LEADERSHIP Editorial
Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP APT President/CEO
Play therapists represent a small group of dedicated mental health professionals that harness the therapeutic powers of play to help children and families all over the world. According to the Association for Play Therapy (APT) annual survey, members value opportunities to network with and learn from one another. We often hear members say that fellow APT members are their professional family.
In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, play therapists have been challenged to continue meeting the mental health needs of the children and families they serve while maintaining health safeguards for all concerned. linking members to best practices for playroom sanitation and disinfection and telemental health for children. For RPT/S and SB-RPT renewals between March 15, 2020 and June 30, 2020, APT will accept non-contact hours for all 18 hours of play therapy continuing education. Our standards remain the same, but this exception should help registrants succeed in the quest for knowledge and skill development that will keep their credentials active.
We look forward to welcoming attendees to the 37th Annual Conference from October 1-6, 2020 in Palm Springs, California. We hope these new dates will allow you and your colleagues to reunite under conditions that will allow you to learn from and share with one another in the spirit of community and professional family you have built over the years. We realize that however this health crisis affects our personal or professional families, we are all in this together. The APT staff remain ready to answer your questions by phone or email. We are here for you, and we thank you!
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:
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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 Anne L. Stewart, PhD, RPT-S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Anne Stewart, PhD, RPT-S (VA) Chair-Elect Erin Dugan, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (LA) Secretary Pam Dyson, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S (TX) Past Chair Tami Langen, LISW, RPT-S (OH) Director Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, CAS, RPT-S (MO) Director JP Lilly, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S (UT) Director Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Director Scott Riviere, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S (LA) Director Kim Vander Dussen, PsyD, RPT-S (CA) 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), Amy Williams Long, PhD, LPC, RPT-S (CO) Mining Reports Elizabeth Burgin, MA, NCC, LPC-Intern (TX) Nominations Tami Langen, LISW, RPT-S (OH) Play TherapyTM
Sarah D. Stauffer, PhD, RPT-S (Switzerland)
Registration & Continuing Educ Jamie Langley, MSSW, LCSW, RPT-S (TN) Research Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX), Yung-Wei Dennis Lin, PhD, LPC-C (NJ) University Education Corie Schoeneberg, EdS, LPC, NCC, RPT-S (MO)
FOUNDATION FOR PLAY THERAPY Chair Edward Franc Hudspeth, PhD, LPC, RPT-S (NH) Vice-Chair Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S (ME) Secretary Teri Krull, LCSW, ACSW, RPT-S (AZ) Treasurer Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) APT Chair & CGO Anne Stewart, PhD, RPT-S (VA) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)
STAFF President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Vice President & COO Diane Leon, CMP Executive Coordinator Melissa Villegas Senior Coordinator, Member Relations Esther Gomez Coordinator, Member Relations Veronica Martinez Clinical Coordinator Claudia Vega, PhD Coordinator, Credentialing Services Yasmin Holt Coordinator, Credentialing Services Michelle Horwege, MS-HCA Coordinator, Education & Training Jaqueline Rosales
Publisher & Editor Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Clinical Editor Sarah D. Stauffer, PhD, RPT-S Assistant Clinical Editor Melissa Villegas 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 effectively commu- nicate with and help clients, especially children, achieve optimal mental health. It is produced and dis- tributed 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 advertising for any reason, edit for clarity and spatial purposes, and refuse discrimina- tory content. Advertisers contact (559) 298-3400, or visit
www.a4pt.org. Copyright 2017 Association for Play Therapy, ISSN 1934-9785.
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