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Play Therapy Training in New
York State
*** Please refer
to the Association for Play Therapy website,
www.a4pt.org, for up-to-date information. They list, by state,
APT-approved providers, dates and titles of play therapy training, state
conferences, as well as a listing of graduate play therapy courses.
The Astor Home for Children
13 Mt. Carmel
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-452-6077x112; FAX: 845-452-6235
Contact
Person: Athena A.
Drewes, MA, PsyD, RPT-S; Director of Clinical Training and APA
Internship;
adrewes@astorservices.org
www.astorservices.org
APT-Approved
Provider #95-016
Doctoral
psychology internship, and master’s level psychology and social work
practicum placements. Play therapy training for students and clinical
staff. Periodic in-service clinical seminars on a variety of play
therapy topics, with free CE certificates of play therapy hours.
Center for Sandplay Studies
254 South Blvd.
Upper Grandview (Nyack), NY 10960
845-358-2318
Contact
Person: Lois J. Carey,
LCSW, RPT-S;
ljcarey@optonline.net
www.sandplaytherapy.com
APT-Approved Provider
#95-020
Introductory and
advanced workshops and supervision in sandplay therapy.
Fordham University
Post-Master’s
Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Therapy
Fordham Graduate
Center
Neperan Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591
914-332-6008
Contact
Person: Nancy Boyd Webb,
DSW, BCD, RPT-S;
nwebb@fordham.edu
http://www.fordham.edu/Academics/Colleges_Graduate_S/Graduate_Profession/Social_Service/Special_Prog
Two-semester
program consisting of four courses and a supervised internship or case
consultation. Play therapy training included within coursework.
Integrative Counseling Services
5 W. Cayuga
Street
Oswego, NY 13126
315-342-9255 |
8167 Rt. 11
Cicero, NY 13039
315-699-5123 |
Contact
Person: Jodi Mullen,
PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S;
integrativecounseling@verizon.net
APT-Approved Provider
#06-168
Offers one day
seminar, twice a year, and a summer play therapy seminar through SUNY
Oswego. Individual supervision and child and family play therapy
treatment also available. Play Therapy CE certificates available with
training.
Marist College
Department of
Social Sciences
Poughkeepsie, NY
12601
Contact
Person: Dr. Bill
Robelee, Department Chair, School Psychology Graduate Master’s Program;
Bill.Robelee@marist.edu;
or Athena A. Drewes, MA, PsyD, RPT-S;
adrewes@hvc.rr.com; 845-496-5616.
General
introductory and overview course, Play Therapy, given one
evening per week from May through August through the graduate school
psychology Master’s program. This course may be audited or taken on a
non-matriculated basis (if space is available) by interested clinicians.
This course counts toward 67.5 hours out of the 150 hours required in
play therapy training in order to become a Registered Play Therapy (with
the Association for Play Therapy).
New York Association for Play Therapy
PO Box 477
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Contact
Person: David A.
Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S; President,
dacrenshaw@frontiernet.net.
Or CE Coordinator:
Athena A. Drewes,MA, PsyD, RPT-S,
adrewes@hvc.rr.com
APT-Approved Provider:
#98-044
Annual state play therapy
conference, local and special play therapy training throughout NYS with
CE certificates available.
Play Therapy Institute, LLC
4 Capitol Drive
Washingtonville, NY 10992
845-496-5616
Contact Person:
Athena A. Drewes, MA, PsyD, RPT-S, Director;
adrewes@hvc.rr.com
APT-Approved Provider:
#99-071
Monthly, Saturday, full-day
workshops from September through May on a variety of play therapy topics
that vary each season. Small group workshops are held at the
Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie, NY from 9-4pm. (Formerly held at
Mt. St. Mary College in Newburgh, NY) Play therapy CE certificates
included in registration fee. Individual and group play therapy
supervision also available.
Rhinebeck Child & Family Center, LLC
PO Box 286, 23H
East Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
845-876-3400; FAX:
845-876-8973
Contact
Person: David A.
Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S;
dacrenshaw@frontiernet.net
www.rhinebeckcfc.com
The website
contains information about upcoming presentations by Dr. Crenshaw and
focuses on practical play therapy and child therapy techniques, in
addition to articles for parents and teachers.
Sage Colleges
Graduate School
Albany, NY
Contact
Person: Dr. Bronna
Romanoff, Sage Colleges,
romanb@sage.edu;
Mary Anne Assini, LMSW-R, RPT-S;
maassini2000@yahoo.com; 518-384-3060 or Athena A. Drewes, MA, PsyD,
RPT-S,
adrewes@hvc.rr.com; 845-496-5616.
Play Therapy
Training program, which offers 150 hours of play therapy specific
training towards becoming a Registered Play Therapy (through APT). Two
play therapy, graduate courses, Introduction to Play Therapy,
taught by Mary Anne Assini, LCSW-R, RPT-S once yearly, one evening
per week, in the summer; and Advanced Play Therapy, taught
by Athena A. Drewes, MA, PsyD, RPT-S, one Saturday, all day, a month
over two semesters (September through May). Together these two courses
offer 135 of the 150 hours required by APT. Interested clinicians may
audit or attend on a non-matriculated basis. In addition, two full day
play therapy workshops are offered through Sage College with the Center
for Disability Services (one in the fall and one in the spring).
SUNY Oswego
Counseling and
Psychological Services
Oswego, NY
Contact
Person: Jodi Mullen,
PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S;
jmullen@oswego.edu
SUNY Oswego offers
a graduate certificate program in play therapy and an annual (summer)
seminar in play therapy. Six different play therapy courses are offered
throughout the year and vary from semester to semester. The broad
sequence of courses in play therapy builds upon one another in a
coherent fashion. Students who complete the certificate program qualify
for training to become Certified Play Therapists through the National
Institute for Relationship Enhancement and earn the necessary
educational credits toward registration as a Registered Play Therapist
with the Association for Play Therapy. Play therapy CE certificates
available.
Therapy with a Twist Clinical Training Center
PO Box 132
(Practice Office: 208 W. 260th Street, Bronx, NY 10471)
Bronx, NY 10471
646-213-0294; FAX: 718-601-1008
Contact
Person: Wendy Ludlow,
LCSW, RPT-S;
Wendy@therapywithatwist.com
www.TherapyWithaTwist.com
APT-Approved
Provider: 06-172
Treatment,
Training, and Supervision Available.
Ulster County Mental Health
PO Box 431
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-399-2570
Contact
Person: Susan Hansen,
LCSW-R, RPT-S, Family & Child Unit Leader
Shan@co.ulster.ny.us or
suezero@aol.com
Training in play
therapy with children & adolescents, traumatized youth,
cognitive-behavioral play therapy, trauma systems therapy, comprehensive
treatment model.
Play therapy CE
certificates of training available in conjunction with the New York
Association for Play Therapy. |
