Dr. Ross W. Greene presents Collaborative and Proactive Solutions at School: Moving from power and control to collaboration and problem solving

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Collaborative and Proactive Solutions at School: Moving from power and control to collaboration and problem solving
December 5 & 6, 2019
Facilitator: Ross W. Greene, PhD.
This training is suitable for: Educators, social workers, ECE and child & youth workers in a school setting

Dr. Ross W. Greene is the author of the influential books: The Explosive Child and Lost at School.
The Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS) model, which Dr. Greene empirically supports in his books and teaching, has transformed thinking and practices in countless families, schools, inpatient psychiatry units, residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world. Participants in this two-day training will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the six key themes of the CPS, its refinements over the past 8-10 years, along with practical identification, assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in diverse settings.

Description: Specifically geared toward educators and those that work in a school/education setting (educators, ECE, support staff, counsellors, social workers & child and youth workers), this two-day advanced training provides in-depth exposure to the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene described his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost and School, Lost and Found, and Raising Using Beings. The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless families, schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in adult-child conflict, challenging behaviors, disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions, and physical, chemical, and mechanical restraints.  The model represents a significant departure from school discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.  Participants in this two-day training will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the model, its refinements over the past 8-10 years, and practical assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in these diverse settings.

 At the conclusion of the training, you will be able to:

• Describe the six key themes of the CPS model, and how the model focuses on problems (and solving them) rather than the behaviors that are being caused by those problems (and modifying them); the advantages of collaborative (rather than unilateral) problem solving; and the importance and feasibility of proactive (rather than reactive) intervention.
• Identify and assess the various cognitive skills that are central to adaptively handling life's social, emotional, and behavioral challenges
• Identify and prioritize the unsolved problems precipitating challenging behavior
• Describe the three basic mechanisms by which adults handle unsolved problems and unmet expectations in kids (Plans A, B, and C) and what is accomplished by each, and the three steps or "ingredients" of Plan B
• Describe how to effectively implement Plan B to solve problems, teach skills, and reduce the frequency and intensity of challenging behavior

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Ross W. Greene, PhD.

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. is the originator of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), the innovative, research-based model of intervention described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School , Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings. Dr. Greene served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now Founding Director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance (www.livesinthebalance.org), which aims to disseminate the CPS model through no-cost web-based programming; advocate on behalf of behaviorally challenging kids and their parents teachers, and other caregivers; and encourages the use of non-punitive, non-adversarial interventions.

Dr. Greene is on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and on the Faculty of Science at University of Technology Sydney in Australia.  His research has been funded by the Stanley Research Institute, the National Institutes of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.  He lectures and consults extensively to families, general and special education schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world.