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  • 2024 National Conference Registration

    Santa Fe, New Mexico • June 6-9

  • We look forward to seeing you at our national conference in June in Santa Fe, New Mexico! To assist with your registration process, you may use this link to open a PDF of the conference brochure in a new tab, which includes detailed descriptions of each session offering.

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  • Conference Attendance

  • The STA National Conference begins with an evening reception on Thursday, June 6 and ends at noon on Sunday, June 9. The optional Pre-Conference is Thursday, June 6 (9am - 4:45pm).

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  • Your Pre-Conference and Conference registration selections do not match; please select either the STA Member rate for both, or the non-member rate for both, as applicable.

  • Your Pre-Conference and Conference registration selections do not match; please select either the Student rate for both, or the non-student rate for both, as applicable.

  • Continuing Education Credits

  • This year's conference includes up to 22.5 continuing education (CE) credits:

    • 16.5 CE credits for the Conference
    • 6.0 CE credits for the Pre-Conference

  • Food & Special Events

    • Conference registration fee includes Thursday night reception, Friday Regional Lunch, and Saturday dinner and entertainment.
    • Pre-conference registration does not include meals.
    • If you are staying at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe (conference venue), your room charge includes complimentary breakfast and daily evening reception.
    • Those not staying at the Drury have the option to purchase vouchers that cover 3 days of breakfast at the hotel's buffet for $24. The single $24 fee includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday breakfasts.

  • To complete the items below, please return to the "Attendance" tab and make a selection for your conference registration, or select the specific day of your single-day attendance.

  • Thursday Opening Reception (5:30pm – 7pm)

    Start your conference experience at the opening reception in the hotel's beautiful outdoor garden. Enjoy drinks and light fare while catching up with friends and connecting with other sandplay colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.

  • Friday Regional Luncheon (12:45pm – 1:45pm)

    The Regional Luncheon is a fun way of creating relationships with other sandplay therapists and networking with those who might live near you. Attendees are encouraged to come with questions they may have about sandplay and about working towards what they want to achieve. This is a great opportunity to build community, find mentors, and create new friendships. Lunch will be a New Mexico style buffet.

  • Friday Members' Meeting & Ribbon Ceremony (6:30pm – 7:45pm)

    Members of Sandplay Therapists of America will meet to celebrate each other, to review the latest information from the Board of Trustees, and to vote on important matters.

    The “Ribbon Ceremony” honors those among our sandplay community who have passed, and those who may be joining us for the first time. We encourage all to attend and experience our special temenos.

  • Saturday Plated Dinner (5:30pm – 7:45 pm)

    This is a great time to relax and enjoy some delicious food. Following the dinner service, we will enjoy the talents of a local New Mexican dance troupe, specializing in traditional Native American hoop dancing. This group has a special focus of teaching the sacred traditions of their past to Indigenous youth.

  • If you have additional food restrictions, please choose the option above that best accomodates your needs, and note any additional restrictions in the box below.

  • Volunteer

  • STA is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit and our success depends on the support of our members and other volunteers. Please consider volunteering at the conference by indicating your interest below. Select as many of the options below as you would like; any volunteering responsibilities will be communicated and confirmed before the start of the conference. 

  • Help prepare welcome bags and packets or support administrators by checking people in or passing out welcome packets, name tags, schedules, meal vouchers, etc.

  • Tasks include setting up the room, monitoring the auction during the conference, taking down the room and sorting bids, and distributing items to auction winners.

  • Help manage the beginning and ending of each presentation. Responsibilities include passing out and collecting evaluations, introducing speakers, closing doors, monitoring capacity levels, notifying someone for technical assistance when needed. 

  • Pre-Conference Sessions: Thursday, June 6

  • To select any of the sessions listed below, please return to the "Attendance" tab and register for the Pre-Conference.

  • To see complete descriptions of each Pre-Conference session offered, you can open a PDF of the conference brochure in a new tab.

  • All Day: 9am - 4:45pm

  • Entering the Free and Protected Space: Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy

    • Presenters: Ellen Saul, MS, LP, CST-T & Joseph Heiderscheit, LPCC, ATR-BC, RSP
    • 6 CE + APT (Note: all sessions must be attended to receive full credit)

  • To choose the all-day session listed above, you first must de-select any morning or afternoon sessions chosen below.

  • Morning: 9am - 12:15pm

  • The Dark Goddess Calls: Cultural Archetypes, Resilience, and Sandplay Therapy

    • Presenter: Lorraine Freedle, PhD, ABPdN, CST-T
    • 3 CE

    Tending the Garden of the Soul: Entering the Mundus Imaginalis through Dreams, Nature, and Sandplay

    • Presenter: Shannon Yockey, LCSW, JA, CST-T
    • 3 CE

  • To choose one of the morning sessions listed above, you must first de-select the all-day Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy session.

  • Afternoon: 1:30pm - 4:45pm

  • Mystique of the Hands: Neurodiversity and the Experience of Touch in Sandplay Therapy

    • Presenters: Betty Jackson, LCSW, LSW, CST-T & Maude LeRoux, OTR/L
    • 3 CE + APT

    Pathways to Certification: Writing a Symbol Paper

    • Presenters: Gretchen Watts, LCSW, CST-T & Shannon Gould, MA, LPC-MHSP
    • 3 CE

  • To choose one of the afternoon sessions listed above, you must first de-select the all-day Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy session.

  • Conference Sessions

  • To select any of the sessions listed below, please return to the "Attendance" tab and select your registration option, or select the specific day of your single-day attendance.

  • To see complete descriptions of each Conference session offered, you can open a PDF of the conference brochure in a new tab.

  • Thursday Plenary Session: 7pm - 9pm

  • Sandplay Therapy and One’s Spiritual Practice: Lessons from Dora Kalff and the Elders

    • Panel: Janet Tatum, MSW, LISCW, CST-T, Luana Rowland, MFT, CST-T, & Alexander John Shaia, PhD, LPC, CST-T
    • Moderated by Gita Morena, PhD, CST-T
    • 2 CE

  • To select the session listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Thursday.

  • Friday Plenary Session: 8:30am - 10:30pm

  • Reflection and Refraction: Joining and Becoming One

    • Presenter: Fanny Brewster, PhD, MFA, JA
    • 1.5 CE

  • To select the session listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Friday.

  • Friday Morning: 11am - 12:30pm

  • The Planet in Crisis: Utilizing Symbols in Sandplay Therapy to Reduce Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Stressors

    • Presenter: Jim Broderick, PhD, ABPP
    • 1.5 CE

    The Pueblo Storyteller: ‘The Very Earth Herself, Talking’

    • Presenter: Jordan Prebys, LCPC, RPT-S, RSP
    • 1.5 CE + APT

    Sandplay at the Roof of the World: The Efficacy of Short-Term Sandplay Therapy in a Bhutanese Psychiatric Ward

    • Presenter: Trina Nahm-Mijo, PhD, LMHC, RSP
    • 1.5 CE

    Using Life to Create a Rainbow: Sandplay Images of a Depressed Young Woman in Chinese Culture

    • Presenter: Xiaoyan “Jenny” Qian, IAAP, ISST
    • 1.5 CE

    FULL Case Consultation: Group 1

    • Facilitator: Shannon Yockey, LCSW, JA, CST-T
    • 1.5 CE

  • To select any of the sessions listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Friday.

  • Friday Afternoon: 2pm - 5:15pm

  • From Trauma to Transcendent Function: Structures in the Sand and the Work of Margaret Lowenfeld

    • Presenters: Janet Tatum, MSW, LISCW, CST-T & Debbie Jivan, BFA, MAAT, CST
    • 3 CE + APT

    Feminine and Masculine: What can’t we see? What can we be?

    • Presenters: David Capitolo, LMFT, CST-T & Dyane Sherwood, PhD, CST-T
    • 3 CE + APT

    The Symbols that Divide Us: Finding the Gold in the Shadow

    • Presenters: Gail Gerbie, LMFT, CST & Paul Lesnik, LCSW, RSP
    • 3 CE

    A Rainbow Path from a Deadly Coma to Adaptation: A Focus on Depth Psychology and Meditative Practices in Sandplay Therapy

    • Presenters: Linda (Elaine) Bath, PhD, LMFT, CST-T & Patrick Faggianelli, PhD
    • 3 CE

  • To select any of the sessions listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Friday.

  • Saturday Plenary Session: 8:30am - 10:30am

  • Historical Trauma in the Fields of Analytical Psychology, Play Therapy, and Sandplay: Growing Forward in the Work of Dora Kalff

    • Presenter: Alexander John Shaia, PhD, LPC, CST-T
    • 1.5 CE + APT

  • To select the session listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Saturday.

  • Saturday Morning: 11am - 12:30pm

  • Rainbow in Sandplay: Intellectual Disability and the Illumination of Co-transference

    • Presenter: Kenn Goodrow, LPCC, DCMHS-T, RSP
    • 1.5 CE

    Research Roundtable: Developments in Sandplay Research

    • Presenters: Jacque Wiersma, PhD, Lorraine Freedle, PhD, ABPdN, CST-T, Brianda DeCastro, LMFT & Sally Bryant
    • 1.5 CE + APT

    CANCELLED Writing Fairy Tales: A Window into the Unconscious

    • Presenter: Linda Cunningham, PhD, CST-T
    • 1.5 CE

    FULL Fragmentation as a Natural Self-Protective Response and Its Archetypal Containment

    • Presenter: Genell Howell, LPCC, SEP
    • 1.5 CE

    Case Consultation: Group 2

    • Facilitator: TBD
    • 1.5 CE

  • To select any of the sessions listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Saturday.

  • Saturday Afternoon: 2pm - 5:15pm

  • The Wild Woman Archetype and the Wolf in Sandplay and Play Therapy

    • Presenters: Jacquelyn Kelley, LCSW, CST-T & Kelly Webb Ferebee, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S
    • 3 CE + APT

    Many Facets, One Gem: Shining a Light on Diversity in Sandplay

    • Presenters: Lorraine Freedle, PhD, ABPdN, CST-T, Luanne Lee, LPCC, LPAT, CST-T & the STA Diversity Project Members
    • 3 CE

    The Symbolism of Food in the Sandplay and Play Therapy Room

    • Presenter: Elizabeth (Betsy) Craft, LCSW, RPT-S, CST
    • 3 CE + APT

    The Water and Mud Tray Method for Younger Children: The Bridge Between Play Therapy and Sandplay

    • Presenter: Karen Wheeler, LCSW, RPT-S, CST-T
    • 3 CE + APT

  • To select any of the sessions listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Saturday.

  • Sunday Morning: 8:30am - 10am

  • Generational Individuation: A Multi-Layered Bridge from Past to Future

    • Presenter: Gita Morena, PhD, CST-T
    • 1.5 CE

    Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine

    • Presenter: Elisio "Cheo" Torres, PhD & Mario Del Angel Guevara, PhD
    • 1.5 CE

    Sex Therapy and Sandplay: Healing from Sexual Shame

    • Presenter: Peg Hurley Dawson, PhD, RSP
    • 1.5 CE

    Case Consultation: Group 3

    • Facilitator: TBD
    • 1.5 CE

  • To select any of the sessions listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Sunday.

  • Sunday Plenary Session: 10:30am - 12noon

  • Rainbow Wholeness and the Expanding Sandplay and Play Therapy Circle: Bringing Our Diversity Experiences Back into the World

    • Presenter: Ellen Saul, MS, LP, CST-T
    • 1.5 CE + APT

  • To select the session listed above, please return to the "Attendance" tab and either register for the entire conference, or change your single-day registration to Sunday.

  • Registration Summary

  • Please review the cost summary below; you may return to previous tabs if changes are required. Please also take a moment to review your conference session choices, and make sure that you have made a selection for each time slot on the "Pre-Conference" and "Conference" tabs before you submit.

  • Your Pre-Conference and Conference registration selections do not match; please return to the "Attendance" tab and select either the STA Member rate for both, or the non-member rate for both, as applicable.

  • Your Pre-Conference and Conference registration selections do not match; please select either the Student rate for both, or the non-student rate for both, as applicable.

  • Payment

  • Since you have elected to pay offline, you may either call Ritu Tandon at 925-820-2109 with your credit card information or mail a check for the amount listed above to:

    STA
    P.O. Box 4847
    Walnut Creek CA 94596

    Checks and phone-in credit card payments must be received within 14 days of your registration in order to maintain your conference session selections. Your total amount due is listed above, and will also be in your confirmation email.

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