Migratory phenomenon and expressive sandwork in vulnerable populations

In these times the migratory phenomenon is a crisis with alarming dimensions worldwide. Wars, human rights violations and violence within borders have pushed many people to seek asylum or have forced internal displacement. We approach this phenomenon taking into account the cultural complexes, understanding it as a process with multiple psychological, social and existential effects for those who suffer it. We find these effects symbolized in many of the processes of the children participating in Expressive Sandwork projects. Expressive Sandwork is a transcultural, non-verbal method of therapeutic care that offers psychological support to children from vulnerable populations where psychotherapy is deficient or non-existent. The aim is to allow the emergence of images that favour reconnection with the child's creative potential, activating the process of self-regulation of the psyche. Its basis in symbolic processes and empathetic accompaniment makes it a Jungian psychosocial intervention for these times of transition. In Latin America, Expressive Sandwork projects have been implemented in Colombia and Argentina. Two examples of the participating children are presented.