Anna Losh Attends Mental Health Professionals Conference

2013 Jun 20

Davis & Elkins College junior Anna Losh attended the annual West Virginia Association for Play Therapy conference for mental health professionals hosted on D&E’s campus April 19-20. Losh is the daughter of Dana Losh of Valley Bend, WV.

With a theme of “When Life Doesn’t Play by our Rules,” the conference focused on how to recognize and provide therapy for childhood grief; and how professionals can cope and heal from their personal and professional experiences of loss, grief and disruption. Participants also learned about changes in the Code of Ethics.

As the state branch of the Association for Play Therapy, WVAPT promotes to psychotherapists and the general public the understanding of play and play therapy as a valid and worthwhile therapeutic practice. Its membership is made up of mental health professionals who use play therapy. Professionals who attended the conference earned continuing education units.

The Davis & Elkins College Department of Psychology and Human Services strives to develop intellectual and social competencies vital to the meaningful life that contributes to society and humanity. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and human services participate in field placement at one or more human services agencies which integrates cognitive knowledge and incipient professional skills with the “real world” of human service work. Students also have the option of declaring a minor in psychology and human services.

Related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), Davis & Elkins College is located in Elkins, 2 hours east of Charleston, 3 hours south of Pittsburgh and 4 hours west of Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the College website at www.dewv.edu or call 304-637-1243.