1st Conference: State of the art on Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

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CONFERENCE PRESIDENTS

Maria Geraci

Director CBPT Center Research

Susan Knell

CBPT Scientific Director

Dear colleagues,
We are very happy to welcome you to Rome, in eCampus University, via Matera 18, on 8 and 9 June 2024 for the First International Conference on Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT). This conference will bring together industry experts, as well as practitioners, researchers and students interested in CBPT.
The conference will take place in the beautiful and historic city of Rome, where the CBPT Research Center is located. For two days we will be immersed in CBPT presentations, symposia and posters.
We invite you to follow the program to find out about all the interventions.
We hope to create a stimulating discussion and growth for all of us!
We wish everyone a good start to the Conference!
Greetings,
Susan M. Knell and Maria A. Geraci

COMMITTEE

Ornella Argento

Research Area Coordinator

Marco Cavallo

University eCampus associated professor

Meena Dasari

CBPT Instructor

Carlo Baldari

University eCampus official delegate

Didem Altay

CBPT Instructor

CONFERENCE PROGRAM AND ABSTRACT

PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION

Theme of this first International Conference is Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy: a psychotherapeutic approach focused on preschool and school age children and their parents. It is important to address emerging psychological distress in young children through psychotherapy. This approach aims to involve children with different problems directly in therapy, integrating cognitive and behavioral interventions into the playtherapy paradigm.

Play therapy research to date has widely supported the effectiveness of play therapy across a wide range of social, emotional, behavioral, and learning problems.

This congress aims to expand and update current knowledge on this psychotherapeutic approach, in light of the ever-increasing needs of children with psychological problems. Furthermore, broadening the CBPT research base is important for clinical and scientific community.

25 reports and 15 video posters were presented.

Professionals from all over the world attended the Conference.

CONFERENCE HAS BEEN TRANSLATED SIMULTANEOUSLY INTO 3 LANGUAGES

ITALIAN – ENGLISH – CHINESE