THE AAPT BOARD RECENTLY UPDATED THE GUIDELINES

FOR AAPT REGIONALS…

2016 AAPT REGIONAL WORKSHOPS GUIDELINES

PLEASE CONTACT OUR AAPT REGIONAL WORKSHOPS DIRECTOR TO PROPOSE AN EVENT:

(60 days’ notice* - prior to the event)

AAPT REGIONAL WORKSHOPS DIRECTOR: Rhett McKenzie rmckenzie@pathwaysprofessional.org

337-348-9553 C / 205-945-0037 W

GENERAL GUIDELINES: MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 20 registrants (confirmed a week prior to event- if

less, event will be cancelled as AAPT endorsed, registrants notified, and money refunded or alternative work-

shop credit provided, as determined by AAPT Regional Director and /or AAPT Board approval)

NOTE: If fail to meet the listed requirements and presenter chooses to proceed as an outreach event, no

AAPT financial or regional support is provided. No CE hours will be provided by AAPT. However, please con-

tact AAPT President to document as outreach event.

HOUR REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM-3 CE HOURS OR MAXIMUM- 6 CE HOURS

(Note: Event can be for APT and/or NBCC CE hours, depending on content)

FOR 3 CE HOURS: HONORARIUM* PLUS MILEAGE AND ONE MEAL (for presenter)

FOR 6 CE HOURS: HONORARIUM* PLUS MILEAGE AND MEALS (for the day for presenter)

MINIMUM PRESENTER REQUIREMENTS: (AAPT BOARD WILL HAVE FINAL APPROVAL OF SPEAKERS) Registered Play Therapist (RPT), Registered Play Therapy- Supervisor (RPT-S), specialized mental

health professional (e.g., art therapy, sandtray), or Others Approved by AAPT Board Brief Bio Presentation Goals and Objectives Targeted Audience Proposed Site, Date, and Time of Event

APPROVED EVENTS WILL BE ADVERTISED ON THE AAPT WEBSITE AND ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE PRO-

VIDED BY AAPT.

SITE is allowed ONE COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION FEE and ONE STUDENT VOLUNTEER

SITE is usually provided at no cost

SITE will coordinate with AAPT to host event (registration, food as needed, etc.)

*Suggested Registration Costs/60 Days Prior Notice/Honorarium can be modified based on AAPT Regional

Workshops Director recommendation and/or AAPT Board approval.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT RHETT-- AAPT WILL ANNOUNCE NEW EVENTS WHEN AVAILABLE

Message From Our AAPT President

INSID E

THIS

AAPT Guidelines

Update

1

AAPT

Outreach

Overview

2

Dr. Crenshaw

Workshop:

Outcomes

3

AAPT Board

Blasts

4

Professional

Development

Opportunities

4

APT 2016

Conference

4

N E W S L E T T E R D A T E

O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 E D I T I O N

Dr. Celeste C. Neil,

PhD, LPC-S, NCC,

NCSC, ACS, Registered

Play Therapist

WELCOME TO OUR PLAYGROUND!

P A G E 2

AAPT OUTREACH LOOK FOR OUR AAPT BOOTH AT THE 2016

ALCA FALL CONFERENCE on

NOVEMBER 16-17:

This year AAPT will host a booth at the 2016 AL-CA Fall Conference on November 16-17 to promote

play therapy in Alabama! We will distribute information about all types of APT memberships including the new School- Based Registered Play Therapist certification.

AAPT members and students will host our booth. They will be ready and willing to enroll NEW MEMBERS. Our AAPT President, Dr. Celeste Neil will present a session on “Play Therapy in Schools.” There will be a drawing

for a FREE AAPT WORKSHOP on November 17th us-ing the names of the newly enrolled AAPT members at the ALCA Conference. We will have free brochures, AAPT pens and notepads, and other special treats!

So, PLEASE STOP BY, SAY HELLO …and encourage

your colleagues to join AAPT!

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!

RPT and RPT-S Acronym Conflict In some states the acronym RPT is protected by Physical Thera-pists, and therefore restricts its public display. To see if your state is included, please review the APT website list. YOU WILL FIND THAT ALABAMA IS ONE OF THE STATES THAT RE-

STRICTS THE USE OF THE ACRONYM RPT AND RPT-S. I know it

can be inconvenient, but it is the copyright law and we are re-

quired as professionals to adhere to it.

Hear Ye !!!

Hear Ye !!!

Sign up for the

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info on events!!!

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P A G E 3 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6

Association

for Play

Therapy

2016

Conference

Highlights

Coming

Soon! Hope

to See You

There!!!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

(NOTE: This is not an AAPT event.)

“Understanding Family Dynamics: Using Transactional

Analysis Theory and Play Therapy”

WHO: Tatjana Gjurkovic, Psychologist, CTA, Registered Play Therapist-

Supervisor (President of the Croatian Association for Play Therapy)

WHEN: Friday, October 14, 2016 8:30AM ­ 4:30PM

WHERE: Garett Counseling, Jacksonville Branch;

Address: 1215 Jackson’s Way SW Jacksonville, AL

TARGET AUDIENCE: Professional Counselors

COST: $100.00 (Contact Hours included) / GCC Team Members: $60.00

CREDIT:6.00 Clock Hours National Board for Certificate Counselors

Provider No. 6763 / Association for Play Therapy Ap-

proved Provider 15­430 PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED by

October 5th, 2016. Seating is Limited! Register Today!

Check out your business cards, letter-

heads, websites, etc. and make sure you

represent your play therapy credentials

appropriately. *If you reside in a state

where "RPT" is protected for registered

physical therapists, you are required to

spell out your "Registered Play Therapist"

or "Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor"

credential.

- Celeste

WHO: Curt Thompson, MD

WHEN: September 30, 2016 from 8:30AM-4:30PM (Registration is from 8:00—8:30AM)

WHERE: Pathways Professional Counseling, 2681 Rocky Ridge Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216

CATEGORY: Entry Level/Intermediate

TARGET AUDIENCE: Professional Counselors

COST: $75 General Admission, $50 Student Rate ($25 Additional to receive CE Credits)

CREDIT CERTIFICATION: 6 CE Credits; To receive CE certification you must sign in and out

on the attendee sheet and complete the evaluation.

(NOTE: This is not an AAPT event and does not provide play therapy CE credits.)

For More Information or to Register CLICK HERE:

“AAPT Board Blasts” Launched for Members ONLY!

In our effort to provide additional exclusive member benefits (besides signifi-

cantly reduced costs at all AAPT sponsored events!), the AAPT Board is now

emailing an “AAPT Board Blast” every other month for you to become bet-

ter acquainted with your AAPT Board members. Each one will feature a dif-

ferent AAPT Board member with a “Favorite Book Recommendation,” a

“Favorite Quote,” and a “Favorite Activity.” President Dr. Celeste Neil was

featured in July. If you’re not an AAPT member yet, consider the benefits of

reduced rates for all sponsored events … and the exclusive access to “AAPT

Board Blasts” every other month. (Click HERE to join AAPT)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES: “THE SOUL OF SHAME: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves”

----Learn to Identify the Roots of Shame to Create a Vision for Healing

APT 2016 Annual Conference

Don't miss the world's greatest gathering of

Play Therapists at the 2016 Association for

Play Therapy Annual Conference in Louisville,

KY, October 4-9!

Register by September 9, 2016 to save!!!

Review the brochure, then register one of three ways:

Online: Register online and receive immediate confirmation!

Fax: Submit completed registration form and credit card infor-

mation (VISA or MasterCard) to (559) 298-3410.

Mail: Mail completed registration form and payment to APT, 401

Clovis Avenue #107 Clovis, CA 93612 USA.