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Future Play TherapyTM Submit your 2,000-word (or less) manuscript to klebby@a4pt.org


Play Therapy in Medical Issues and Settings (December 2018 issue) Manuscripts due by August 15, 2018


School-Based Play Therapy (March 2019 issue) Manuscripts due by November 15, 2018


Other future issues: • Working with Parents and Families • Play Therapy in Trauma and Disaster Mental Health Settings • Using Stories and Metaphors in Play Therapy


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Schaefer, C. E., & Mattei, D. (2005). Catharsis: Effectiveness in children’s aggression. International Journal of Play Therapy, 14(2), 103-109. doi:10.1037/h0088905


Winburn, A., Dugger, S. M., & Main, J. A. (2017). Toy guns in play therapy: An examination of play therapists’ beliefs. In R. L. Steen (Ed.), Emerging research in play therapy, child counseling, and consultation (pp. 140-157). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978 1-5225-2224-9.ch009


ABOUT THE AUTHORS


Lauren Wynne, PhD, LPC, NCC, RPT-S is an assistant professor at Longwood University in Virginia. She has worked as an elementary and high school counselor, school system consultant, and play therapy supervisor in private practice, specializing in anxiety, trauma, and helping school- based mental health professionals incorporate play therapy into their work. sternwynne@gmail.com


Lawrence “Larry” Rubin, PhD, ABPP, LMHC, RPT-S is a professor of Counselor Education at St. Thomas University in Miami and the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Past APT Board Chair, Larry also maintains a small private practice and is the editor at Psychotherapy.net. His research and writing interests are varied include medical play therapy and child life. lrubin@stu.edu


Amanda Winburn, PhD, NCC, SB-RPT is an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi, Department of Leadership and Counselor Education. She has a strong interest in school- based play therapy, and has been actively involved in play therapy at the University of Mississippi both  amwinbur@olemiss.edu


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