ABSTRACT
The sandtray therapy literature began with Lowenfeld's World Technique and Kalff's Sandplay. Group sandtray therapy is widely used and research on its use is growing. Hughes and McCown completed descriptive studies to give insight into the process of group sandtray therapy. The group sandtray therapists followed the Homeyer and Sweeney guidelines including the six-step session protocol: room preparation; introduction to the participant; creation of the sand tray; post-creation; sand tray cleanup; and documenting the session. McCown completed a study of second and third graders in an inclusive sand tray friendship group. Her descriptive study was focused on inclusivity: students with ranges of intellectual and academic functioning, introverted and extroverted, receiving special education services, and both genders. Zarzaur indicates that because schools often use behavioral management techniques because of efficacy, this indicates that the sandtray therapy group could be as effective. The sandtray therapy intervention used less school counselor and classroom teacher time; it could become the intervention of choice.
