Level 1
There are no specific reading recommended for LEvel 1, but any of the readings listed below for other levels will be helpful in establishing a basic understanding of this modality.
Level 2
- Sandplay Bridges and the Transcendent Function* (1985) by Katherine Bradway. Published by The C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
- Sandplay Wisdom (2021) by R. Mitchell and H. Friedman. Published by Routledge, London & New York.
- Sandplay: Past, Present and Future (1994) by R. Mitchell and H. Friedman. Published by Routledge. New York & London.
- Video: The Legacy of Margaret Lowenfeld https://youtu.be/qTOQwfz [36:39]
*Alternate Source: Kay Bradway and Barbara McCoard (1997) revised this pamphlet and included it as Chapter 22 in their book, Sandplay—Silent Workshop of the Psyche, Published by Routledge (New York and London). Sometimes this pamphlet is available online from https://junginla.org/ cart/ ($8.00 plus shipping).
Level 3
- Sandplay: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Psyche (1979) by Dora M. Kalff. Published by Temenos Press http://www.temenospress.com
Level 4
- Understanding Children’s Sandplay (2003/1979) by Margaret Lowenfeld. Published by Margaret Lowenfeld Trust 1993, Brudenell, Church Street, Quainton
- Sandplay and the Clinical Relationship (2013) by Linda Cunningham. San Francisco, CA: Sempervirens Press. Read Chapters 1-6, special focus on Chapters 5 & 6.
Level 5
- The Handbook of Group Play Therapy: How to Do It, How It Works, Whom Its Best for (1999) by Sweeney, D. & Homeyer, L. (Eds.), San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Read: Chapter 12, Group Sandtray-Worldplay by Gisela De Domenico
Level 6
- Play as a neural exercise by S. W. Porges (2015). You can find this article with a Google search.
Level 7
- Weller, F. (2015). The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Level 8
- Sandplay: Past, Present and Future (1994) by R. Mitchell and H. Friedman. Published by Routledge, 229 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001. Review: Piagetian Stages in Children’s Sandplay, pages 91-95
- The Developing Mind: Toward a Neurobiology of Interpersonal Experience (2012) by D.J Siegel. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Read Chapter 3.
- The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the brain interact to shape who we are, 3rd edition (2020) by D.J Siegel. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Read Chapter 3.
- Sandplay and the Clinical Relationship (2013) by Linda Cunningham. San Francisco, CA: Sempervirens Press. Read Chapters 9 & 11 for organizational overview of relational fields.
Level 9
- Sandplay and the Clinical Relationship (2013) by Linda Cunningham. San Francisco, CA: Sempervirens Press. Read Chapters 8-11 for study of relational fields.
Level 10
- The Handbook of Sandplay Therapy (2005) by Barbara Turner. Cloverdale, CA: Temenos Press. Read pp. 1-50.
- Sandplay and the Clinical Relationship (2013) by Linda Cunningham. San Francisco, CA: Sempervirens Press. Read and review all chapters.
- Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche (1991) by Robert Johnson. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
- Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection (2008, 2017) by Robert Johnson. Asheville, NC: Chiron Publishers.
General
- Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology (2008) by Bonnie Badenoch. Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York.
- Images of Resiliency (1998) by Linda B. Hunter. Published by Behavioral Communications Institute, 2773 S. Ocean Blvd. Suite 502, Palm Beach, FL 33480
- The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play: Brain-Building Interventions for Emotional Well-Being (2014) by Theresa Kestly. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.