CELEBRATING 25 YEARS AS AN ORGANIZATION

          OUR SUMMER CONFERENCE IS ALMOST HERE!
Kevin O'Connor is coming in June for our annual summer conference to help us celebrate 25 years as an organization. And we get him for two days!  So mark your calendars now for Fri June 15 and Sat, June 16, 2018 as you don't want to miss this great event!  Registration is now open!  Go to the conference page for more information and to register and pay on-line using Paypal.                             

If you are new to play therapy, TNAPT now offers a 6.0 continuing education foundational training to get you started!  "Getting Started in Play Therapy" is APT-approved and is offered on a recurring basis as often as needed and can also be brought to agencies within Tennessee. Please go to the "New to Play Therapy" page for more info.  Foundational training is a necessary component if you are working towards your RPT/RPT-S/SB- RPT, so if you missed that step along the way, this is one way to obtain that training.  NEXT TRAINING DATE: SAT, MAY 19, 2018.

We will also begin our new "Getting Started in Sand Tray in Play Therapy" training in July.  So stay tuned for further information.


Need play therapy supervision?  Go to our RPT-S page and you will see over 25 current RPT-S providers of supervision in Tennessee.  Act now before the rules change in 2020! There is a need for more RPT'S and RPT-S' in our great state.


                        Continuing Education...
TNAPT is an APT-approved provider for Play Therapy training!  This means that every training sponsored by us counts towards those needed play therapy hours.  We go through a renewal process with APT every three years- the most recent was June 2017!     
           
                                  
                                  Questions?

       For more info about TNAPT, including our upcoming conference:
                        Contact: Jamie Langley, LCSW, RPT-S
                                                 President, TNAPT
                                        e-contact info:  tna4pt@gmail.com    or
                                                                 jamielynnlangley@gmail.com

                                         

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The Tennessee Association for Play Therapy (TNAPT) was formed in 1993 as a branch of the Association for Play Therapy.  Our goal then and now remains the same: to promote play therapy by providing information, networking and workshops.  It is our hope that this website can provide updated information to assist this goal.

Play Therapy is the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.  (Association for Play Therapy)

Why play?  Play is a child's natural form of communication as they express themselves more fully with their play.