Student Successes
Play therapy students participated in Dr. Steen's summer intensive course on "Play and Sandtray Therapy: Special Topics," In May and June of 2023
Ivy Fitzgerald gives a presentation on "Play Therapy for Children of Addicted Caregivers" at Loyola's 2023 Graduate Research Symposium! Her presentation included a weather-inspired game that Dr. Steen is showcasing.
Austin Davenport gives a presentation on "Child-Centered Play Therapy for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Clients" at the 2022 National Play Therapy Conference.
Dr. Steen and Hannah Makant tabling for the 3rd Annual Pampered & Pink event, October 2019.
Annie Rooney, M.A. presenting "Play Therapy Techniques for Children with Incarcerated Parents" at Loyola's Graduate Research Symposium.
Vinaya Champassak presents in Phoenix at the International Play Therapy Conference in Phoenix, AZ.
Dr. Steen, Vinaya Champassak and alum Nicole Snyder together at the International Play Therapy Conference.
Vinaya Champassak presented "Play Therapy as a Trauma-Informed Approach for Juvenile Justice Involved Youth" at the 2018 LAPT conference.
Ashley Lopez, Vinaya Na Champassak, and Sean Brite volunteered at the 2017 Louisiana Association for Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans.
Sean Brite presented at the 2017 Louisiana Association for Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans on "Directing Healthy Interactions and Expression with Family Games."
Ashley Lopez and Catherine Schully presented at both the 2016 Association for Play Therapy Conference in Louisville, Kentucky and the 2017 Louisiana Association for Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans on “Play Therapy Interventions for Children with ADHD and Accompanying Anxiety Symptoms.”
Patty Hickman presented at both the 2016 Association for Play Therapy Conference in Louisville, Kentucky and the 2017 Louisiana Association for Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans on “Integrating Gestalt Play Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in the Treatment of Traumatized Children.”
February 2016, Stephanie Kirchgessner and Cat Schully presented at the Louisiana Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans, LA. They presented on "Technology and Child-Parent Relationships."
February 2016, Renee Floer presented at the Louisiana Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans, LA. She presented on "Adapting Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Model to treat Children of Alcoholics and Addicts."
February 2016, Kristen Centanni and Maddie Schultz presented at the Louisiana Play Therapy Conference in New Orleans, LA. They presented on "Military Families and Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): Adaptive Models for use during Deployment and Reintegration."
October 2015, Kristen Centanni and Maddie Schultz presented at the International Play Therapy Conference in Atlanta, GA. They presented on "Military Families and Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): Adaptive Models for use during Deployment and Reintegration." Garry Landreth witnessed these students' success.
October 2015, Renee Floer presented at the International Play Therapy Conference in Atlanta, GA. She presented on "Adapting Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Model to treat Children of Alcoholics and Addicts."
