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CONFERENCE HISTORY

ATTACHMENT DYNAMICS IN PLAY THERAPY
ENGAGING PARENTS IN PLAY THERAPY

Karen Buckwalter

April 28-29, 2023 | Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center

AGGRESSION IN PLAY THERAPY: A NEUROBIOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR INTEGRATING INTENSITY

Lisa Dion

April 29-30, 2022 | Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center

THAT'S THE POWER OF LOVE AND PLAY THERAPY: LOVE NOTES FOR A BUSY, BROKEN, AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD

Debbie Doubrava

June 21-22, 2019 | Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PLAY THERAPY

Susan M. Knell

June 15-16, 2018 | Immaculata University (Immaculata)

HOW DID LOVE TAKE AN UNFORESEEN TURN? ANABEL'S SANDTRAY PLAY THERAPY JOURNEY

Dottie Higgins-Klein

June 16-17, 2017 | Laurelville Mennonite Church Center

PLAY THERAPY INTERVENTIONS WITH ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS

Diane Frey

June 17-18, 2016 | East Stroudsburg Univ. (East Stroudsburg)

PLAY THERAPY:  DO IT YOUR WAY (VARIETY OF TOPICS)

Board Members

May 16, 2015 | Temple University (Harrisburg)

ECOSYSTEMIC PLAY THERAPY AND ITS APPLICATION TO CHILDREN WITH ATTACHMENT RELATED DIFFICULTIES

Kevin O'Connor

June 13-14, 2014 | Penn State University (Altoona)

PINOCCHIO: A STORY FOR ALL AGES - A CHILD'S JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS

Felicia Carroll

May 31 -June 1, 2013 | Slippery Rock University (Slippery Rock)

FAWNS IN GORILLA SUITS: CREATIVE & HOPEFUL PLAY THERAPY

David Crenshaw

May 4-5, 2012 | DeSales University (Center Valley)

SAND & SYMBOL:  JUNGIAN PLAY THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Eric Green

June 3-4, 2011 | Millersville University (Millersville)

STRENGTHENING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION FOR CHILDREN WITH ADHD:  A PLAY THERAPY APPROACH

Daniel Yeager

June 18-19, 2010 | Indiana University of PA (Indiana)

IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY:  MAXIMIZING PLAY THERAPY OUTCOMES WITH FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

Rise Van Fleet

June 5-6, 2009 | Kutztown University (Kutztown)

DR. SILLY'S PLAY-CARE:  PEOPLE WHO PLAY TOGETHER, GROW TOGETHER

Anthony Palumbo

June 13-14, 2008 | Temple University (Harrisburg)

I'M SCREAMING AND NO ONE CAN HEAR ME:  PLAY THERAPY TECHNIQUES WITH SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN

Eliana Gil

June 8-9, 2007 | Penn State University (State College)

A DEATH TOO SOON: PLAY THERAPY FOR TRAUMATIC GREIF | USING BIBLIOTHERAPY & POSTERS TO CONNECT WITH CHILDREN IN PLAY THERAPY

Dottie Ward-Wimmer | DeeDee Ginns-Gruenberg

April 28-29, 2006 | Temple University (Harrisburg)

DRAMATIC PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS

Lorretta Gallo-Lopez

April 15-16, 2005 | Temple University (Harrisburg)

PLAY THERAPY FOR THE DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AND  PLAY THERAPY TECHNIQUES FOR ADOLESCENTS

Scott Rivere

April 16-17, 2004 | Holiday Inn Conference Center (New Cumberland)

STRENGTHENING ADOPTIVE / FOSTER FAMILIES THROUGH PLAY: APPLICATIONS OF PLAY THERAPY FOR ABUSE AND ATTACHMENT ISSUES IN CHILDREN

Cynthia Sniscak

April 16-17, 2004 | Holiday Inn Conference Center (New Cumberland)

PLAY THERAPY TREATMENT FOR KICKERS, SCREAMERS & WALLFLOWERS (CHILDREN OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

Jacque George

April 16-17, 2004 | Holiday Inn Conference Center (New Cumberland)

PLAY DIAGNOSIS & ASSESSMENT AND PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN W/PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Heidi Kadusen

April 25-26, 2003 | West Chester Univ. (West Chester)

ART THERAPY TECHNIQUES FOR PLAY THERAPY | STORYTELLING & METAPHORIC TECHNIQUES

Terry Kottman | Teresa Glattorn

April 5-6, 2002 | Shippensburg Univ. (Shippensburg)

SANDPLAY TREATMENT FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN | ISSUES IN THE PRACTICE OF PLAY THERAPY

Lois Carey | Rise Van Fleet

March 23-24, 2001 | Penn State Univ. (York)

PLAY THERAPY W/CHILDREN IN CRISIS & BEREAVEMENT

Nancy Boyd Webb

May 20, 2000 | Marriott Hotel (Harrisburg)

THE CHILD’S PATH THROUGH SANDPLAY

Rie Rogers Mitchell & Betty Jackson

Nov. 5-7, 1999 | Duquesne Univ. (Pittsburgh)

PLAY THERAPY FOR ANXIOUS CHILDREN | THE HEALING POWER OF PLAY W/ CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Rise Van Fleet | Eliana Gil

Nov. 13-14, 1998 | Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia)

Conference History: Past Events
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