Minnesota Association for Play Therapy

06/26/2025

The new MNAPT Board!!
Laura Lambert, Kathleen Chara, Nicole Rohrer, Ann Meehan, Sarah Coleman and Joel Lambrides.

06/18/2025

Graduate students, are you planning on obtaining the Registered Play Therapist™ (RPT) or School Based-Registered Play Therapist™ (SB-RPT) credential? Then consider applying for the Charles Schaefer Play Therapy Scholarship. Sponsored by the Foundation for Play Therapy, the scholarship was established in 2021 to honor the late Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, co-founder of the Association for Play Therapy, the first RPT-S, and Professor Emeritus of Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (conferred in 2008).

The scholarship, valued at $5,000, will be distributed over a three-year period, and administered by the Association for Play Therapy. Only applicants that meet criteria and submit their application by the June 30, 2025 at 5:00pm deadline will be considered. Visit the scholarship page for more information and to access the application.

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06/11/2025

Don't miss your chance to join us in Houston, Texas for the 2025 Annual APT International Conference, happening October 7-12, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown. This is your opportunity to connect with play therapy professionals from around the world for a week of learning, networking, and growth.

Important: Our special 10% discount code, A4PT10, expires June 15, 2025. Be sure to enter the code during checkout to save on your workshop fees — this offer cannot be applied retroactively! After you register, you'll also receive the exclusive hotel reservation link to ensure you get the discounted room rate.

Register today to secure your spot and your savings!

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05/27/2025

In May 2025, there are several play therapy-related events and workshops happening. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) will be hosting a Credentialing Q & A call on May 29th.

go to https://www.a4pt.org for more information.

The Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national professional society established in 1982 to foster contact among mental health professionals interested in exploring and, when developmentally appropriate, applying the therapeutic power of play to communicate with and treat clients, particularly....

05/24/2025

Another wonderful opportunity:

Supervision in Excellence track in Somatic Experiential Play Therapy (SEPT). Even if you have never trained in SEPT, this track might be right for you if you are in need of supervision hours for becoming an RPT, or if you would like to gain skills in tracking and supporting the a child’s nervous system while in the play room!
Accepting applications for summer 2025 and fall 2025 .

https://www.sarainsession.com/sept-certificate-track?fbclid=IwY2xjawKeqI5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVYXNlcU9vcGVzVVljM1RUAR4IlR5kONkT55toNr4vH7a0c8tgOPuZozr0Gh441ebk3K5sd25EhqcOYCIB0A_aem_nXA6d5pZzvWdBWcTYzkBSg

Join our SEPT Certificate Track for play therapists. Enhance your skills & earn a certificate. Enroll today!

05/19/2025

An amazing training opportunity. Please see link for more details:
https://community.theraplay.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1940383&group=

05/03/2025

Thank you to all our donors of amazing baskets this year. We appreciate you: LDR; Legacy Toys; Discovery Toys; Beginning and Beyond; Meehan Mental Health; Embolden You and Lighthouse

04/25/2025

Thank you for this honor in recognizing the efforts of myself and the few individuals who started the Minnesota chapter of Play Therapy.

My journey with MNAPT began as treasurer, then president, and I also served as an acting board member and conference chair for a total of eight years. This experience was a highlight of my therapeutic career, allowing me to develop many friendships and meet numerous fabulous play therapists in Minnesota and across the country.

It was exciting to witness the growth of the play therapy community's membership. Before the introduction of play therapy in Minnesota, many practitioners utilized play as a means of providing therapeutic services to children and families. However, MNAPT helped to elevate the expertise and legitimacy of play therapy in our state.

I fondly remember organizing our first conference, unsure if we could fund it since we started with no money in the bank. Through careful planning and advertising, we successfully executed the event and even ended up with a surplus, which allowed us to host excellent conferences in the following years.

I am so pleased to see that MNAPT continues to thrive, which is a testament to the wonderful talent of the dedicated officers, board members who have served over the years and of course to all the play therapists who value and appreciate being a member of the Association for Play Therapy.

Continue to play on,
Joyce

04/24/2025

Day #1 of the MNAPT conference. So many wonderful people all in one room with the common goal to grow as play therapists!!

04/23/2025

ONE MORE DAY until our annual conference!!
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https://www.mna4pt.org/conference-registration.html

04/21/2025

Less than 48 hours until our annual conference kicks off with our annual supervision session.

Register now!

https://www.mna4pt.org/supervision-conference-registration.html

04/18/2025

We are less than one week away from our 20th annual conference! Registration is still open for Wednesday night supervision and the 2-day training.

Join us in Minnesota for our annual PLAY THERAPY conference. This year, our presenters are Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S and Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT-S who will be speaking on the topic of Trauma,...