Online Resources For Play Therapy
Professional Associations
Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth- http://www.vakids.org/
Alberta Play Therapy Association- http://www.albertaplaytherapy.ca
Association for Play Therapy- http://www.a4pt.org/
Consult this comprehensive professional national organization site for information on play therapy credentialing, training, and research. Additionally, learn more about your branch and find a play therapist in your area!
Canadian Play Therapy Institute- http://www.playtherapy.org/
Sand Play Therapists of America- http://www.sandplayusa.org
Virginia Association for Play Therapy- http://vapt.cisat.jmu.edu
Virginia Counselors Association- http://www.vcacounselors.org/
Virginia Psychological Association - http://www.vapsych.org/
Training Centers
Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas - http://www.coe.unt.edu/cpt/
Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars - http://www.radix.net/~cbps/
Family and Play Therapy Center- http://www.fptcenter.com/
National Institute of Relationship Enhancement- http://www.nire.org/
Starbright Training- http://www.elianagil.com/starbright_training_institute.htm
The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc.- http://www.ptti.org/toc.htm
The Therapy Institute- http://www.theraplay.org/
Transpersonal Sand Play Therapy Center- http://www.sandplay.net
Information for Professionals & Families
Dr. Becky Bailey’s Loving Guidance - http://www.beckybailey.com/
KidsPeace - http://www.kidspeace.org/
Positive Discipline - http://www.positivediscipline.com/
Positive Parenting - http://www.positiveparenting.com/
Zero to Three - http://www.zerotothree.org/
Emergency Preparedness Information
After the Storm - www.psy.miami.edu
APA Practice Hurricane and Flood Recovery Resources - http://www.apapractice.org/apo/drn_hurr.html#
Creating Hope and Resolve in Troubled Times (CHARTT)- http://collegeprojects.cisat.jmu.edu/chartt/
Help "Katrina's Kids" - http://www.cisat.jmu.edu/backpack/
Little Listeners in an Uncertain World - http://www.zerotothree.org/coping/
Prevent Child Abuse Virginia- http://www.preventchildabuseva.org/
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network- http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
Virginia Disaster Stress Intervention - http://psychweb.cisat.jmu.edu/vadisaster/
