Ethics and APT Best Practice Guidelines in Play Therapy

Many professionals practice play therapy without being fully knowledgeable of the Board Rules and Code of Ethics for their license or the APT guidelines. As play therapists, we are solely responsible from the time of licensure for being familiar with and adhering to these guidelines in play therapy. Through this training, play therapists will identify their own pitfalls and how to make necessary changes in play therapy to avoid board complaints and practice by the highest standards.

The training is offered with a video and a handout that includes a matching format for the LPC, LMFT, and LSW Board Rules and Code of Ethics with vignettes utilizing APT Best Practice Guidelines using matching, fill in the blank, and vignettes for interactive learning.

Cost: $105.00

Learning Objectives:

· Recall familiar board rules and Code of Ethics for each license and the Association for Play Therapy guidelines to apply to play therapy using matching and multiple choice

· Identify the newest rules and guidelines to use in play therapy and meet the CE requirements of a Texas Ethics course

· Evaluate professional practices with regard to Board Rules, Code of Ethics, and guidelines for play therapy and implement necessary changes

Presenter:

Dr. Rhonda Johnson, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S, EMDR-Trained, NCC

Dr. Rhonda Johnson has been leading Texas Ethics courses throughout the state of Texas since 2012 for counseling associations, agencies, hospitals, school counselors, play therapy associations, non-profits, and private groups. She is the owner of CCFAM Training, established in 2012, specializing as a Live, Virtual, and Online CE provider with a focus on supervision, Texas Ethics, play therapy, and children who have experienced trauma. Through CCFAM Training, Dr. Johnson also provides private practice coaching and consulting for mental health professionals in leadership and supervisory roles, as well as supervision for LPC, LMFT, RPT, and practicum students.

Dr. Johnson is also the owner of a large group private practice, the Center for Counseling and Family Relationships, which was established in 2007. She has been working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in private practice since 1999. Dr. Johnson became a TBRI Practitioner in 2011 for her specialty of working with children who have been adopted domestically or internationally, children in state foster care, and children who have experienced trauma.