Education & Training (Form E&T)

Education & Training

Form E&T
How to Use This Form
Sandplay practitioners are encouraged to keep this form updated throughout their professional practice and training. The information below is used for RSP and CST applications, and the structure of this form aligns with ISST Appendix D.

Please provide information about your educational background, professional training program, licensure, work experience in the field, and in-depth inner development and insight (such as may be achieved in experience of personal analysis or other disciplines leading to such development).

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To the advisor: Please review this Education & Training form for your advisee, {name}. Click through and review each screen. On the last page, sign using your mouse or your finger and click "Submit." This application will not be sent to STA until you sign and click the green "Submit" button on the last screen.
Applicant
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
I am a certified Jungian Analyst (JA)*

YesNo
I am working toward the following certification*
Advisory interview

I have completed my advisory interview, and am working on the final requirements for CST
Occupation*
Advisor

Optional for RSP applicants; required for CST candidates
Advisor name

First NameLast Name
Advisor email

1. Education and Training
1a. Post-graduate degree

Graduate degree in a helping profession such as medicine, psychology, social work, school counseling, or marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited university.
Upload proof of post-graduate degree

E.g., copy of transcript or diploma. PDF, JPG, or PNG. Max file size 1GB.
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1b. Educational background *
1c. Professional training program(s) (if different from above)
1d. Clinical knowledge base: Classes and workshops in psychopathology, diagnosis, and psychotherapy*
1e. Clinical experience: Institutions or clinics at which you gained your clinical experience*
1f. Licensure*
License upload

Your most recent license (PDF, JPG, or PNG format). Max file size 1GB.
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1g. Professional practice history (required for CST applicants):
Evidence of having applied education, training, and/or license therapeutically in relation to others.
Practice history
1h. In-depth inner development and insight (required for CST applicants):
A minimum of 100 hours of in-depth inner development such as Jungian analysis, personal psychotherapy, or other intensive psychological work. Hours of personal sandplay process are included in this total.
- Personal sandplay process: enter information on Form PSP and transfer the total hours to the box below.
- Other in-depth work: complete table below. Examples include Jungian analysis, personal psychotherapy, or other intensive psychological work leading to such development.
Other in-depth work
Total in-depth work from table above
Personal sandplay process hours*
Enter hours from Form PSP
Total hours of in-depth work (PSP + Other)
CST: 100 hours minimum
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2. Sandplay Education
Courses must be taught by an STA/ISST Teaching Member or at an STA- or ISST-sponsored conference, seminar, or workshop. See Chapter 2 (RSP) and Chapter 3 (CST and CST-JA) of the STA Handbook for minimum requirements.

Enter your education courses into the STA Education Hours Google Worksheet and upload a PDF of the worksheet in the upload box below. Print out the Using the STA Google Worksheet how-to guide, which walks you through making your own copy of the spreadsheet and adding your information.

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E&T Google worksheet Record of Courses

Upload a PDF of your "Record of Courses" tab from the STA Education Hours Google worksheet
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E&T Google worksheet summary page

Upload a PDF of your "Summary of Hours" tab from the Form E&T Google worksheet
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Course completion certificates

Upload copies of all course attendance certificates (JPG, PNG, or PDF format)
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Education Totals

Totals by Subject

Transfer your total hours from the "Hours counted toward certification" boxes in Row 3-4 of the Record of Courses tab of the Google Worksheet into the fields below.
Fundamentals of sandplay therapy*
18 hours minimum
Clinical sandplay practice*
CST: 48 hours minimum
Jungian theory*
CST: 18 hours minimum
Symbolism*
CST: 18 hours minimum
Other topics*
Grand total hours
RSP: 36 / CST: 120 / CST-JA: 60 hours min.
Online Totals

In the boxes below, enter the totals from the "Allowed" column of the Summary tab of the STA E&T Google worksheet.
- These totals should not include online courses completed during the Covid exception period of February 1, 2020 through December 31, 2023, which are treated the same as in-person courses.
- In the Google worksheet, click the "Online Covid" box for courses taken during this period.
Total allowed online hours*
Max hours: RSP: 12 / CST: 70 / CST-JA: 50
Asynchronous allowed hours*
Max hours: RSP: 6 / CST: 12 / CST-JA: 0
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3. Case Consultation
Complete the table below, indicating dates, type of consultation and group type, as well as total hours and hours presenting your own case material (in group sessions). To verify, upload attendance certificates or letters of verification from your consultants. Case consultants must be STA/ISST teaching members, and may not be your personal sandplay process therapist.
Per Chapter 2 of the STA Handbook, the minimum hours for RSP applicants are as follows:
- Individual consultation: 15 hours are required if all case consultation is individual.
- Group consultation: 25 hours are required if all consultation is group. For group hours to be accepted, the trainee must present their own case material to the consultation group at least 20% of total group hours.
- Combination individual and group consultation: 20 hours are required, providing the trainee presents their own case material at least 20% of total group hours.
Per Chapter 3 of the STA Handbook, CST applicants must have a total of 80 or more hours of case consultation; the CST application can be submitted when 40 hours are complete.
- 30+ hours must be individual consultation
- up to 50 hours may be group consultation, provided the applicant presents their own material for at least 20% of total group hours
Per Chapter 3 of the STA Handbook, CST applicants who are Jungian Analysts must have a total of 40 or more hours of case consultation.
- 15+ hours must be individual consultation
- up to 25 hours may be group consultation, provided the applicant presents their own material for at least 20% of total group hours
The table below is wider than the screen. Be sure to scroll to the right and complete all fields.
Record of consultation hours*
From the information provided above, please enter your total case consultation hours in the fields below.
Total individual consultation hours*
Total group consultation hours*
Max hours – CST: 50 / CST-JA: 25
Total group hours online
CST: 30 hours max
Group hours presenting own material*
% group hours presenting
must be 0.20 or higher (i.e., 20%)
Upload completion certificates or letters of verification

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Review & Submit
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CST applicant signature: Addendum*

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CST date signed: Addendum*

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I, the advisor, have reviewed this Education & Training form and certifiy that it is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
To the advisor: If you believe that the applicant needs to make edits to this form, do not sign now. After they make their edits, you will receive another email with a link to come back and sign.
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Education & Training

How to Use This Form

Applicant

Advisor

1. Education and Training

2. Sandplay Education

3. Case Consultation

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