Implementing Dr Ross Greene’s Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model - learning from Warwickshire

This On Demand resource is designed to give you an understanding of how the CPS model came to be piloted in 34 Warwickshire schools in 2022, and the tangible benefits for the children and practitioners involved.

Description

Clinical psychologist Dr Ross Greene is The New York Times bestselling author of The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found and Raising Human Beings. What emerged from these works, and his 30+ years in practice with children and families, is an innovative, evidence-based, trauma-informed model of intervention to address the difficulties of children with social, emotional and behavioural challenges: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS). The CPS model is transforming thinking and practices across the world and has been associated with dramatic reductions in adult-child conflict, concerning behaviours, disciplinary referrals, detentions, restraints, suspensions and isolation. The model represents a significant departure from 'discipline-as-usual'. This webinar provides an exciting opportunity to hear Dr Greene talk candidly about the need for a new perspective and responses to children with challenging behaviours.

In this replay, Dr Greene explains how "outdated and counterproductive" perspectives and "disciplinary practices that are punitive and exclusionary" only serve to exacerbate the difficulties a child is experiencing. He challenges us to see behaviour - and the language we use to describe behaviour - through a new lens, and provides an understanding of the evidence-based CPS model he has developed which creates the conditions for moving from power and control to solving problems collaboratively with children.

This is a professionally challenging session that asks us to feel what's at stake every time we miss an opportunity to positively respond to, and engage with, a child. If you are working directly with children and young people or caring for them as a foster parent, or managing a team of people that do direct work with children, this replay is for you. Expect to be challenged but to be charged with confidence that you can make a difference, motivated to take the learning into your practice and with clear understanding of how to put the practical assessment and intervention tools he has made freely available through Lives in the Balance into use. Vast free resources are available on the Lives in the Balance website.

These resources will help you:

• Gain an understanding of why Warwickshire committed to piloting the CPS model in Warwickshire schools
• Gain an understanding of how the pilot was rolled out and what resource and investment was needed
• Reflect on what would be needed to pilot the CPS model in your own service
• Gain an understanding of what’s involved in adopting the model
• Gain an understanding of what impact the model is having in Warwickshire and why work is underway to roll out the model across children’s services more widely
• Develop renewed confidence in your ability to make a difference

Bonus content

Implementing Dr Ross Greene’s Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model - learning from Warwickshire - Jacqueline Mok

In this supplementary video, CareKnowledge's Sarah Leon speaks to Jacqueline Mok, a targeted support officer and parenting coach at Warwickshire County Council, about their implementation of Dr Ross Greene’s Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model. Watch or listen here

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