CSST is committed to a policy offair representation and will not discriminate in its admissions or training practices on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation,

religious affiliation, ethnic or national origin, marital status, age, or disability.

The training program of CSST is designed for applicants with a Master’s degree or equivalent academic standard in medicine, psychology, education or philosophy, and its aim is to give the basic theoretical and practical foundation for professional practice as a Sandplay Therapist.

The CSST Training Program pays careful attention to the Individuation Process as a whole. Starting from this premise, the program not only aims to offer a high

standard of theoretical and practical teaching, but also to become an opportunity for the development of identity as a Sandplay Therapist.

In order to fulfill this objective, the programme has a theoretical/practical

approach(300 hours) and includes clinical seminars, courses and workshops ospecial issues. The Training Programme Commission will decide the differentmodalities to be offered each teaching module. The training programme consists 6teaching modules. The programme also includes Group Supervision (60 hours).

Courses and seminars take place over three years for teaching modules with each module offering 50 hours of theoretical/practical training. The total amount of hours for theoretical/practical training in six teaching modules is 300 hours.

I. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

1. Master’s Degree or equivalent academic standard in Medicine/Psychiatry or Psychology/Education/Philosophy.

2. At least two years of practice as a Clinical Psychologist.

3. Attendance, in the case where it is necessary, at an introductory course in psychopathology, Psychotherapy and clinical practice.

4. Presentation of the required documents to the Admission Commission.

5. Presentation of a brief autobiography (no more than 10 pages).

II. ADMISSION INTERVIEW

The selection process is defined and executed by the Admission Commission and consists of two steps:

1st Step: Evaluation of the documentation required: (curriculum vitae, required certificates)

2nd Step: Written notification (via email) to the applicant of the result of the selection process (accepted or not accepted) to begin his/her training as a Candidate.

III. TRAINING PROGRAMME

The CSST training programme is based on four basic pillars:

1. THEORETICAL/PRACTICAL TRAINING

The theoretical/practical training programme will follow the proposed contents and will offer a range of teaching modalities: courses, seminars, workshops, clinical meetings, multidisciplinary encounters and lectures by visiting national andinternational teachers.

The training programme is organized in six modules and will cover the

following subjects（All theoretical discussions should be taught in combination with Sandplay cases）:

. 1st module. Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy, Comparative Developmental Psychology, Development of the Personality. Understand the therapy, history, definition and basic operational procedures of Sandplay Therapy.

. 2nd module. The depth psychology foundation of Sandplay Therapy, and the

relationship between Sandplay and basic notions of depth psychology. Complexes and Shadow/Transference/Counter-transference in Sandplay Therapy, Ethics and Legal Directives.

. 3rd module. The healing factors in Sandplay Threrapy and Case Study. Archetypal life stages in Sandplay Therapy and Jungian Analysis of Myths and Fairy Tales in Sandplay Therapy; Archetypes/images/symbols in Sandplay Therapy, I Ching and

Sandplay Therapy.

. 4th module. Sandplay Therapy and Clinical Psychiatry, Psychopathology,

Diagnosis and Therapy; Yin-Yang and Five Element Theory&Alchemy.

. 5th module. Combining play therapy and Sandplay Therapy ，Sandplay Therapy

and Analytical Psychotherapy, Expressive Techniques.

. 6th module. Depth Psychological Understanding of Sandplay and its Application;the Individuation Process in Sandplay Therapy.

Each module will have 50 hours of theoretical/practical training. The total

amount of theoretical/ practical training will be 300 hours.

2. SUPERVISION

The supervision process during training takes place according to two different

modalities:

a) Group Supervision, which takes place in the institution once a week. The trainee

should fulfill a minimum of 10 hours of group supervision each module. A minimum of 56 hours of group supervision is required throughout the 6 modules.

b) Individual Supervision for a minimum of 36 hours. This modality of supervision is independent of the training courses.

3. ANALYSIS

Throughout the process of the Training Programme, the candidate is required to continue with his/her personal Sandplay process.

4. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

The candidate must be active as a professional psychotherapist in private or institutional practice.

IV. EVALUATION

During all the training periods, all teaching members who participate in training activities will evaluate candidates objectively and subjectively.

The different training activities of the programme (seminars, courses, workshops, supervisions, interdisciplinary encounters) are evaluated according to task fulfillment, performance and dedication to written work, active participation in seminars, previous lectures and comprehension of the text, symbolic correlations etc.The evaluation will always consider the individuality, creativity and personal style of the candidates in their professional activities, relationships with colleagues and The evaluation will always consider the individuality, creativity and personal style of the candidates in their professional activities, relationships with colleagues and interaction with CSST.

There will be a written evaluation of theoretical knowledge and personal integration of the material. The theoretical evaluation will be conducted by the seminar

leader.

The evaluation of personal integration of the material will be done by the small group tutor.

V. TUTORING

The Training Commission will plan and implement individual and group support.Regular meetings are held, for this purpose, with the group of candidates to discuss the training programme, its development, its activities, emerging difficulties and issues concerning the training.

VI. INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION

In order to be admitted to the intermediate examinations, four requirements should

be met:

l The seminar paper must have been accepted by the tutor.

l 36 hours of personal analysis

l 62 hours of supervision

l 96 hours of courses must have been achieved.

VII. FINAL MONOGRAPH

Training ends with the presentation of a monograph, a Case Study that shows the reflective, psycho-therapeutic and ethical capacity of the trainee.

A theoretical-clinical topic must be illustrated by means of a clinical case that has been followed in supervision.

During the last year of training, the applicant must choose a topic for his/her final monograph. A member of the CSST/ISST will tutor the monograph.

The final monograph can be presented when the candidate has fulfilled all the requirements stated above. The monograph needs to be given to three Sandplay Therapists, and at least two of the Sandplay Therapists must approve it. These Sandplay Therapists must not have been involved with the candidates’ training where possible.

VIII. CONCLUSION

The candidate will be accepted as a Sandplay Therapist by CSST after he/she has completed the following stages:

a) A minimum of 126 hours of theoretical/practical activities and the approval of the

corresponding final work presentation required in the Training Programme designed by the Training Commission and the coordinators ofthe activities.

b) A minimum of 36 hours of individual personal supervision.

c) A minimum of 56 hours of group supervision.

d) A minimum of 66 hours of individual analysis.

e) Approval of the Monograph by at least two of the three members of the Examiner

Committee.

After the fulfillment of all the enunciated formalities, the Executive Committee

makes a recommendation to accept the candidate as an analyst member to the General Assembly.

（Revised in October 2022）

The background and formation ofCSST training program

Sandplay Therapy and ISST in China, along with the development of Jungianpsychology, started in 1993, has almost 30 years now. At the 25th ISST conference (Berlin, 2019), the China Society for Sandplay Therapy was formally set up, with the CSST Constitution, Training Programme, and the Code of Ethics approved and

accepted by ISST.

Many senior Sandplay Therapists, such as Ruth Ammann, Harriet Friedman, Rie Mitchell, Kay Bradway, Gretchen Hegeman, Hayao Kawai, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Eva Pattis Zoja, Alex Esterhuyzen, Betty Jackson, Liza Ravitz, Lauren Conningham, Maria Chiaia, Joyce Conningham, Dyane Sherwood, Irmgard Else Thom, Heather Lesley-Swan, Maria Kendler, Lisbet Myer Zacho, Marion Anderson, Rasche Jorg, etc. (as well as many senior Jungian analysts, such as Tom Kirsch, Jean Kirsch, Murray Stein, John Beebe, Stan Marlan, Andrew Samuels, David Rosen, Luigi Zoja, Hester Solomon, Paul Kugler, Joe Cambray, Tom Kelly, Misser Berg, Martin Schmidt, George Hogenson, Ann Casement, Viviane Thibaudier, Angela Connolly, Robert Bosnak, Tom Singer, John Hill, Linda Carter, Marta Tibaldi, Dennis Merritt, Lionel Corbett, Craig Stephenson, Emilija Kiehl, Allan Guggenbuel, Brian Feldman, etc.), they supported the development of Sandplay Therapy in China, and came to China for teaching, training, and supervisions. Our group takes international visiting learning, bringing our candidates to Zurich (for Martin Kalff, and Ruth Ammann; as well as for Jungian analysis training), Berlin, Roma, Milan, San Francisco,

Los Angeles, New York... We founded the Oriental Academy for Xin-Li-Fen-Xi1, focused on Analytical Psychology and Sandplay Therapy, and set up three institutes in

three universities (SCNU, Fudan, CityU), and brought Sandplay Therapy into the formal university courses. Several hundred graduate students have done their dissertation researches for Master's degrees and Ph.D., focused on AnalyticalPsychology and Sandplay Therapy, and have done many related academic and scientific publications. We have translated and published many Jungian and Sandplay Books,including Dora Kalff’s book, books of Kay Bradway, Ruth Ammann, Harriet Friedman, and Rie Mitchell. At the same time, our group translated the Collected Works of C.G.

Jung (20 Vol), and Selected Works of C.G. Jung(9 Vol), and related many Jungian books to Chinese. We have participated in the ISST conferences and IAAP conferences since 1995, making useful publications and contributions for the Journal of Sandplay Therapy, and Journal of Analytical Psychology, and presentations at ISST, IAAP congresses, Fay Lectures, and Eranos East and West Round Table Conferences.

The primary contact between our group and International Sandplay Therapists was by Heyong Shen and Gao Lan (in 1993, 1994, and 1995), with Harriet Friedman, Rie Mitchell, and Ruth Ammann. Based on clinical training and practice, our group published the first paper (1997, by Hongxia Fan), the first book (2004, by Heyong Shen and Gao Lan), the first series of books for Sandplay Therapy (2004, Heyong Shen is the chief editor) in Chinese to introduce Sandplay Therapy, and set up the first Chinese Journal for Sandplay Therapy (2015). Our group, CSST (cooperated with China Society

1 For Xin-Li-Fen-Xi in Chinese, we combined Analytical Psychology and Sandplay Therapy.

for Analytical Psychology), also has organized the cherish program of “Garden of the Heart & Soul”, to provide psychological support for orphans and earthquake (disaster)

victims.

At the 17th ISST conference (Seattle, 2003), Heyong Shen, and Gao Lan fromChina participated in a special meeting with Gretchen Hegeman, Ruth Ammann, Kay Bradway, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Harriet Friedman, and Rie Mitchell, discussed the development of Sandplay Therapy and ISST in China, especially for the professional training strategy and training program. Four pillars were raised for instance: Kalffian Sandplay, Jungian Psychology Foundation, Chinese Culture (like the diagram of Chou Tun Yi, Five Elements Theory, I Chingwhich both Dora Kalff and C.G.Jung value so much,), the combination of the three with teaching method, clinical practice, and supervision system.