Solving Problems Collaboratively with Dr. Ross Greene [IEP 171]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When kids experience challenges meeting certain expectations, that can result in their frustration, which can often lead to concerning behaviors if they’re not equipped with the necessary skills to adapt. Our guest today trains parents, educators, and clinicians in an evidence-based treatment called the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to tune in to this intriguing and insightful conversation and learn about all the benefits that CPS has to offer!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who lives in Freeport, Maine. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the influential books</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3vhK6Ex" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Explosive Child</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3finbDA" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lost at School</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/2TfGYuV" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lost and Found</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3hUFIaL" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raising Human Beings</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He is the founding director of the non-profit, Lives in the Balance, which provides a vast array of free resources on the CPS model that is described in his books.</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Greene’s non-profit advocates on behalf of kids with concerning behaviors and their caregivers by helping people solve problems with kids, rather than giving them detentions, suspensions, and expulsions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Concerning behaviors are simply the way that a kid is communicating to us t