NMAPT NEWS
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Join the NMAPT Board of Directors!
Nominate yourself to the NMAPT board by simply sending a short biography and a summary of your ambitions in joining the board to: Sarah at sarahclaudia@earthlink.net by February 15, 2012. The nominations will be sent out to the membership on February 16th. The new board members will be decided by March 1st.
We encourage you to join and be a part of the board to help promote play therapy around New Mexico!
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Annual Play Room Project Grant!!
Applications Due by March 25, 2012
The New Mexico Association for Play Therapy strives to promote play therapy across the state of New Mexico. We believe strongly in the power of play and work to provide training and visibility to mental health clinicians who serve children.
The winner will receive the following from NMAPT:
• A gift of $500.00 worth of therapeutic toys to be used for the purpose of play therapy
• A one year membership to the Association for Play Therapy
• Admission to the NMAPT annual conference
• A gift of $500.00 worth of therapeutic toys to be used for the purpose of play therapy
• A one year membership to the Association for Play Therapy
• Admission to the NMAPT annual conference
Minimum Requirements include:
• A non profit organization, with the following:
• A belief in and willingness to support and promote play therapy
• A designated safe contained space (a room with a door) to be used as a playroom (Not a waiting room or open play space)
• At least one licensed mental health clinician who will use the room for play therapy with children aged approximately 2-10 years old.
• A non profit organization, with the following:
• A belief in and willingness to support and promote play therapy
• A designated safe contained space (a room with a door) to be used as a playroom (Not a waiting room or open play space)
• At least one licensed mental health clinician who will use the room for play therapy with children aged approximately 2-10 years old.
If you are interested in applying click here. Deadline for application is March 25th! Winners will be announced at the 11th Annual Conference!
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NMAPT Thanks the following companies for supporting the 2011 Annual Conference:
- Counseling Toys
- Child Therapy Toys.com
- Liana Lowenstein
- Toys of the Trade
- APT
- Bright Spots
- Bookworks
- Scentsy-La Tanya Marie and JoAnna Conley
- Pampered Chef-Cecile Lanz
- Handmade Dolls-Lisa Cherino
- Silpada Jewelry-Jill Ohlnhausen
- Sheets to you/Miche Handbags-Tina Newby
- Play Pals
- Tuffkids
- Glass Blowing by Dylan Eden
- Counseling Toys.com
- Anna's Toy Depot
- Out of the blue toys
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NMAPT is going Green!
Beginning July, 2010, our newsletter will no longer be printed and mailed out. The newsletter will be emailed out and posted on our website.