LEADERSHIP From the CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP


The Association for Play Therapy (APT) and the Clinical Editor strive to provide members with relevant information that bolsters their theoretical foundations and clinical practice so “mental health professionals can increase their play


therapy


knowledge and expertise” (Ends Policy 5.02)          vibrant play therapy community”


(Ends Policy 5.05). Through APT’s annual survey, members


consistently rated “trauma” as a topic that deserves more attention in play therapy literature.


Members’ overwhelming response to our call for papers has resulted in Play Therapy™    answering your calls for more information on how play therapists meet the challenge of treating trauma, acknowledging play therapists’ valuable contributions to their most vulnerable clients (traumatized children), and emphasizing play therapists’ needs for reflection upon and commitment to their own self-care practices.


       organizational practices for treating trauma through play therapy and for tending to their own “containers” through self-care. They have highlighted how personal and professional face-to-face connection with others reinforces invaluable resources that allow them to continue engaging in this profession they love while leaving traumatic content at the playroom  inspiration for self-care practices that will help you continue to do what 


ENDS POLICIES


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


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5.03 5.04


5.05 


Mental health professionals can increase their play therapy knowledgeand expertise.


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





 for further research will be promoted.


 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.


401 Clovis Ave, Suite 107 Clovis, CA 93612 USA Tel (559) 298-3400 Fax (559) 298-3410


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 Tami Langen, LISW-S, RPT-S


BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Tami Langen, LISW, RPT-S (OH) Chair-Elect Anne Stewart, PhD, RPT-S (VA) Secretary Pam Dyson, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S (TX) Past Chair Sharolyn Wallace, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S (OK) Director Erin Dugan, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (LA) Director Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, CAS, RPT-S (MO) Director Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Director Scott Riviere, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S (LA) Director John Seymour, PhD, LMFT, RPT-S (MN) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


COMMITTEE CHAIRS Conference Program Kara Carnes-Holt, PhD, LPC, RPT-S (WY) Ethics & Practices Tony Lai, MA, LPC, RPT-S (OR) International Journal®


Edward Franc Hudspeth, PhD, LPC, RPT-S (NH)


Awards of Excellence Renee Blocker Turner, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Leadership Academy Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S (CO) Mining Reports Elizabeth Burgin, MA, NCC, LPC-Intern (TX) Nominations Sharolyn Wallace, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S (OK) Play TherapyTM


Sarah D. Stauffer, PhD, RPT-S (Switzerland)


Registration & Continuing Educ Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) Research Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX), Yung-Wei Dennis Lin, PhD, LPC-C (NJ) Corie Schoeneberg, EdS, LPC, NCC, RPT-S (MO)


FOUNDATION FOR PLAY THERAPY Chair Edward Franc Hudspeth, PhD, LPC, RPT-S (NH) Vice-Chair Teri Krull, LCSW, ACSW, RPT-S (AZ) Secretary Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S (ME) Treasurer Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) APT Chair & CGO Tami Langen, LISW, RPT-S (OH) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


STAFF President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Vice President & COO Diane Leon Clinical Coordinator Claudia Vega, PhD Continuing Education & Credentialing Coordinator Alexandra Jarrell Member Services Coordinator Esther Gomez Membership & Communications Coordinator Melissa Villegas Project Coordinator Megan Dawes Administrative Assistant Amanda De Lima Croft


Publisher & Editor Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Clinical Editor Sarah D. Stauffer, PhD, LP, RPT-S Assistant Clinical Editor Megan Dawes and Amanda Croft Art Director Keith Cappelluti, www.keithcappelluti.com


Publication Policies: Play TherapyTM PLAYTHERAPY™ 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 effec- tively 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 Decem- ber. 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 advertising for any reason, edit for clarity and spatial purposes, and refuse discriminatory content. Advertisers contact www.a4pt.org. Copyright 2017 Association for Play Therapy, ISSN 1934-9785.


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