West Richland therapist earns play therapy credential

Michael Whitehead of West Richland earned the registered play therapist-supervisor, RPT-S, credential from the Association for Play Therapy.

Whitehead is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

To earn the credential, therapists must have 150 clock hours of play therapy training, five years and 5,000 hours of post-master’s clinical experience, 500 supervised and 500 additional hours of play therapy experience, and be licensed or certified by their state boards of practice.

This story was originally published May 23, 2016 at 3:24 PM with the headline "West Richland therapist earns play therapy credential."