LEADERSHIP Editorial


Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP APT President/CEO


The celebration continues! Each issue of Play TherapyTM magazine published in 2022 will include a special article commemorating APT’s 40th Birthday. While our March issue glimpsed the beginnings of APT and special milestones, June highlights Diversity in Play Therapy and provides a historical perspective of APT. We thank Edward F. Hudspeth, Jamoki Dantzler, and Christina Villarreal- Davis for authoring this issue’s special article, Celebrating


and Cultivating Diversity in Play Therapy: A 40-year Review (pg. 10).


As we reflect on the topic of diversity and inclusion, we continue exploring new avenues and remain committed to collecting data that helps identify APT Member needs. With more than 82% of APT members sharing demographic data in areas of gender, race, ethnicity, languages spoken, populations served, theoretical orientation, and work setting, APT is better informed than ever before. This data will allow APT to bridge gaps in trainings, services, and resources, while strengthening existing programs.


In addition to collecting demographic data, the APT Board of Directors is reinforcing its linkage with owners (members) through a series of monthly          member satisfaction, and the APT E-learning Center. This information provides feedback directly to the Board regarding the perceived value of APT Membership. A third area of data collection was conducted by the  the pandemic. We look forward to sharing those results with you later this year. As we work collectively to better understand the needs and values of our members, the APT Board and Staff remain committed to providing a collaborative community that is reflective of our community of highly engaged, vibrant and inclusive play therapy professionals.


ENDS POLICIES


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


5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 POSITIVE IMAGE


Play therapy will have a positive, professional image such that the public and a broad range of health, 


PUBLIC TRUST


The public can trust that credentialed play therapists provide safe and continuously improving care to children and families.


ETHICAL, SKILLED MEMBERS


APT members are ethical, knowledgeable, skilled, and continuously improving across all stages of their professional careers.


NEW KNOWLEDGE 5.04.01 New knowledge 5.05 is VIBRANT COMMUNITY


Mental         collaborative play therapy professional community.


APT observes the Policy Governance© Model. The board scans the mental health environment and then


determines which Ends (outcomes) will best advance play therapy and assist play therapists. It then holds the CEO accountable for collaborating with members to produce the programs that accomplish those Ends.


pursued through research such that play therapy practice


evidence-based. 5.04.02 Accurate information and practice tools exist to support play therapists’ practices.


is Publication Policies: Play TherapyTM 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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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.


Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, CAS, RPT-S, Chair, APT Board of Directors


BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, CAS, RPT-S (MO) Chair-Elect Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Secretary Elizabeth Hartwig, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S (TX) Past Chair Erin Dugan, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (LA) Director Rebeca Chow, PhD, LCPC, RPT-S (KS) Director Tony Lai, MA, LPC, RPT-S (OR) Director JP Lilly, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S (UT) Director Kristi Perryman, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (AR) Director Kim Vander Dussen, PsyD, RPT-S (CA) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


COMMITTEE CHAIRS Conference Program Julie Nash, PhD, RPT-S (CT) Ethics & Practices  International Journal®


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


Awards of Excellence Kathleen Levingston, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (LA) Leadership Academy Christina Villarreal-Davis, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Mining Reports Carol Quinn, MEd, LPC-Associate (TX) Nominations Erin Dugan, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (LA) Play TherapyTM


Mandi Meléndez, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX)


Registration & Continuing Educ Renee Blocker Turner, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) Research Yi-Ju Cheng, PhD, LPC, NCC, RPT (NJ) University Education Corie Schoeneberg, EdS, LPC, NCC, RPT-S (MO)


FOUNDATION FOR PLAY THERAPY Chair Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S (ME) Vice-Chair Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) Secretary Teri Krull, LCSW, ACSW, RPT-S (AZ) Treasurer Johnnie Jenkins III, LPC, RPT-S (GA) APT Chair & CGO Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, CAS, RPT-S (MO) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)


STAFF President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Vice President & COO Diane Leon, CMP Executive Coordinator Melissa Villegas, MPA Coordinator, Member Relations Veronica Smith Coordinator, Member Services Jessica Meredith Coordinator, Credentialing Services Brianna Ortiz Coordinator, Education & Training Jaqueline Rosales Program Assistant Jennifer Uribe


PLAYTHERAPY™


Publisher & Editor Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Clinical Editor Mandi Meléndez, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S Assistant Clinical Editor Melissa Villegas, MPA Art Director Keith Cappelluti, www.keithcappelluti.com


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