Concerned parents should pencil in time for kids
(Tampa, FL)
Serious Fun
(Energy Times)
Bumgardner earns APT credential
(Bemidji, MN)
Playing with purpose
(Lawrence, Kansas)
Prof lends name to play therapy library
(Denton, TX)
The State of Play
(Princeton, NJ)
Mar. 31, 2010
RPT/S renewals due
Mar. 31, 2010
Play Therapy articles, reviews & ads due
Mar. 31, 2010
Journal articles due
Apr. 20, 2010
Comment about DSM-5 changes due
May. 31, 2010
Gold Branch Award applications due
Jun. 15, 2010
Key Awards nominations due
Jun. 20, 2010
Director election ballots due
Join APT to advance play therapy, the means by which licensed mental health professionals use developmentally appropriate play therapy theories and techniques to better communicate with and help clients, particularly children!
Renew RPT/S Credentials! All RPT/S credentials must be annually renewed by March 31. Renew via either the new online RPT/S Renewal Form in the Members Only section or the traditional printed RPT/S Renewal (SmartDOC) form. Include payment fee and, if applicable, continuing education and licensure information. For help, contact Credentialing Assistance (559) 294-2128 x1.
Win $100 VISA gift card! By now you have enjoyed the new Ask the Expert and Point-Counterpoint features in the March issue of Play Therapy magazine. Join the extended Point-Counterpoint discussion in the APT Blog until March 31. Be sure to complete and return the postcard glued in the March issue to APT by March 25. If you can correctly match the statements of purpose with the applicable publications, your name may be randomly drawn to win a $100 VISA gift card!
Access new Members Only section. APT members now enjoy exclusive access to specific play therapy products and services in the new Members Only section of our website. Log in to renew your RPT/S credentials online and scan our archived Play Therapy magazine articles and Mining Reports. Additional features will be added. If you did not receive or have lost your access codes, contact Member Services, (559) 294-2128 x4.

Jane Le Vieux
Mining Report. In Somatoform Disorders in Children, author Jane Le Vieux, Phd, RN, LPC, RPT-S, Dallas, TX, provides an overview of somatoform discorders while citing literature that can quickly point busy clinicians to the most recent contributions in this area, according to Clinical Editor Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S.
International Journal of Play Therapy®. Quarterly issues each January, April, July, and October with articles featuring play therapy research, case studies, theoretical applications, and current practices. Complete and return the online test to earn continuing education credit. Editor Michael LeBlanc (NY) invites you to consult Instructions to Journal Authors and then submit manuscripts via the APA portal.

Play Therapy Magazine. Quarterly issues each March, June, September, and December with clinical and professional articles, organizational news, and advertising. Clinical Editor Jodi Mullen (NY) invites you to consult Instructions to Play Therapy Magazine Authors and then transmit articles as DOC attachments to Stephanie Carter.