A Study on the Effects of Sandplay Therapy on Second Grade Middle School Students with PTSD

Cao, Jinfeng; Jin, Lizhen; Cui, Chunyu; Cui, Meiyu

doi:2019.10.1.75

J Sym & San Therapy > Volume 10(1); 2019 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Symbols & Sandplay Therapy 2019;10(1): 75-103.
doi: https://doi.org/10.12964/jsst.19004

A Study on the Effects of Sandplay Therapy on Second Grade Middle School Students with PTSD

Jinfeng Cao¹, Lizhen Jin², Chunyu Cui³, Meiyu Cui⁴

¹China, Suzhou, Individual psychologist
²Korea, Namseoul University, Department of Child Counseling and Psychotherapy, master’s candidate
³China, Yanji, Juvenile psychologist
⁴China, Yanbian University, Professor

Correspondence :

Meiyu Cui ,Email: mycui@ybu.edu.cn

Received: April 30, 2019 Revised: June 17, 2019 Accepted: June 24, 2019

Abstract

This study aimed to explore whether sandplay therapy could offer an effective psychological intervention for middle school students with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted sandplay therapy on six occasions with second-grade middle school students with PTSD and subsequently observed a significant decrease in their PTSD total scores. Our follow-up assessments of the subjects six months later showed that the related indicators remained within an acceptable range. Based on these results, we have concluded that sandplay therapy offers an effective psychological intervention for teenagers with PTSD.

KeyWords: PTSD, sandplay therapy, psychological intervention, middle school students