Program Description

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is an evidence-based approach originated and developed by Dr. Ross Greene, and described in his books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Raising Human Beings, Lost & Found, and the recently-released The Kids Who Aren’t Okay.

Cost

Contact author for workshop/training details

Intended Population

• Unspecified

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Unspecified

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Delivery Method

• Unspecified

Scripted

• Unspecified

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Unspecified

Error Correction Built In

• No

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Data from two RCTs in three studies indicated that CPS is an effective treatment model used for promoting parent/caregiver and youth skills to solve problems contributing to problem behaviors.

Study Citations

Booker, J. A., Ollendick, T. H., Dunsmore, J. C., & Greene, R. W. (2016). Perceived parent-child relations, conduct problems, and clinical improvement following the treatment of oppositional defiant disorder. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(5), 1623–1633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0323-3

Greene, R. W., Ablon, J. S., Goring, J. C., Raezer-Blakely, L., Markey, J., Monuteaux, M. C., Henin, A., Edwards, G., & Rabbitt, S. (2004). Effectiveness of Collaborative Problem Solving in affectively dysregulated youth with oppositional defiant disorder: Initial findings. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(6), 1157–1164. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.72.6.1157

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Evidence-based practice