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CBPT Clinical Applications Pack — 5-course certified training by Susan M. Knell

From the pioneers of CBPT · under Susan M. Knell's scientific direction
3-hour certified bundle covering 5 clinical presentations. OCD, separation anxiety, selective mutism, toileting issues, and anxious/fearful children.
15h total
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Susan M. Knell, Ph.D.
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Separation Anxiety
1
Separation Anxiety
OCD
2
OCD
Anxious & Fearful
3
Anxious & Fearful
Selective Mutism
4
Selective Mutism
Toileting Issues
5
Toileting Issues
From the pioneers of CBPTTrusted worldwideUsed by Centers worldwide for team training
The method

The clinical applications of CBPT across the most common childhood difficulties, each grounded in structured play and cognitive-behavioral technique.

CBPT methodology · Geraci (ed.), Armando Editore — preface by Susan M. Knell

What you will be able to do

Apply CBPT to 5 major clinical presentations in children
Use evidence-based protocols adapted for each disorder
Design structured CBPT intervention plans for diverse presentations
Involve parents and school as partners across all clinical contexts

About this course

The Clinical Applications Pack provides certified training in five of the most common presentations encountered in child clinical practice: Separation Anxiety, OCD, Anxious & Fearful Children, Selective Mutism, and Toileting Issues. Each course demonstrates how CBPT principles and techniques are applied to a specific clinical presentation.

This bundle is designed for clinicians who work with anxious children and want to expand their evidence-based repertoire across multiple presenting problems.

Course objectives

  1. Apply CBPT to five major clinical presentations in children
  2. Use evidence-based protocols adapted for each disorder
  3. Design structured CBPT intervention plans for diverse presentations
  4. Involve parents and school as partners across all clinical contexts

Course requirements

  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Clinical Social Workers
  • Licensed Professional Counselors
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

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  ·  15h total + test

1
Course 1: Separation Anxiety
3h + test
2
Course 2: OCD in children
3h + test
3
Course 3: Anxious & Fearful Kids
3h + test
4
Course 4: Selective Mutism
3h + test
5
Course 5: Toileting Issues
3h + test

Instructor

Instructor
Susan M. Knell, Ph.D.
Pioneer of CBPT · Scientific Director, CBPT Research Center
Creator of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy. APA-published author and internationally recognized authority in evidence-based play therapy for children.
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