphors) to describe his world, they manipulate the toys into the sand and create visually what was describe. Using this techniques helps get information on parents and child on goals of the behavior of the child. In results, Adlerian play therapy and sandtray therapy togethers accomplish major things. Researches conclude that interpreting ones life into play, therapist gets a visual look on how a childs lifestyle is. Is he/she mentally happy? Combination of the two therapeutic tactics therapists gets their