Kids (and adults) do well if they can.
Presentations
A variety of specialized presentations are available for parents/caregivers/teachers and other education, social service and health care workers. All presentations teach the Collaborative Problem Solving® approach to support children’s mental health, help build cognitive and problem-solving skills, improve understanding and confidence, reducing stress and enhance interactions at home and at school.
- For Parents/Caregivers/Teachers ECE/EA
- For Individuals and Education, Social Service, Health Care Organizations
A. Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving ®course
Introduces the basic principles of Collaborative Problem Solving, an innovative, trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach to understanding and helping kids and adults with behavioral challenges. Participants learn a more empathic and accurate understanding of what causes unmet expectations and challenging behavior and are exposed to an overview of the three key components of the approach.
This ninety-minute presentation is perfect for School Councils and organizations that are interested in introductory exposure to Collaborative Problem Solving®. This workshop is not designed for mastery but is intended to provide a foundational understanding and an invitation to ongoing support.
Join us to:
- Understand what really causes challenging behavior or unmet expectations in others.
- Discover the limitations of motivational approaches as a solution to unwanted behavior.
- Learn three ways to respond to unwanted behavior and the best times to use them.
- See how the approach can positively change interactions and outcomes with youth and adults.
Adapted from Think:Kids (www.thinkkids.org) at Massachusetts General Hospital.
B. Parent/Caregiver Class in Collaborative Problem Solving®
The parent/caregiver class is nine hours in length and generally meets once a week for six weeks.
Parents/caregivers /teachers and education workers will learn Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS), the evidence-based and trauma-informed approach for helping children develop the skills they need to manage their behavior. This class teaches parents and caregivers how to reduce challenging behaviors by using the approach with their child.
Class materials, breakout sessions, and opportunities for questions and answers will be a part of this highly interactive parent class experience.
Join this interactive and supportive class to:
- Understand why your child/children sometimes struggle to meet day-to-day expectations.
- Learn the Collaborative Problem-Solving approach to addressing conflicts in a way that reduces challenging behaviors, improves relationships, and teaches critical skills.
- Practice addressing problems before things become escalated between you and your child.
- Connect with other parents in a compassionate and non-judgmental setting.
Adapted from Think:Kids (www.thinkkids.org) at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The Essential Foundation in Collaborative Problem Solving (level 1) course
Covers all aspects of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach. Through lectures, role-play, video examples, case studies, and breakout groups, participants learn how to identify what’s really causing unmet expectations and challenging behaviour and how to address those causes using a relational and replicable process. After completing the course, participants are eligible to take Advanced Concepts in Collaborative Problem Solving (level 2).
Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Describe why a new approach is needed for working with individuals with challenging behaviors.
- Explain that a person’s behaviour is influenced by their thinking skills rather than their motivation to behave well.
- Identify how implicit bias may impact judgment about a person’s behavior.
- Differentiate between problems to be solved and challenging behaviors when doing a Collaborative Problem-Solving Assessment.
- Identify how responses to situations are consistent with Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.
- Use Collaborative Problem Solving to build skills and address problems, not just challenging behaviors.
- Solve problems collaboratively with others.
Adapted from Think:Kids (www.thinkkids.org) at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Chris I want to thank you for an excellent presentation of the course. What I have learned has been most helpful. I find I am listening more to my 14 year old son and giving him the opportunity to talk more. It’s been hard for me to keep quiet and not give an immediate response to what I think is the right solution. My son is sharing more. It’s not always what I want to hear, but he seems to feel comfortable talking to me. Well, taking the course is a start to a new way of relating to my son. I thought I would review as much as possible and try baby steps and be thankful that my son is talking to me.
Thank you. Brenda