CLOVIS, Calif. — Katherine Lawrence, of Pownal, recently earned the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential from the Association for Play Therapy, according to a news release from executive director Bill Burns.
Lawrence is a licensed clinical professional counselor.
To become a RPT, applicants must have earned a traditional master’s or doctoral mental health degree, and have 150 hours of play therapy training, two years and 2,000 hours of clinical experience, 500 hours of supervised play therapy experience, and be licensed or certified by their state boards of practice.
Play therapy continues to gain popularity as an effective modality by which licensed mental health professionals use developmentally appropriate play therapy theories and techniques to better communicate with and help clients, especially children.
APT is a national professional society formed in 1982 to advance the field of play therapy. Additional information is available at www.a4pt.org.
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