Toy Guns in Play Therapy: An Examination of Play Therapists' Beliefs

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Author(s): Amanda Winburn (University of Mississippi, USA), Suzanne M. Dugger (University of Mississippi, USA)and Jennifer Austin Main (University of Mississippi, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 18
Source title: Emerging Research in Play Therapy, Child Counseling, and Consultation
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rheta LeAnne Steen (Loyola University New Orleans, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2224-9.ch009

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Psychology / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter explores current trends related to play therapists' beliefs related to the decision of whether to include toy guns, as aggression-release toys, in the playroom. This issue is especially timely given the recent epidemic of mass shootings and heightened concerns about gun violence. The chapter presents the results of an original empirical study examining play therapists' views about gun violence and gun control; play therapist beliefs about aggressive play and toy guns; and play therapist practices with regard to toy selection and limit-setting. Recommendations for future research are offered.

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