NEW LIGHT LEARNING
Teaching Collaborative Problem Solving® to Parents and Professionals in Alberta
What is Collaborative Problem Solving?®
Research and development of CPS is ongoing through Think:Kids. Some research highlights include:
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Significant decrease in stress for both parents and teachers
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Increased executive functioning skills in the child
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Improved parent-child relationship
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25% reduction in school office referrals
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71% reduction in school oppositional behaviours.
For more information, resources and research and outcomes visit www.thinkkids.org.
The Collaborative Problem Solving®(CPS) approach, developed by Think:Kids of the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, starts with the philosophy that people want to do well and will do well if they can.
This evidence-based method to managing challenging behaviour promotes the understanding that, in certain situations, kids/teens/adults lack the skill –not the will– to behave; specifically, skills related to problem-solving, flexibility, and frustration tolerance.
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Unlike traditional models of discipline, the CPS approach avoids the use of power, control, and motivational procedures, and instead focuses on collaborating with the child/teen/adult to solve the problems leading to challenging behaviour and build the skills they need to succeed.
Adapted from www.thinkkids.org