News from the Playground!

Play Therapy Credit

sharon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:05:09 +0000

Mountain View Hospital and the Alabama Association for Play Therapy have teamed up to provide play therapy credit for the professional education seminar we told you about last week. The workshop is being conducted by Rod Marshall entitled “Effective Techniques in Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy” on Friday, June 12, 2009 — 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Mountain [...]

Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

sharon — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:59:57 +0000

Mountain View Hospital’s next professional education seminar will be conducted by Rod Marshall, Past President of AAPT. “Effective Techniques in Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy” will be held on Friday, June 12, 2009 — 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Mountain View Hospital Auditorium. Registration Fee: $40.00 (Payable on site). Guest Speaker: Rod Marshall, Ed.S., LPC, RPT-S, [...]

IT’S NOT TO LATE TO ATTEND!

sharon — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:52:26 +0000

Though pre-registration for our regional workshop in Dothan on May 29th has ended, you may still attend and register at the door. Its a great price offering 4 contact hours of continuing education credit. For more information please see the brochure . We’d love to see you there! AAPT

Last Day For Early Registration Discount at Regional Workshop

sharon — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:24:09 +0000

Please remember the last day to take advantage of the early registration fee is May 15th. The regional workshop will be held on May 29, 2009 on the campus of Troy University in DOTHAN. The workshop will focus on step family issues and play therapy. Topics such as: successful integration of blended families building a healthy identity in children and [...]

How Can Play Therapy Help Step Families?

sharon — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:30:30 +0000

On May 29, 2009 AAPT and Troy University will be sponsoring a regional workshop on the campus of Troy University in Dothan. The workshop will focus on step family issues and play therapy. Topics such as: successful integration of blended families building a healthy identity in children and the realities of parenting (and grand-parenting) Issues that occur across the [...]

Lower Registration Price Still Available!

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:27:25 +0000

The lower registration price for the Spring Workshop on Friday, May 1st will be available for onsite registration but we really need to know if you are coming so we can reserve a seat! Please email Kristin Lowrey ASAP and let her know if you plan to attend and if you are not already registered. Her email is Kristin.Lowrey@chsys.org. Also, watch for site updates and information on other [...]

Secret Message from the Underground Lair

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:14:40 +0000

Dr. Lawrence Rubin introduces his workshop for the Alabama Association for Play Therapy. This is a top secret message and he must NOT be found out: Remember, on-line registration ends at midnight on Sunday, April 26th! Mail in registrations have to be post marked by the 26th as well. However, we are extending the lower price [...]

If You Were A Super Hero Who Would You Be?

sharon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:59:44 +0000

Are you a Superhero? This is a reminder that registration is going on right now for AAPT’s Spring Workshop with Dr. Lawrence Rubin entitled “Superheros In Play Therapy and Counseling” to be held May 1st. We want to announce that AAPT knows that money is tight so we would like to extend our early bird registration [...]

Play Makes The News!

sharon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:38:08 +0000

The March 24th issue of USA Today contained an article detailing the benefits of play in dealing with the current stressful times as well as living a longer happier life. It provides an interesting look at the topic of play for adults as a way to relive stress. Read the entire article entitled, “Experts say play time can relieve [...]

Check Out The Website Changes!

sharon — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:28:43 +0000

Click image for details of last 20 visitors In March of 2008 — exactly one year ago today – in an effort to better serve our members and all mental health professionals working with children, the website for the Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) was redesigned. As of this blog post, we have had 2,765 unique visitors [...]