Çözüm Odaklı Kum Tepsisi Terapisine Yönelik Çevrimiçi Bir Uygulama Modeli

Öz

Çözüm odaklı kum tepsisi terapisi (ÇOKTT), geleneksel olarak yüz yüze uygulanmakla birlikte, COVID-19 sonrası dijital uygulamalara olan ilgi artmıştır. Bu uygulama odaklı derleme çalışması, temel terapötik ilkelerin çevrimiçi ortamlara nasıl aktarılabileceğini inceleyerek ÇOKTT’ye yönelik çevrimiçi bir uygulama çerçevesi sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çevrimiçi ve sanal kum tepsisi uygulamaları, danışanların sembolik temsiller oluşturmalarını desteklerken güçlü yönlerine, kaynaklarına ve tercih ettikleri geleceklerine odaklanmayı sürdürmektedir. Ölçekleme, istisna ve gelecek odaklı sorular gibi çözüm odaklı teknikler, özellikle çocuk ve ergenlerde katılımı artırmak amacıyla çevrimiçi oturumlara entegre edilebilmektedir. Bu bağlamda, etkileşimli çevrimiçi ÇOKTT uygulamaları ayrıntılı biçimde ele alınmakta; bu uygulamaların terapötik yararları ile müdahale süreci içerisindeki olası uygulama aşamaları ortaya konulmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, bu derleme çevrimiçi ÇOKTT’nin kuramsal temelli ve yapılandırılmış bir müdahale modeli sunduğunu göstermektedir. Beş aşamalı modelin özellikle Dr. Fried’in çevrimiçi kum tepsisi aracı gibi mevcut uygulamalarla bütünleştirilebildiği belirtilmektedir. Modelin müdahale yönergeleri, örnek sorular ve platform kullanımına ilişkin pratik göstergeler içerdiği vurgulanmaktadır. Bulgular, çevrimiçi ÇOKTT’nin yüz yüze terapilere hem tamamlayıcı hem de alternatif bir yaklaşım olarak erişilebilir ve güçlü yönlere dayalı ruh sağlığı hizmetlerinin yaygınlaştırılmasına katkı sağlayabileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çevrimiçi kum tepsisi
• Çevrimiçi çözüm odaklı kum tepsisi terapisi
• sanal kum tepsisi uygulamaları

An Online Application Model for Solution-Focused Sandtray Therapy

Öz

Solution-focused sandtray therapy (SFSTT), while traditionally delivered in face-to-face settings, has attracted increasing attention in digital formats following the COVID-19 pandemic. This practice-oriented review aims to propose an online application framework for SFSTT by examining how its core therapeutic principles can be transferred to virtual environments. Online and virtual sandtray applications support clients in constructing symbolic representations while maintaining a focus on strengths, resources, and preferred future outcomes. Solution-focused techniques such as scaling, exception-finding, and future-oriented questioning can be integrated into online sessions, particularly to enhance engagement among children and adolescents. In this context, interactive Online SFSTT applications are examined in detail, and their therapeutic benefits and the potential stages of the intervention process are outlined. Overall, this review demonstrates that Online SFSTT offers a theoretically grounded and structured intervention model. It is noted that a five-stage model can be integrated with existing applications, such as Dr. Fried’s Online sandtray tool. The model is further highlighted as including intervention guidelines, sample questions, and practical indicators for platform use. The findings suggest that Online SFSTT may serve as both a complementary and alternative approach to face-to-face therapy, contributing to the expansion of accessible and strengths-based mental health services.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Online sandtray
• Online solution-focused sandtray therapy
• virtual sandtray applications

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