About This Course
English:
Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) is a developmentally sensitive adaptation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), designed specifically for children between 2½ and 8 years old. Play allows the child to actively engage with CBT strategies in a natural, accessible way — often through modeling, using a wide range of cognitive and behavioral techniques. This course covers the theory, treatment stages, and clinical application of CBPT, with case examples and relevant research presented across four lessons.
Italian:
La Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) è un adattamento sensibile allo sviluppo della terapia cognitivo-comportamentale (CBT), pensato specificamente per bambini tra i 2 anni e mezzo e gli 8 anni. Il gioco permette al bambino di partecipare attivamente alle strategie della CBT in modo naturale e accessibile — spesso attraverso il modeling, utilizzando un'ampia gamma di tecniche cognitive e comportamentali. Questo corso illustra la teoria, le fasi del trattamento e l'applicazione clinica della CBPT, con esempi clinici e ricerca rilevante presentati in quattro lezioni.
Chinese:
Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy（CBPT）是认知行为疗法（CBT）中一种符合儿童发展阶段的调整方式，专为2岁半至8岁的儿童设计。游戏让孩子能够以自然、易于接受的方式主动参与CBT策略的学习——通常通过示范（modeling），并结合多种认知与行为技术。本课程涵盖CBPT的理论、治疗阶段与临床应用，并在四节课中呈现临床案例与相关研究。
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the theoretical foundations of CBPT and how CBT principles apply to young children
- Identify CBPT's treatment stages: orientation, assessment, middle stage, termination
- Apply CBPT with preschool and school-age children, using real case examples
- Understand how CBPT differs from traditional play therapies
Al termine di questo corso, i partecipanti saranno in grado di:
- Comprendere le fondamenta teoriche della CBPT e come i principi della CBT si applicano ai bambini piccoli
- Identificare le fasi del trattamento nella CBPT: orientamento, valutazione, fase centrale e conclusione
- Applicare la CBPT con bambini in età prescolare e scolare, attraverso esempi clinici concreti
- Comprendere le differenze tra la CBPT e le play therapy più tradizionali
课程结束时，学员将能够：
- 理解CBPT的理论基础，以及CBT原则如何适用于幼儿
- 识别CBPT的治疗阶段：初期介绍、评估、中期阶段与结束阶段
- 结合真实临床案例，将CBPT应用于学龄前及学龄儿童
- 理解CBPT与更传统play therapy之间的区别
Course Requirements
English:
The course is aimed at:
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Clinical Social Workers or Licensed Independent Social Workers
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
- Licensed Mental Health Clinical Nurse Practitioners
Certificates of attendance require meeting the course requirements.
Italian:
Il corso è rivolto a:
- Psichiatri
- Psicologi
- Assistenti Sociali Clinici o Assistenti Sociali Indipendenti Abilitati
- Counselor Professionali Abilitati
- Terapeuti Familiari e di Coppia Abilitati
- Infermieri Clinici di Salute Mentale Abilitati
L'attestato di partecipazione richiede il rispetto dei requisiti del corso.
Chinese:
本课程适合以下人群:
- 精神科医生
- 心理学家
- 临床社会工作者或持证独立社会工作者
- 持证专业咨询师
- 持证婚姻家庭治疗师
- 持证心理健康临床护理师
出勤证明的颁发以符合课程要求为前提。
Course Presentation
Course Curriculum
Your Instructor
Susan M. Knell holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Developmental Psychology. She is a pioneer of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy and the author of the book Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (1993), translated into Italian and Turkish. As a clinical psychologist, she has provided assessment and therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults for almost 40 years, and continues to supervise, train, and teach mental health professionals internationally.
