CBPT Tools Pack — 3-course certified training by Maria A. Geraci
The expressive tools of CBPT — puppets, therapeutic storytelling and the arts — through which children express, explore and rehearse more adaptive behaviors.
What you will be able to do
Most clinicians who use puppets in play therapy use them intuitively. Most who use art use it as warm-up. Most who use stories use them as metaphor, not as structured cognitive intervention. In CBPT, all three are precise clinical instruments — puppets for assessment and indirect technique delivery, expressive arts for somatic and emotional access, storytelling for cognitive restructuring and generalization. This bundle gives you the complete system: not just the tools, but the clinical methodology for using each one precisely.
Train your whole team on the same three instruments, used the same precise way.
About this course
The CBPT Tools Pack brings together three specialized courses on the therapeutic tools used in CBPT: Use of Puppets, Expressive Arts, and Therapeutic Storytelling. Each course provides evidence-based rationale and practical clinical guidance.
This bundle is designed for clinicians who want to expand their CBPT toolkit with creative, play-based clinical tools that are immediately applicable with children across a wide range of presenting problems.
Course objectives
- Use puppets, expressive arts, and storytelling as evidence-based clinical tools
- Adapt each tool to different clinical presentations and age groups
- Integrate all three tools within the CBPT theoretical framework
- Plan tool-based sessions aligned with case conceptualization
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 · 8h 20min total + test
Instructor
Frequently asked questions
What is included in the CBPT Tools Pack?
The CBPT Tools Pack bundles three specialized courses on therapeutic tools used in CBPT: Use of Puppets, Expressive Arts, and Therapeutic Storytelling, each with evidence-based rationale and practical clinical guidance.
Who is this bundle for?
Clinicians who already have a CBPT foundation and want to expand their clinical toolkit with creative, play-based techniques across all three tool areas at once.
Is it cheaper to buy the pack than the individual courses?
Yes, the CBPT Tools Pack bundles all three tool courses together at a combined price, rather than purchasing Use of Puppets, Expressive Arts, and Therapeutic Storytelling separately.
Who teaches this bundle and how long does it take?
The bundle is taught by Maria A. Geraci, CBPT Tools Specialist at the CBPT Research Center. It totals about 8 hours and 20 minutes across the three courses plus tests, self-paced online with a certificate of completion.