Play Therapy Public Awareness

APT Exhibits at ASCA Following the successful promotion of play therapy at the 2016 American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Conference, APT continued the outreach this year at the July 8-11 Conference in Denver, CO! Colorado APT President and President-Elect, Dustin Copenhefer, LPC, RPT and Jenna Roe, LPC, RPT assisted Operations Manager Diane Coord na

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