LSUHSC Child & Family Counseling Clinic's
Play Therapy Educational Series
Presenters
Erin Dugan, PhD is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
specializing in children (ages 2-12), attachment disoreds, and child-parent relationship
therapy including filial therapy and family play therapy. In addition to her clinical
work, Dr. Dugan is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Rehabilitation and Counseling
at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans and serves
as the Interim Department Head of the Department of Clinical Rehabilitation and Counseling
as well as the Associate Dean of Academic Appairs in the School of Allied Health Professions
at LSUHSC. With nearly 15 years of experience as a Registered Play Therapist, she
is recognized as a leader in the field of play therapy, presenting both nationally
and internationally at professional conferences and publishing scholarly works on
the subject. Dr. Dugan is a current member of the American Counseling Association,
the International Association of Play Therapy, and many other professional organizations
in the field. She has served on several committees and most recently serves as the
Chair Elect of the Association of Play Therapy's Board of Directors.
Krystal Vaughn, PhD, LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor
specializing in children ages 2-12. As an Associate Professor at Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans she enjoys teaching as well as providing
clinical services. Her research interests are supervision, play therapy, and mental
health consulatation. Dr. Vaughn has extensive experience providing mental health
consulatation in childcare centers, private schools, and local charter school systems.
Dr. Vaughn also provides supervision to counselor interns seeking licensure as professional
counselors. She received specialized training in the fields of infant and early childhood
mental health and play therapy, which she presents on locally and nationally. Additionally,
she serves on numerous boards and committees to promote professionalism in the fields
of play therapy and clinical supervision.
