Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is an evidence-based model of psychosocial treatment originated and developed by Dr. Ross Greene, and described in his books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Raising Human Beings, and Lost & Found.

Lagging skills are the reasons that a child is having difficulty meeting these expectations or responding adaptively to these triggers. ... The challenging behaviors are the result of a child not having the skills to handle the specific triggers or expectations.

Educators: Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, School Psychologists, Classified Staff. Childcare Providers. Foster Parents and Agency Staff. Juvenile Justice Staff. Mental Health Practitioners. Medical Practitioners.

More specifically, collaborative problem solving requires that people share their resources and their strategies in order to reach a common goal via some sort of communication process. Whether in an individual or group task, the group can be either face-to-face or virtual.

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is the non-punitive, non-adversarial, trauma-responsive model of care Dr. ... The goal is to foster a collaborative partnership between adults and kids and to engage kids in solving the problems that affect their lives.

Collaborative problem solving occurs as you collaborate with other people to exchange information, ideas or perspectives. The essence of this type of collaboration is based on yes, and thinking building on and valuing each other's ideas. Any individual, team or company can take advantage of this approach.

Lagging skills are the reasons that a child is having difficulty meeting these expectations or responding adaptively to these triggers. ... The challenging behaviors are the result of a child not having the skills to handle the specific triggers or expectations.

Exhibiting empathy. Appreciating how one's behavior is affecting others. Resolving disagreements without conflict. Taking another's perspectives. Exhibiting honesty.