About the AAPT Blog

The AAPT Blog is the companion site for the Alabama Association for Play Therapy main web site. The AAPT Blog allows us to keep you up-to-date with announcements and other news related to play therapy. Simply click on one of the Blog Entries at right to read more.
Feel free to leave comments and be sure to sign-up for […]

The Summer Newsletter is Here!

Hello Friends,
We have posted the latest edition of the AAPT Newsletter on our website!
We decided to allow everyone access to this Newsletter as well but time is running out on ALL ACCESS to our newsletters.  We are working to allow members that benefit first and then later posting it in an open format.
It’s just one of […]

Don’t Let The Dust Settle!

Don’t let the dust settle on all you learned!
Stay fresh by sharing what you learned at the recent Liana Lowenstein workshop. Liana presented so many great techniques – tell us your favorite.
Even if you were not able to attend feel free to share with us.
My favorite was the Family Gift assessment/technique. As Liana related, this and […]

Links and FAQs

We have added two new pages to our web site:

Links to Professional Organizations, Information, & Resources
Frequently Asked Questions (aka FAQs)

The “Links” web page has categorized descriptions and hyperlinks. Clicking on a hyperlink will open a new browser window and send you to the selected site.
Likewise, the “FAQs” web page has clickable hyperlinks to answers to many […]

Remember to Subscribe & Tell-A-Friend

Please help AAPT keep you informed!
Let’s talk about subscriptions first. There are two (2) types:

Automatic email notifications
Snail mail registration

If you are reading this blog entry, then chances are you have already subscribed to our automatic email notifications, also referred to as email “feeds”. If not, simply click here and provide your email address.
Important note: The […]

AAPT — Our History

The Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) has grown into a solid organization committed to promoting the wellness of our state’s citizens – but it didn’t happen overnight.
Read how the vision, dedication, and hard-work of one person — and eventually many others that shared her vision – led to the creation and evolution of the AAPT that we know today.
If […]

AAPT Spring Newsletter

The Alabama Association for Play Therapy (AAPT) Spring Newsletter is available for download from our website.
In the future, the current newsletter will be available to members first then friends later. However, we’ve posted this newsletter so that everyone has access to it right now.
Check it out and discover:

a great termination technique
a wonderful website
and how to be grateful […]

In The News — Sharon Bell

AAPT member Sharon Bell was recently consulted for an article in the Montgomery Advertiser.
She is a play therapist but also a Marriage and Family Therapist. Working to help families become and stay strong helps the parents and the children. The article also references the Family Guidance Center in Montgomery which works to create stronger families – […]

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month

Please remember that April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. This is an annual event bringing attention to the issue of child abuse and focusing on prevention. Since 1989, the Blue Ribbon Campaign to Prevent Child Abuse has been highlighted in April. It was started by a grandmother in Virginia who lost her grandson to child […]

2008 Spring Conference!

Our next workshop will feature Liana Lowenstein — the topic is “Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children and Children of Divorce”. Register online now!