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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APT and Play Therapy Featured on National Broadcast


The field of play therapy got a boost this summer in a bg way was featured in an episode of Innovations with Ed Beglgley, Jr, JJr on F Business, which included a 6-minute segment highlighting the value of play therapy.


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