What you will receive:

• 4 Live Webinar Sessions with Q & A
• 4 Links to the Recordings
• 4 CECs

This Course is Ideal for:

• You’re a mental health student or licensed professional interested in contemporary Jungian practice
• You’re interested in the therapeutic powers of play and/or the aesthetics of existence
• You’re concerned about our global mental health crisis
• You want to better understand the psyche’s structure and functions

Course Overview: (Weekly Titles/Themes)

Week 1: Why Jung?

• A [very] brief history of Jung & the Jungians
• The creativity crisis & mental health
• Mode-shifting & “evidence-based practice”

Week 2: The Structure & Functions of the Psyche

• Explore a new conceptualization of the structure of the psyche
• Identifying and listening to psyche’s main objectives?
• Recognizing the therapeutic powers of play

Week 3: Journeying Together Through the Symbolic Life

• What is the symbolic life and why we need it?
• What is cultural humility and how can we practice it?
• How to cultivate relationship with psyche through curiosity, playfulness, and creativity

Week 4: Jungian Advocacy

Attendees will be able to:

• Specify 3 barriers to providing quality Jungian-oriented mental health care, including play therapy.
• Determine how and where they might continue the conversation in their communities

Course Addendums:

Major Text:

McRoberts, R. (2024). Jungian counseling & play therapy: Classical theory for the digital age. Routledge.

Selected Bibliography:

Alcaro, A., Carta, S., & Panksepp, J. (2017). The affective core of the Self: A neuro-archetypical perspective on the foundations of human (and animal) subjectivity. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(1424), 1- 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01424

Anderson, D. (2018). The alchemy of play. Psychological Perspectives, 61(2), 241–256. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332925.2018.1461506

Evidence-Based Child Therapy. (2023). Play therapy outcome research database. http://evidencebasedchildtherapy.com/

Moore, T. (1992. Care of the soul: A guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life. Harper Perennial.

Casement, A. (Ed.). (2018). Who owns Jung? Routledge.

Cashwell, C. S. & Young, J. S. (2020). Integrating spirituality and religion into counseling: A guide to competent practice. (3rd ed). American Counseling Association.

Fancourt, D., & Finn, S. (2019). What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe. (Health Evidence Network (HEN) synthesis report 67). https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329834/9789289054553- eng.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1LMeOvkGPZxzCBctOMfKzbxRxLy3-CERPgfc-cm-UOy- D3G6q6-ukzvWY

Kalsched, D. E. (1996). The inner world of trauma: Archetypal defenses of the personal spirit. Routledge.

Karwowski, M., Zielińska, A., & Jankowska, D. M. (2022). Democratizing creativity by enhancing imagery and agency: A review and meta-analysis. Review of Research in Education, 46(1), 229-263. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X221084337

Kondili, E., Isawi, D., Interiano-Shiverdecker, C., & Maleckas, O. (2022). Predictors of cultural humility in counselors-in-training. Counselor Preparation, 61, 129-140. DOI:10.1002/ceas.12230

Jung, C. G. (2023). The collected works of C. G. Jung: Revised and expanded complete digital edition. (CW 1 – 20). G. Adler, W. McGuire, & H. Read (Eds.), R. F. C. Hull (Trans.). Princeton University Press. ISBN: 9780691255194. https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/9780691255194/the-collected-works-of-c-g-jung

Schaefer, C. E., & Drewes, A. A. (Eds.), (2014). The therapeutic powers of play: 20 core agents of change (2nd ed.). https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.a4pt.org/resource/resmgr/education_&_training/therapeutic_powers_of_play_2.pdf

Shedler, J. (2018). Where is the evidence for “evidence-based” therapy?. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 41(2), 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2018.02.001.

Russo-Netzer, P., & Icekson, T. (2022). Engaging with life: Synchronicity experiences as a pathway to meaning and personal growth. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 41(2), 597–610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00595-1

Wiersma, J. K., Freedle, L. R., McRoberts, R., & Solberg, K. B. (2022). A meta-analysis of sandplay therapy treatment outcomes. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(4), 197– 215. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000180

Yee, T., Ceballos, P., & Swan, A. (2019) Examining trends of play therapy articles: A 10- year content analysis. International Journal of Play Therapy, 28(4), 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000103