This doctor inspires parents to make
the most of play with their children. In only a few sessions,
Dr. Ritter's short-term coaching model encourages parents by engendering confidence in and control over their own parenting style. Dr. Ritter's
parenting book, Come Play with Me!, illustrates her true
passion for working with parents, caregivers and teachers
to improve relationships with children. Dr. Ritter is
also an enthusiastic and inspiring public speaker and
presenter.
The Founder and President of Effective Parenting, LLC
in Atlanta, Kelli B. Ritter, earned her Ph.D. in counseling
from Georgia State University where she specialized in
child and family counseling. Dr. Ritter is trained as
a play therapist with many years of experience and research
in child and family therapy. She possesses a unique approach
to helping families by utilizing concepts and skills
from both play therapy and Individual Psychology.
Dr. Ritter has served many non-profit organizations
and headed numerous community service fundraising projects
including The Northside Hospital Foundation's Celebration
of Lights and CREW's Compassion in Action. Dr. Ritter
has served as a Board member for The Center for Children
and Young Adults. She formerly served as President of
The Board for the Inman Park Cooperative Preschool.
Dr. Ritter now spends the majority of her professional
time as a parent coach and lives in historic Inman Park
with her husband and two boys. . |
Ritter, K.B. (2006). Come play with me!
Effective
parent-child play: Using structuredplaytime to interact
with young children and practice useful parenting skills.
Atlanta,
GA: Effective Parenting, Inc.
Chang, C. Y., Ritter, K. B. &,
Hays, D. G. (2005).
Multicultural trends and toys in
play therapy. International Journal
of Play Therapy.
Chang, C. Y., & Ritter, K. B. (2004).
Multicultural considerations of Adlerian parent education.
The Journal of Individual Psychology.
Draper,
K., Ritter, K. B., & Willingham,
E. U. (2003). Sand tray group counseling with adolescents.
Journal for Specialists in Group
Work..
Ritter, K. B., & Chang,
C. Y. (2002). Play therapists’ self-perceived
multicultural competence and adequacy of training. International
Journal of Play Therapy.
Ritter,
K.B. (2003). An exploration of mothers’ perceptions
of the value
from attending an Adlerian study group based on the active
parenting today program. Unpublished
Dissertation.
Snow, J., Kern, R. & Ritter, K. B. (2002). Making
the lifestyle concept measurable.In R. Kern & D.
Eckstein (Eds). Psychological
fingerprint: Lifestyle interventions and assessment. Iowa:
Kendal/Hunt.
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