Family & Caregiver Course -Thursdays, July 11th- Aug 29th @ 9AM-11AM-RANDI
Collaborative Problem Solving® Parent Class
Location
Online
About this event
Free & Web-Based for Oregon Parents!
All current classes are offered via Zoom and generously funded by the Oregon Health Authority.
Classes are facilitated by expert local Oregon trainers certified by Think:Kids
• Learn the Collaborative Problem Solving® approach & effective ways to reduce conflict
• Build skills & confidence in using the CPS approach
• Network & share information about community resources
• Develop new understanding of challenging behavior & learn new ways to help your child
• Rethink conventional approaches to behavioral difficulties and strengthen relationships
• Gain support from other parents, grandparents, foster parents, and caregivers
The CPS Approach
The Collaborative Problem Solving® approach is an evidence-based method to managing challenging behavior that promotes the understanding that challenging kids lack the skill - not the will - to behave; specifically, skills related to problem-solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.
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/ youth/ young adult to solve the problems leading to challenging behavior and building the skills they need to succeed.
This class runs on Thursday mornings from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on the following dates:
7/11/2024 - First Class
7/18/2024
7/25/2024
8/1/2024
8/5/2024
8/8/2024
8/15/2024
8/22/2024
8/29/2024- Last Class
Class Instructor:
Mark Beach, MS, is the Parent Education Director at The Child Center and has been teaching the Collaborative Problem Solving model since 2009. He is certified in CPS by Think:Kids, trains crisis intervention strategies, and is a Child and Family Therapist with 30 years of experience working with families. At home, is "Dad" to twin teen boys. Mark's philosophical roots are in Adlerian psychology, Dreikursian child guidance, Existential psychotherapy, Family Systems, and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy.
Disclaimer:
This facilitator is CPS Certified and receives ongoing supervision from Think:Kids. This class is independent of, and has no direct affiliation with Think:Kids or Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Information shared by the facilitator reflects their best understanding of the CPS approach.
Think:Kids is a program in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH.
Frequently asked questions
Yes! We offer certificates for participants who have attended 6 of 8 classes for 8 week classes (or 4 of 6 classes for 6 week classes).
Course material is a workbook that we mail to you after the first class once you have completed your registration and AIMs form. If you need help finding this form reach out to CPS@riverviewgrowth.org
Yes, we do offer a make up video if you miss the first two weeks. After week two we recommend you reach out to your trainer to review missed class information.
We can provide this information if you complete a Release of Information (or ROI) requesting this information is allowed to be provided to a third party of your choice. Let us know and we can provide this form.