IPS Professor Honored for Board Service by Association for Play Therapy
Arlington, VA, October 26, 2011 - William Nordling, PhD, associate professor and psychology department chair at the Institute of Psychological Sciences (IPS) was honored for his six years of service on the board of director of the Association for Play Therapy (APT) on Oct. 15 during its annual conference in Sacramento.Nordling, a licensed psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor residing in Beltsville, MD, was elected to the board in 2005, re-elected three years later, and served as its chair.
Play therapy is a form of mental health counseling by which licensed mental health professionals incorporate the use of play to better communicate with and help clients achieve optimal mental health. It is particularly effective with children because, just as adults use words to communicate ideas and feelings, children use play.
APT is a national professional society formed in 1982 to advance the field of play therapy. It sponsors research, training, and credentialing programs to assist the professional development of its nearly 6,000 member psychologists, social workers, counselors, and marriage and family therapists in approximately 25 nations. Additional information is available at www.a4pt.org.