The origins of sand play therapy can be found in H G Wells' 'Small World Therapy', a good read whether you like his ideas or not. It was published about 1910, but most good academic libraries will have it. Stephen Rennie > -----Original Message----- > From: Pamela Harper [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 9:18 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: creative therapy in trauma > > Hi Carl > > I had a feeling I had messed it up when I sent it. First attempt to send > something other than a reply. > Ineed to do the stuff for a week on Saturday so unless you've got the book > I don't think I'll time to get it. > In fact I'm starting to regret saying I would do it. I can do it without > references I suppose but I feel its better if I have at least one or two. > I'd like to know about sand therepy though . It's something I have not > used. Could be because the sand pit rarely has sand in it despite our > efforts to keep it topped up. I don't know what they do with it during the > week. > Thanks Carl > > Pamela and power >