LEADERSHIP


From the Chair It’s time to celebrate. It’s okay to celebrate. In fact, it’s good


to celebrate. Do you celebrate your client’s progress? Do you celebrate your personal and professional growth? As you are probably well aware, APT turns 35 this year.


Jodi Crane, Ph.D., LPCC, RPT-S (KY)


We’ve been celebrating all year long, but we are celebrating BIG on Thursday night of our annual conference in Minneapolis next month. You won’t want to miss all the fun. There will be dancing. There will be cake. There will be even more surprises. It has been an honor to serve as the Chair of the APT Board of


Directors during this special year. Some highlights of the year include:


• We have 6428 APT members, of which 3246 are credentialed play therapists.


• There will be 23 graduates of the 2017 Leadership Academy. • APT has updated the supervision requirements for the RPT credential. • APT launched a new E-Learning Center, Career Center, and created a new Emerging Leader Award.


• We have a new digital marketing campaign targeting pediatricians using the tagline: “When words fail, play speaks.”


• APT was featured in a story for the Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr. television show broadcasted on the Fox Business channel. • APT remains financially stable.


I look forward to seeing you at the conference this year or on APT’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Playfully, Jodi Crane


Ends Policies


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GLOBAL ENDS POLICY 5.00 The Association for Play Therapy (APT) exists to advance play therapy and provide a professional and diverse community to support those engaged in play therapy practice, instruction, and supervision.


Chair Jodi Crane, Ph.D., LPCC, RPT-S


BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Jodi Crane, Ph.D., LPCC, RPT-S (KY) Chair-Elect Sharolyn Wallace, Ph.D., LCSW, RPT-S (OK) Secretary John Seymour, Ph.D., LMFT, RPT-S (MN) Past Chair Rick Gaskill, Ed.D., LCPC, RPT-S (KS) Director Art Cleveland, LCSW, LMFT, BCD, RPT-S (FL) Director Pam Dyson, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S (TX) Director Tami Langen, LISW-S, RPT-S (OH) Director Scott Riviere, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S (LA) Director Anne Stewart, Ph.D., RPT-S (VA) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


COMMITTEE CHAIRS Conference Program Kim Vander Dussen, Psy.D., RPT-S (CA) Ethics & Practices Janet Courtney, Ph.D., LCSW, RPT-S (FL) International JournalTM


Edward Franc Hudspeth, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (NH)


Awards of Excellence Kara Carnes-Holt, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (WY) Leadership Academy Debbie Campbell, MA, LMFT, LPCC (CA) Mining Reports Ryan Holliman, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Nominations Rick Gaskill, Ed.D., LCPC, RPT-S (KS) Play TherapyTM


Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (MS)


Registration & Continuing Educ Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) Research Dee Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) University Education LeAnne Steen, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (LA)


FOUNDATION FOR PLAY THERAPY Chair Edward Franc Hudspeth, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (NH) Chair-Elect Ann Frecker, LCSW, RPT-S (FL) Secretary Mary Anne Peabody, Ed.D., LCSW, RPT-S (ME) Treasurer Teri Krull, LCSW, ACSW, RPT-S (AZ) APT Chair & CGO Jodi Crane, Ph.D., LPCC, RPT-S (KY) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


The Association for Play Therapy, a national professional society, promises to 1) advance and promote play therapy as a credible mental health treatment and, in order to better serve the public, 2) assure affordable access to information, recommended best practices, Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor credentials, education and training, and peer connections necessary to enhance the play therapy expertise and success of its member mental health professionals.


BECAUSE APT EXISTS:


5.01 5.02


5.03 5.04


5.05 The public is aware of play therapy and its positive benefits.


Mental health professionals can increase their play therapy knowledge and expertise.


Licensed mental health professionals can earn and display credentials to publicly promote their play therapy expertise.


Reliable and credible research supporting the efficacy of and related to the field of play therapy will be shared and opportunities for further research will be promoted.


Mental health professionals can access the benefits of an engaged and vibrant play therapy community.


APT observes the Policy Governance© Model. The board scans the mental health environment and then determines which Ends (outcomes or impacts) will best advance play therapy and assist play therapists. It then holds its only direct report, the CEO, accountable for collaborating with members to produce the programs that accomplish those Ends.


STAFF President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Operations Manager Diane Leon Membership & Communications Coordinator Stephanie Carter Clinical Coordinator Claudia Vega, Ph.D. Continuing Education & Credentialing Coordinator Alexandra Jarrell Member Services Coordinator Esther Gomez Project Coordinator Megan Dawes


PLAYTHERAPY Publication Policies: Play TherapyTM TM


Publisher & Editor Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Clinical Editor Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S Assistant Clinical Editor Megan Dawes Membership & Communications Coordinator Stephanie Carter Art Director Keith Cappelluti, www.keithcappelluti.com


is published by the Association for Play Therapy


on behalf of its member psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health professionals and subscribers who apply the therapeutic power of play to effectively communicate with and help clients, especially children, achieve optimal mental health. It is produced and distributed quarterly via 3rd class mail each March, June, September, and December. Its $50.00 annual subscription fee is included in membership dues. Publication of articles and advertisements is not an endorsement of authors, advertisers, or their opinions and products. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of APT or its members, directors, or staff. APT reserves the right to reject, omit, or cancel adver- tising for any reason, edit for clarity and spatial purposes, and refuse discriminatory content. Advertisers contact Stephanie Carter, scarter@a4pt.org, (559) 298-3400, or visit www.a4pt.org. Copyright 2017 Association for Play Therapy, ISSN 1934-9785.


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