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			<title>Promoting The Practice of Play Therapy </title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120415-112420</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just curious to learn if anyone has found that training in the area of &#039;Play Therapy&#039; has enhanced their clinical work with multiple populations? My recent conversations with some therapists, pediatricians, and educators has involved promoting the field of &#039;Play Therapy&#039;; specifically describing and operationalizing the process of &#039;Play Therapy&#039; and reminding others that play is the language of the child. While describing some of the interventions to a local pediatrician, he later commented; &quot;So do you require a gymnasium to do your work? I still don&#039;t really understand the sand, manipulatives and this specialty training you have to work with kids.&quot;  His comment was met with a smile and a suggestion that he read &#039;Dibs in Search of Self&#039; by Axline.                                          <br />    <br />     Depending on the type of therapeutic or clinical practice that one has with children and the interventions that are used may influence their decision to include &#039;Play Therapy&#039;. The practice of &#039;Play Therapy&#039; and knowledge related to the usefulness of &#039;Play Therapy&#039; appears to be slow- going. Personally, the hours of training in the field if &#039;Play Therapy&#039; has enhanced my work with youth, families and individual adults. Finally, the playful approach in therapy can promote positive change, deepen the therapeutic relationship and promote an optimistic rather that negative perspective of one&#039;s difficulties.  Please write about your experiences and thoughts realted to the training and practice of &#039;Play Therapy&#039;. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:24:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Online registration</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120402-101505</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Online registration is now live!  Easy conference registration through the link on our site, and Paypal accepted as payment!  Can&#039;t wait to see everyone at the conference!!<br />]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Paypal</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120322-123704</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are now able to accept Paypal as payment for the conference!  If you want to pay with this method, please indicate that on your registration form and use the link on the homepage.  Thanks, and see you at the conference!]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:37:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chippy the Chipmunk is coming to the conference!</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120220-073130</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am please to announce that Kathy Miller, author of Chippy Chipmunk, will be doing a book signing on Saturday, May 5, at our 2012 conference!  Her books have some beautiful photography, and are very expressive.  I am excited that we will be able to meet Kathy and have the opportunity to purchase her books.  Her webpage can be accessed at the link below.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:31:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Facebook page</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120209-195606</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Association for Play Therapy has its very own Facebook page!  Come join us to network with other play therapists.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Happy Birthday APT!</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120119-053746</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Happy 30th Birthday to PAAPT, and many thanks to Charles Schaeffer and Kevin O&#039;Connor.  For more information on the history of APT, check out <a href="http://www.A4PT.org" target="_blank" >www.A4PT.org</a>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New email address!</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry120119-053456</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi, everyone!  I am please to announce that PAAPT has it&#039;s very own email address, which is <a href="mailto:paapt4play@gmail.com" target="_blank" >paapt4play@gmail.com</a>.  Please use that address to connect with us!]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bullying Article</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry111207-213654</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tammi Van Hollander will be one of the presenters at our annual conference that will be held in May.  She has a great blog on Facebook listed as Tammi&#039;s Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy Page, on which she shares a lot of great resources, including the link listed below.  I am so excited that she will be sharing her knowledge with us!]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:36:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Using multiple figures in the dollhouse</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry100904-100308</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My colleague and I have been discussing this question for several months now. We have several figures in different multicultural versions along with multiple accessories for our main dollhouse.<br /><br />Inevitably, the kids use all their time to stick EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF FURNITURE AND FIGURE in the dollhouse and hardly ever have time to use the dollhouse and figures to act out anything. Since this seems to be a pattern, does any one have any thoughts?<br /><br />Some of the kids have asked me to take a picture of the dollhouse as set up for the next time they come in, but none of them have returned to the dollhouse to date.<br /><br />Thanks for any insight(s)!<br /><br />Lori Fedorczyk]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>PA-APT IUP Conference</title>
			<link>http://www.paapt.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry100628-183312</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hello, <br />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. <br /><br />I have attached a link to the Theraplush website here for those of you who were unable to attend.<br /><br /><a href="http://jennifer-bailey.com/theraplush/" target="_blank" >Theraplush</a><br /><br />P.S. I was hoping to see more posts from this year&#039;s conference on the blog here! Where is everyone!]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
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