Dr. Yumiko Ogawo Assistant Professor  Email: yogawa@njcu.edu  Phone: (201) 200-2474 Office: Rossey 536 Specializations: Play therapy, counselor education and supervision, multicultural counseling

Education

Ph.D. in Counseling from University of North Texas

Courses Taught

Counseling Theories, Play Therapy, Practicum, Internship

Activites and Honors

Hosted "Healing the Hurting Child: the Necessary Dimension of Child-Centered Play Therapy" workshop with presenter Dr. Garry Landreth at NJCU on October 26, 2012.

Board member of Japanese Association for Play Therapy.

Board member of Association for Counseling Children and Adolescents (division of American Counseling Association).

Invited by Jinai University in Fukui Prefecture in Japan to offer a lecture for master's level students and case consultation in 2012 and 2013.

Established an internship relationship with local Head Start Program (HOPE in Hoboken) examining the effectiveness of a parenting training program.

Select Publications / Presentations

Presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, the New Jersey Counseling Association, the Association for Play Therapy, and the Association for Creativity in Counseling. 

Currently writing a chapter for the book, "Play Therapy in Asia" and in the process of translating two play therapy books into Japanese.