Essential Foundation in Collaborative Problem Solving® Training (Level 1)
Think:Kids invites educators, residential program staff, mental health clinicians, and anyone who is living with or helping kids with challenging behavior to learn more about Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS), the revolutionary, evidence-based approach for helping children develop the skills they need to manage their behavior.
This course is conducted online, over 3-sessions:
- Tuesday, May 7 : 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET / 8:00 am - 1:00 pm PT
- Wednesday, May 8: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET / 8:00 am - 1:00 pm PT
- Thursday, May 9: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm ET / 8:00 am - 1:00 pm PT
Essential Foundation 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 the causes of unmet expectations and concerning behavior 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 behavior is influenced by their thinking skills rather than their motivation to behave well
- Understand that implicit bias may impact judgment about a person's behavior.
- Differentiate between problems to be solved and challenging behaviors when doing a CPS 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.
Tuition
- Individuals: $595 USD for all 3 sessions
- Groups of 5 or more: $535 USD each attendee, for all for sessions
Payment Policy: Credit/debit card is preferred for registration payment. Please email us at ThinkKidsInfo@Partners.org if you must pay by check/invoice.
Financial Assistance: If you require financial assistance, please apply for assistance by completing this form. Funds are limited, and the application does not guarantee an award. The application is due 2 weeks before the training begins.
Training Cancellation Policy: Non-refundable. Substitutions are permitted.
Course Requirements
- When registering, you are signing up for all three days. Attendance is required for each day as the learning builds upon the previous session's content.
- All participants must join via their own device. If joining as a group, each person should be on an individual device.
- Prerequisite: Prior exposure to Collaborative Problem Solving including attending a CPS Introductory Training, a CPS Parent Class, or watching this recording is strongly recommended but not required.
Think: Kids/MGH is an Accredited Provider of Continuing Education Units (CE) and Professional Development Points (PDP)
- Educators: We are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for 12 PDPs.
- Social Workers: This program has been approved for 12 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approving Program, Authorization Number D91572.
- Licensed Mental Health Counselors: This program has been approved by MaMHCA/MCEAP for 12 CEs.
- Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Other: A certificate of attendance will be provided for 12 units which can be submitted to the corresponding professional organization for consideration.
About Your Instructors
Ted Layman LCSW, is a Certified Trainer and Certification Instructor for Think:Kids who provides training, coaching, and certification instruction to a wide range of organizations seeking to learn the Collaborative Problem Solving approach and integrate it into their programs.
Ted has been working with at-risk youth and families since 2002 in Ohio and Oregon in a variety of rural and urban clinical settings including juvenile justice, substance abuse, outpatient mental health, schools, violence prevention outreach, foster care, residential, home-based services, clinical supervision, and private practice. He has been using the CPS approach with children, parents, and colleagues since 2011 and was certified by Think:Kids as a CPS trainer in 2014. In addition to his work at Think:Kids, Ted works as a family therapist at Restore Therapy, LLC, a group practice in Portland, OR specializing in helping children and families heal from trauma. Ted earned his MSW from Ohio University in Athens, OH.
