RESOURCES FOR COPING WITH COVID-19 FOR PROFESSIONALS

The Association for Play Therapy

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• A message from Garry Landreth 

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• Special Play Time Demonstration

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• Coronavirus Information Page - includes information on the CDC and WHO responses, telehealth resources, and additional resources to share and use with parents and children. ***There is also information on resuming in-person services.

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• Tips for a Clean Playroom​

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• Check the APT page frequently as they are constantly updating the information.

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Videos on Tele-Play Therapy

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• SF Bay Play Therapy - Parent Child Tele-Play Therapy

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• ​Tammi Van Hollander - Tele-Play Therapy

  • Tammi has been posting a new video each day​

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• Meyleen Velasquez - Telehealth with Children

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• Online Play Therapy Techniques to Support Your Child and Teen Clients with Jackie Flynn and a copy of Jackie's Online Play Therapy Workbook

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Websites with Creative Tools

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• Therapeutic Activities Master List from the Tele-Play Therapy Facebook Group

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• Story Time with Boys Town Press

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• skribbl - Free multiplayer drawing and guessing game. You can create a private room for you and your client.

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• Make your own kaleidoscope with craft supplies or make a virtual kaelidoscope

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• Heromachine.com - you and your client can create a hero. You can print it or save it.

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• Headspace is offering free membership for healthcare providers

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Free Telehealth Trainings

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• Elite Learning - use code COVID19

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• Pesi has several free telehealth trainings. Once on their scroll to the bottom of the home page to access a video by Janina Fisher, Ph.D. There will also be pop-up to enter your email address to access another free video.

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Other Resources

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• Regulating Through the Coronavirus - free webinars offered by Lisa Dion

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• Animals Speak! is offered by the International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy® as a lighthearted way to help children understand and cope with aspects of the COVID19 pandemic.

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• Coping with COVID-19 - Resources from psychotherapy.net (check back often as they are always adding new resources)

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• Pennsylvania Psychological Association

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• American Psychological Association

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• National Association of Social Workers​​

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• COVID-19 Resources for Practitioners - Trust Parma for Psychologists by Psychologists

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• Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak, What Resources Can You Use? - National Register of Health Service Psychologists