Teri Krull also holds semi-annual consultations with a retired board of behavioral health professional consultant, has established relationships with an attorney for legal advice, and sees a professional consultant for quarterly goal setting. These regularly scheduled meetings act as safeguards and provide professional oversight of her work as a social worker and play therapist and, hopefully, model options for remaining 


Linda Homeyer connects frequently with counselor educator colleagues regarding changes and trends in the Texas professional counselor board. She also engages in presenting and attending applicable presentations at APT’s annual conference, serves on various committees, and annually reviews APT’s Best Practices statement to stay current.


However, staying current is not enough, because some issues may arise that fall outside of a supervisor’s areas of expertise. At these points, it is essential to refer the supervisee to a supervisor with competence in the areas discussed. It is unethical and may be dangerous for supervisors to believe they can supervise all issues presented by supervisees or their clients. Just as we would challenge a supervisee to refer a client to a more competent clinician, if needed, we should also consider the parallel process and modeling involved when our own competence is surpassed in supervising the supervisee’s or the supervisee’s client’s issue.


Conclusion The new RPT requirements professionally synchronize our credential with updated standards in education and experience to best serve                grounded and responsive to the changing environments in which we live and practice.


We are fortunate that APT is a professional organization with robust membership involvement. The discussion of starting a play therapy membership organization began over 38 years ago when Dr. Schaefer and Dr. O’Connor conceived of and later gathered others for a discussion about APT. Since that time, APT has moved forward in leaps and bounds! It speaks well of the APT staff, former and current members of APT’s Board, committees, and Foundation, and the membership itself, that we are now this incredible community of vibrant professionals dedicated to improving the mental health of children and their families all over the world. It seems only right that we evolve to meet the needs of today’s clientele and to secure the professional criteria for best practices in this 


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ABOUT THE AUTHORS


Teri Krull, MSW, LCSW/AZ, LCSW-C/MD is RPT-S #012. She served eight years as Arizona Membership Representative to APT prior to helping found AZAPT, six years on the APT Board (Chair, 2000) and currently serves on the APT Foundation Board. She received the Arizona NASW State Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. terikrull@playtherapy.tv


Linda Homeyer, PhD, LPC-S, is RPT-S #184. Mentored by Drs. Garry Landreth and Sue Bratton, she has subsequently participated in and chaired several APT committees, including two terms as APT Board President, is an APT Director Emerita, and was the 2013 APT Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. lhomeyer@txstate.edu


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