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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.
3h 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

Your CBT protocol for anxiety works for school-age children. With a 4-year-old who refuses to speak, it doesn't — you can't target the silence directly. With a child whose OCD rituals feel ego-syntonic, it doesn't — E/RP without externalization misses the cognitive layer. With a child whose toileting refusal has an emotional core the intake interview couldn't surface, it doesn't — the play session reveals what the parent interview missed. Four presentations. Four completely different CBPT protocols. This bundle gives you all four.

How to distinguish which CBPT protocol fits which presentation — and how the same underlying anxiety manifests differently in a selectively mute child, an OCD presentation, a fearful child, and a toileting refusal, so your intervention is specific from session one
How to adapt exposure and behavioral interventions across all four presentations — E/RP through play for OCD, graduated play-based exposure for anxiety, stimulus fading and puppet modeling for selective mutism, and a behavioral-play dual track for toileting — so the protocol fits the child, not the other way around
How to involve parents differently across each presentation — moving them out of reassurance (anxiety/OCD), building the bridge between session play and home behavioral program (toileting), and creating speech-generalization opportunities without direct pressure (selective mutism)

One shared standard for your team's four most common referrals.

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  ·  3h total + test

1
Course 1: Separation Anxiety
25 min + test
2
Course 2: OCD in children
26 min + test
3
Course 3: Anxious & Fearful Kids
46 min + test
4
Course 4: Selective Mutism
26 min + test
5
Course 5: Toileting Issues
48 min + 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the CBPT Clinical Applications Pack?

Five certified courses taught by Susan M. Knell, Ph.D.: Separation Anxiety, OCD in children, Anxious and Fearful Kids, Selective Mutism and Toileting Issues. Together they total about 3 hours of video plus a learning test for each course.

What will I be able to do after this bundle?

Distinguish which CBPT protocol fits which presentation, adapt exposure and behavioral interventions to each one (play-based E/RP for OCD, graduated exposure for anxiety, stimulus fading and puppet modeling for selective mutism, a behavioral-play dual track for toileting), and involve parents in a way that matches each problem.

Who is this bundle for?

Clinicians who work with anxious children and want to broaden their evidence-based repertoire: psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists. The certificate of attestation is issued after verification of these requirements.

How much does the pack cost compared with the single courses?

The pack costs $100 plus VAT, against $200 if the five courses were bought separately. A pay-later option is available at checkout and the purchase is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

What kind of certificate do I receive?

A certificate of attestation issued by the CBPT Research Center, with lifetime access to the material. It documents the training completed; it is not a continuing education credit.

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