本研究旨在探討兩位男性心理專業助人者的心理發展內涵，以個人沙遊治療歷程經驗為研究方向。本研究採取質性研究的深度訪談方法，以半結構式訪談進行資料蒐集，並將訪談資料進行整理與分析工作，呈現研究參與者接受沙遊個人歷程至今的經驗與影響成果。本研究結果如下：
一、男性心理專業助人者在沙遊個人歷程中的個別經驗：
(一)開啟個人沙遊歷程之動機為尋求「自我瞭解」、「自我整理」與「自我成長」。「夢」與「意象」引領沙盤創作；而做沙盤過程中，則受到「無意識本能」影響。
(二)沙遊歷程初期與尾聲使用物件風格及方式之差異。
(三)沙遊可以觸動「感官經驗」、「情緒與感覺經驗」，並對「個人情感」有所助益，同時反應個人主觀整體意識的覺察，包含「認知」、「情感」、「整體」層面之影響。
(四)體會沙遊治療的「功用」，以及在歷程中感受到沙遊治療師呈現的「使用技巧」、「取向風格」、「角色功能」。
二、回顧沙遊個人歷程後，自覺心理經驗的變化與影響：
(一)沙遊個人歷程促發男性心理專業助人者之「個人議題」浮現。
(二)面對個人議題後的「變化」與「影響」經驗。
(三)沙遊治療關注個人議題，並協助男性心理專業助人者找到「自我調適」與「因應作為」。
依據上述之討論與研究結果，本研究提供助人工作者及未來後續研究者相關建議與參考。
This qualitative research, which oriented to the experience of personal Sandplay process, aimed to explore and discuss the contents of the psychological development for two male professional mental helpers. This study has adopted the in-depth qualitative research interview. The data was sourced with semi-structured interview, and organized and analyzed to present the experience and influence which participants engaged in personal Sandplay processes to date. The main findings of this research were as follow:
A.Male professional mental helper’s individual experience in personal Sandplay processes:
a.The motivation of starting personal Sandplay processes was to seek “self-understanding”, “self-adjustment” and “self-
growth”. “Dream” and “Image” leaded to creating sandtrays which were affected by “unconscious instinct” in the processes.
b.The style and manners of using Sandplay figures were significantly different between early and last stage in Sandplay
processes.
c.Sandplay could bring “sensual experience” and “emotional and sensory experience”, and benefit “individual affection”, while
it reflects the subjective awareness of entire consciousness, including the effects of “cognition”, “affection”, and
“wholeness”.
d.Participants realized the utilities of Sandplay Therapy, and perceived the “technique”, “style”, and “role function”
presented by Sandplay therapist.
B.Male professional mental helper’s awareness about the changes and effects of mental experience after reviewing personal
Sandplay processes:
a.Personal Sandplay processes arouse “individual issues”.
b.Facing individual issues results the experience of “changes” and “effects”.
c.Sandplay Therapy focuses on individual issues, and assists male professional mental helper in finding “self-adjustment” and
“response behavior”.
Based on the discussions and research findings, this study offers an assessment and recommendations for professional mental helpers and further studies.
