CBPT Guidelines
What you will be able to do
About this course
The CBPT guidelines offer a comprehensive framework for integrating nondirective play with evidence-based behavioral strategies: how to introduce CBPT to parents and children, structure sessions from start to finish, set limits, apply positive reinforcement and manage uncooperative behavior, plus session formats (seamless, structured, manualized), in vivo interventions, generalization, relapse prevention and termination.
The guidelines for working with parents emphasize the caregiver’s role at every phase — coaching token systems, labeled praise and exposure tasks — to extend the benefits of CBPT into the child’s home and community.
Course objectives
- Describe the theoretical foundations, scope and goals of CBPT
- Explain CBPT to parents and children with developmentally appropriate narratives
- Design and run a full CBPT session: opening, free play with interventions, closure
- Apply behavioral techniques in play: limits, shaping, reinforcement, time-outs
- Select the best CBPT format (seamless / structured / manualized) per child
- Plan in vivo interventions for pediatric phobias; collaborate with parents at every phase
- Generalize skills to school and community and build relapse-prevention plans
Course requirements
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Clinical Social Workers
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists
- Mental Health Clinical Nurse Practitioners
The delivery of the certificate of attestation at the conclusion of the course will be tied to the evaluation of participants’ requirements. In the absence of the requirements, the course hours will not be certified.
Curriculum · 2 lessons + Learning Test · 2h 04min
Instructor
Frequently asked questions
What do the CBPT guidelines cover?
They set out how to run a CBPT session end to end: introducing the method to parents and children, opening and closing a session, setting limits, using positive reinforcement, and handling uncooperative behaviour. They also cover in vivo interventions, generalization to other settings, relapse prevention and termination.
What are the seamless, structured and manualized session formats?
They are three ways of organising a CBPT session. The seamless format keeps play continuous with interventions woven in, the structured format alternates free play with planned tasks, and the manualized format follows a defined protocol session by session. The course explains how to choose the format that fits a given child.
How long is the course and what does it include?
Two lessons totalling 2h 04min of teaching, followed by a learning test. Enrolment includes lifetime access and a certificate of attestation issued by the CBPT Research Center. The fee shown on this page is $99 + VAT, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What role do parents have in this framework?
A dedicated section covers work with caregivers at every phase of treatment: coaching token systems, using labeled praise, and supporting exposure tasks at home. The aim is to carry the effects of the sessions into the child's home, school and community rather than leaving them inside the therapy room.
Who can enrol in this course?
It is addressed to psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and mental health clinical nurse practitioners. The certificate of attestation is issued after verification of these professional requirements; without them the course hours are not certified.
Who this course is for
Psychologists and psychotherapists · Psychiatrists · Clinical and licensed independent social workers · Licensed professional counselors · Marriage and family therapists · Mental health clinical nurse practitioners.
A certificate of attendance is issued on completion, tied to the final learning test.