POINT, COUNTER POINT, THE MIDDLE GROUND


Mandated reporting: To inform parents or not that you reported (after the fact)?


References 2014 code of ethics. https:// www.counseling.org/knowledge-center


Children’s Bureau. (2019). Mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. https:// www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf


Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.). Mandated Reporting. Children’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. https:// www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/reporting/mandated


Doing play therapy: From building the relationship to facilitating change. Guilford Press.         Monitor, 39  


CLINICAL EDITOR’S COMMENTS: This column features insights and differing perspectives on important play therapy issues.


Contributors present opposing arguments for the sake of intellectual exploration and debate and perspectives expressed may not be their own.


ABOUT THE AUTHORS


Ohana Behavioral Health Team (from left top to bottom): Svetlana Shjerven (Grad Intern); Arianna  Surjo Vergara, NCC, LMHC, RPT-S. daisy@ohanabehavioralhealth.com


Sharolyn Wallace, PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®, RPT-S is a Professor of Human Services at Tulsa Community College, the Vice-Chair of the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, and a former APT Board of Directors member. She authored the children’s book series, The Adventures of Bruce, Ben and Gerry. Sharolyn. wallace@tulsacc.edu


Amaris Molina, MS, NCC, LPC Associate, currently provides counseling for children under 10 years and specializes in anxiety, depression, and grief and loss. Amaris is pursuing her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Sam Houston State University. She serves on the Texas Association for Play Therapy board as Student Director. amaris@family-enrichment.org


Future Play Therapy Topics TM Dear Readers and Fellow Play Therapists, your suggestions and contributions to Play TherapyTM Magazine make it


 settings! We invite you to contribute your ideas and manuscripts for publication consideration on the following upcoming topics.


Submit your 2,000-word (or less) manuscript to mvillegas@a4pt.org


Play Therapy Around the World (March 2022 issue), Manuscripts due by November 15, 2021


The Science of Play Therapy (June 2022 issue), Manuscripts due by February 15, 2022


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Submit your 550-word (or less) Point, Counter Point, or The Middle Ground essay to mvillegas@a4pt.org


Should the play therapist be the parent’s individual therapist? Or refer them to another clinician? Essays due by October 1, 2021


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