Hello,
This is Jennifer Bailey the creator of the Theraplush toy line. I wanted to thank everyone for such a nice experience at the conference this year. I learned so much and was endlessly inspired by each presentation I went to. I will be designing some new characters for the line and I will update everyone when they are available. Thanks again for your inspiration and support! I look forward to next year.

I have attached a link to the Theraplush website here for those of you who were unable to attend.

Theraplush

P.S. I was hoping to see more posts from this year's conference on the blog here! Where is everyone!

Drew and I are at the PA School Counselors' Association today promoting the conference and Play Therapy in general. Play Therapy Techniques are an integral part of my elementary counseling program and I'm so excited to see several play-related workshops this year. It's often hard to find play related trainings, which is why we organize a two day conference each year for folks who work with children and adolescents. We have a great conference this year focusing on special populations, with a keynote by Daniel Yeager on improving executive function. Check out the conference registration link to register. It's a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of play therapy while earning CU's or Act 48 credit. Hope to see your there!!!

Hi All,

Just FYI, on March 18th and March 27th I presented information on the benefits of Play Therapy and joining PA-APT at Lehigh and Temple Universities respectively.

Both presentations were well received and several in attendance took our JOIN APT brochures.

A wonderful question posed at the Temple presentation, which was also the North East Atlantic Sport Psychology Annual Conference, was 'given that play is so beneficial why do we stop playing?'

I would be interested in your responses to this question!

Best,

Linda

Jewish Family Service of Greather Harrisburg is presenting "Temple Grandin: Thinking in Pictures" on May 23. For tickets, call JFS at 717-233-1681 or visit www.jfsofhbg.org.

Our friends in Ohio would like to remind you that their 10th annual conference is coming up on April 23 and 24th! You can request a brochure from their website: Ohio Association for Play Therapy Website Their keynote is presented by internationally known therapist and writer Dr. Garry Landreth. They are also offering Saturday breakout sessions on the following
Integrating PT into Trauma Focused-CPT
Play Therapy and the School Counselor
Using Play Therapy for Supervision: Sandtray Scenarios
Out on a Limb: Play Therapy for children with Disabilties
Play Therapy Considerations & Techniques for Clients on the Autism Spectrum
Playing it Safe: Ethical Issues in Play Therapy
Sad Children: Play Therapy with Grieving Children

Contact Ellen Stickney of Ohio APT for a brochure at: fa.estickney@wittenberg.edu

Stephanie Steigerwalt