CBPT events & training
International conferences, manual launches and conversations that bring the Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy community together — where method, research and practice meet.
International conferences
The CBPT Research Center brings practitioners and researchers together to share the state of the art of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy across countries and clinical contexts.
Second International Conference on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy
Philadelphia · July 11–12, 2026
The second international gathering of the CBPT community, dedicated to advancing the techniques, research and clinical applications of the method.
First International Conference on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy
Rome · June 8–9, 2024
The first international conference on the state of the art of CBPT was a unique forum for sharing knowledge and experience, offering insight into the latest scientific and methodological discoveries while building an invaluable network of experts and practitioners.
The future of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy
Susan M. Knell, founder of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy, and Maria Angela Geraci, founder of the CBPT Research Center, discuss their experience as developmental psychotherapists and the need for a therapeutic approach effective even with very young children.
Guided by this objective, they are engaged today in the dissemination of CBPT and in research applying the method to different issues and contexts — an approach that has been spreading internationally in recent years.
The Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy manual
An event marking the introduction of the Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy manual by Maria Geraci, published by Armando Editore. CBPT is a psychotherapy intervention that adapts empirically supported CBT techniques within a play setting for young children.
The approach emphasizes the direct involvement of the child in the therapeutic process and schedules regular meetings with parents to monitor progress, support the parent–child interaction and guide the achievement of therapeutic goals. Learn more about the CBPT method.
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