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…Registered Play Therapists-Supervisors (RPT-S) are licensed or certified practitioners who have earned a Master's or higher mental health degree, 150 or more hours of specialized play therapy training, substantial clinical and play therapy experience and supervision, and at least 36 hours of continuing education during subsequent three-year renewal cycles.
Education
Experience & Qualifications
1998 PhD California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco Integral Studies – Transformative Learning
1987 MA California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Counseling Psychology
1974 BA San Diego State University
Religious Studies
MFT Marriage Family Child Therapist – CaliforniaLicense No. MFC 25907This license to practice psychotherapy in the State of California is granted by the Board of Behavioral Sciences to applicants who hold a Masters Degree (minimum) in counseling psychotherapy, who have 3000 hours of supervised internship, 104 weeks of supervision, and who pass a demanding examination. Learn more about the MFT licensing requirements at The Board of Behavioral ScienceRPT-S Registered Play Therapist – SupervisorCertificate No. S396This is the highest designation granted by the Association for Play Therapy, the largest professional association for play therapists in the world.APT Accredited Play TherapistCST-T Certified Sandplay Therapist – TeacherThis is the highest designation granted by the International Society for Sandplay Therapy-Sandplay Therapists of America. Earning this certification involves rigorous training, experience, consultation, interviews, and written papers.Read more about this certification at The Sandplay Therapists of America
Barbara Turner began her study of Jungian sandplay therapy with the founder of the method, Dora M. Kalff, in Switzerland in 1988. Her interests and explorations of sandplay continue to this day. Dr. Turner has done extensive research into the theory and healing process of sandplay. She focused her doctoral studies on the sandplay method, writing her dissertation on methods of understanding sandplay process. Dr. Turner was instrumental in returning the classic books in sandplay to print, and is the author of what is considered by some to be the authoritative text on Jungian sandplay, The Handbook of Sandplay Therapy. She teaches sandplay & play therapy to mental health clinicians internationally, serves as consultant to practicing sandplay & play therapists, and never tires of the wonders of this amazing healing tool.
She teaches the theory and principles of Jungian sandplay therapy online to clinicians through the Temenos Press Learning Center and in venues around the world. Dr. Turner is also on the faculty of the the Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy where she teaches Foundations & Theory of Sandplay.
Books by Dr. Turner --
The Handbook of Sandplay TherapySandplay and Storytelling: The Impact of Imaginative Thinking on Children's Learning and Development - with Dr. Kristin Unnsteinsdottir.Dr. Turner has written scholarly articles for The Journal of Sandplay Therapy.
She has published chapters on theoretical aspects of Jungian sandplay therapy in two books:- In The Hands of Creation: Sandplay Images of Birth and Rebirth, 2001, N. Baum & B. Weinberg, Eds., Muki Baum Association, Toronto
- Sandplay and the Psyche: Inner Landscapes and Outer Realities, B. Weinberg & N. Baum, Eds., 2007, Thera Art, Toronto.
Dr. Turner edited the three classic books on sandplay, and returned them to print:
- Dora M. Kalff's, Sandplay: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Psyche, 2003, Temenos Press, Cloverdale, California.
- Estelle L. Weinrib's, Images of the Self: The Sandplay Therapy Process, 2004, Temenos Press, Cloverdale, California.
- H.G. Wells' Floor Games: A Father's Account of Play and Its Legacy of Healing,2004, Temenos Press, Cloverdale, California.
In addition Dr. Turner has published instructive chapters for play therapists in the books:
- 101 Play Therapy Techniques, 1997. H.G. Kaduson & C.E. Schaefer, Eds., Jason Aronson, Inc., Northvale, NJ.
- 101 More Play Therapy Techniques, 2001, H.G. Kaduson & C.E. Schaefer, Eds., Jason Aronson, Inc., Northvale, NJ.
Dr. Turner is greatly honored to train therapists around the world in Jungian sandplay therapy.
Education
Other Things . . .
I am married and live with my husband, Dr. Thomas Armstrong,
in the Northern California wine country town of Cloverdale. We have two small dogs (Shih Tzus) that love to frolic in our garden. I enjoy gardening, and doing art work. My primary medium is fiber and fabric collage. I show my work in contemporary art galleries in the area.
I practiced psychotherapy with adults and children for over twenty years, and now devote my professional time to training mental health clinicians in sandplay therapy.
Professional Certifications & Licensing
Teaching & Writing
About Barbara Turner
