Description

This is the evidence-based, trauma-informed, transdiagnostic, transcultural model Dr. Ross Greene describes in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human 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, concerning behaviors, disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, restraints, and seclusions. The model represents a significant departure from 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 workshop 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.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the five paradigm shifts of the CPS model, and how the model focuses on problems (and solving them) rather than on 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 the lagging skills that are involved in solving problems, handling frustration, being flexible and adaptable, and regulating emotions, and the unsolved problems that are causing concerning behaviors

• 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

• Describe the three steps of Plan B

• Describe how to effectively implement Plan B and the various roadblocks that can occur in implementation (and how to overcome them)

*12 CEUs will be available upon completion

**Sessions will not be recorded

Schedule

Day One:

First Segment

• Five Paradigm Shifts

Second Segment

• Identifying lagging skills and unsolved problems: The ALSUP

• Practice with the ALSUP

Third Segment

• Overview of The Plans

• Plan B: The Empathy step

Fourth Segment

• The Define Adult Concerns step and Invitation step

• Video example of Plan B

Day Two:

First Segment

• Video Example of ALSUP Meeting

• Video Example of Empathy Step and Discussion

Second Segment

• Video Example of the Empathy Step and Discussion

Third Segment

• Video Example of Plan B and Discussion

Fourth Segment

• Special Topics

o Implementation in Systems: Start Small

o Plan B with Kids with Language Processing and Communication Delays

o How are the Skills Enhanced?