childhood Archives | Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

Sexual abuse and the use of play in psychotherapy

by Maria A. Geraci | Apr 2, 2021 | childhood

In recent years there has been a growing social awareness of the child sexual abuse and a greater interest of clinicians in the relevance, impact and treatment of this problem. At the same time, its traumatic impact on the child has been recognized, as well as its...

Parental divorce and CBPT

by Maria A. Geraci | Feb 16, 2021 | childhood

Parental divorce is considered a stressful experience that often accelerates onset of a complex range of symptoms in children. This event, which some children are forced to face during their development, requires specific cognitive, relational and emotional skills...

Selective Mutism and CBPT

by Maria A. Geraci | Feb 1, 2021 | childhood

Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder (DSM-5) and is manifested by the inability of children to talk in one or more major social situations, despite an ability to understand and speak. Excessive shyness, social isolation, school refusal and non-compliance may be...

Encopresis and CBPT

by Maria A. Geraci | Jan 24, 2021 | childhood

Encopresis refers to fecal incontinence that occurs at least once a month in children 4 years of age and older. Encopresis is non-organically based and therefore organic conditions resulting in fecal incontinence must be ruled out before making diagnosis of...

Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play intervention (CBPI) on children’s hope and school adaptation

by Maria A. Geraci | Dec 21, 2020 | childhood, Play Therapy, school

This article presents the dissertation “Effects of a cognitive behavioral play intervention on children’s hope and school adaptation” by Beth L. Pearson (August, 2008), which is proposed as the first study and empirical support of the effectiveness...