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From the Chair
Chair Rick Gaskill, Ed.D., LCPC, RPT-S
With the 33rd annual APT conference just around the corner, it gives me pause for thought. When I realize this organization was just a concept in 1982 and I look at where we are today it is astounding. We owe our founding fathers and mothers much gratitude for their vision and effort creating and nurturing a vibrant organization. This growth and evolution is seen in our new APT offices with the space, resources, and personnel to support the incredible work of our membership. Today, we see growth in membership, credentialing and committee participation. As APT celebrates the 25th anniversary of the International Journal of Play Therapy, we acknowledge our establishment in the digital world, providing online subscriptions outside of APT to non-members, and universities.
This year we also expanded our credentialing process to include school counselors and psychologists (SB-RPT) in an effort to provide high quality play therapy training, supervision, and recognition of this expertise. Finally, APT has embraced the future through its emphasis on research and science through the pursuit of the evidentiary base of play therapy. The fruit of these efforts have recently resulted in Filial Family Therapy being included in the SAMHSA national registry of evidence based practices and the US Department of Veterans Affairs including play therapy as a recommended treatment for PTSD in children and adolescence. There has never been a better time to be a member of APT. Let’s keep moving, the best is yet to come!
See you in Louisville, Rick Gaskill, Board Chair
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.
CEO Kathy Lebby, CAE, CMP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Rick Gaskill, Ed.D., LCPC, RPT-S (KS) Chair-Elect Jodi Crane, Ph.D., LPCC, RPT-S (KY) Secretary Art Cleveland, LCSW, LMFT, BCD, RPT-S (FL) Past Chair Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D., LMHC, RPT-S (FL) Director Pam Dyson, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S (TX) Director Scott Riviere, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S (LA) Director John Seymour, Ph.D., LMFT, RPT-S (MN) Director Anne Stewart, Ph.D., RPT-S (VA) Director Sharolyn Wallace, Ph.D., LCSW, RPT-S (OK) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Conference Program Kim Vander Dussen, Psy.D., RPT-S (CA) Ethics & Practices Robert Jason Grant Ed.D., LPC, NCC, RPT-S (MO) International JournalTM
Awards of Excellence Tami Langen, LISW-S, RPT-S (OH) Leadership Academy Norma Mayer, LPC, RPT (AZ) Mining Reports Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (MS) Nominations Lawrence Rubin, Ph.D., LMHC, RPT-S (FL) Play TherapyTM
Edward Franc Hudspeth, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (AR)
Charles Myers, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, RPT-S (IL)
Registration & Continuing Educ Sueann Kenney-Noziska, LISW, RPT-S (NM) Research Dee Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S (TX) University Education Kathrin Hartmann, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (VA)
Ends Policies
FOUNDATION FOR PLAY THERAPY Chair Edward Franc Hudspeth, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S (AR) Chair-Elect Ann Frecker, LCSW, RPT-S (FL) Secretary Mary Anne Peabody, Ed.D., LCSW, RPT-S (ME) Treasurer Teri Krull, LCSW, ACSW, RPT-S (AZ) APT Chair & CGO Rick Gaskill, Ed.D., LCPC, RPT-S (KS) President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP (CA)
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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5.05 The public is aware of play therapy and its positive benefits.
Mental health professionals can increase their play therapy knowledge and expertise.
Licensed mental health professionals can earn and display credentials to publicly promote their play therapy expertise.
Reliable and credible research supporting the efficacy of and related to the field of play therapy will be shared and opportunities for further research will be promoted.
Mental health professionals can access the benefits of an 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.
Publisher & Editor Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Clinical Editor Charles Myers, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, NCSC, ACS, RPT-S Membership & Communications Coordinator Stephanie Carter Art Director Anya Wilcox,
www.designintersection.com
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 effectively 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 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 discriminatory content. Advertisers contact Stephanie Carter,
scarter@a4pt.org, (559) 298-3400, or visit
www.a4pt.org. Copyright 2016 Association for Play Therapy, ISSN 1934-9785.
STAFF President & CEO Kathryn Lebby, CAE, CMP Operations Manager Diane Leon Membership & Communications Coordinator Stephanie Carter Clinical Coordinator Claudia Vega, Ph.D. Continuing Education & Credentialing Coordinator Alexandra (Price) Jarrell Administrative Services Coordinator Susan Roark Administrative Assistant Megan Dawes
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