Publications

Geraci M. A. (2024) COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PLAY THERAPY: Evolution of the theoretical model and development perspectives.

After 30 years from its first applications, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) finds again its central role as the therapy of choice for childhood. It was born as a therapy aimed at children, including pre-school children, capable of integrating evidence-based CBT techniques within the Play Therapy paradigm.

The volume presents the update of the theoretical model of CBPT by Maria Angela Geraci, where, in addition to the integration of all the studies present in the literature, she underlines the decisive role of the case conceptualization in CBPT. Finally, it defines a path for selecting appropriate tools and procedures alongside a design path for future research.

La Play Therapy Cognitivo Comportamentale

The core manual on CBPT. Thirty years after its first applications, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy — theorized by Maria A. Geraci and Susan M. Knell — is presented in an updated theoretical model that integrates the literature and underscores the decisive role of case conceptualization, defining a path for selecting tools and procedures and for future research.

Trattamento neurocognitivo nei disturbi del neurosviluppo

Presents CBPI-R (Cognitive Behavioral Play Intervention–Remediation), a neurocognitive treatment model for neurodevelopmental disorders. It combines structured play with cognitive and behavioral techniques to improve engagement and learning skills — addressing communication, reading, writing, calculation and movement — with clinician-guided, goal-oriented sessions and family involvement.

Comprendere il mondo dei bambini giocando

A guide for parents: play is the most natural way to relate to children, understand their needs, explore thoughts and feelings, and learn more adaptive behaviors — how play can become therapy, with parents actively involved.

Mio figlio ha paura. Che faccio?

A practical guide on childhood fears: how fears appear across developmental stages, which behaviors parents should adopt or avoid, and how to intervene with cognitive-behavioral play therapy.