Dr. Heidi Kaduson is a psychologist in private practice in Monroe Township, New Jersey.  She is also a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.  She has lectured throughout the world on play therapy techniques and on the assessment and treatment of children.  She has trained thousands of professionals in the short-term treatment of children with many different types of difficulties.  Dr. Kaduson earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and has conducted research on the effectiveness of diverse treatment approaches for children with ADHD.  She is Co-Director of the Play Therapy Training Institute and coordinates its extensive summer and winter play therapy seminars that are attended by an international audience of mental health professionals.

Dr. Kaduson has served as Membership President and Board Member of the Association for Play Therapy, and as Past President of the New Jersey Association for Play Therapy.  She is a popular keynote speaker and trainer at state, national, and international conferences. Dr. Kaduson has published widely in the play therapy field.  She is coeditor of The Quotable Play Therapist and author/editor of books entitled The Playing Cure, 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques (3 volumes), Short-Term Play Therapy Interventions with Children, and coauthor of Play Therapy for Traumatic Events.  She is featured on the best-selling video workshop:  Play Therapy for Children with ADHD, and will be releasing another video soon.
 
Her website is located at www.ptti.org.

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