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“The Explosive Child: Collaborative and Proactive Solutions for Parents” [Video Replay & Podcast #515]

Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#515), download the slide presentation, and learn how to get a certificate of attendance for this ADHD Experts webinar originally broadcast on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.
ADHD Expert: Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Verified Updated on August 22, 2024
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Episode Description

Children who are quick to anger and lash out are sometimes labeled as oppositional or defiant. According to the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model, those concerning behaviors are best viewed as frustration responses that communicate a child is having difficulty meeting a particular expectation. In the CPS model, those expectations are called unsolved problems. Whether it’s completing chores or homework, ending video game time, or sitting at the dinner table, those problems will remain unsolved as long as caregivers use incentives and consequences to motivate adaptive behavior. Rewards and punishments don’t solve problems. What’s causing a child to be frustrated in the first place is where parents should focus.

This webinar will introduce the CPS model, and collaborative and proactive problem-solving strategies. This three-step roadmap empowers caregivers to approach a child’s concerning behavior with new understanding and new practices. Caregivers will learn:

  • Why some children are more prone to act out
  • About the situations that often drive children to exhibit concerning behavior
  • How to be truly proactive rather than reactive
  • Why rewards and punishments fail to inspire change
  • The three steps involved in solving problems collaboratively and proactively

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Obtain a Certificate of Attendance

If you attended the live webinar on July 31, 2024, watched the video replay, or listened to the podcast, you may purchase a certificate of attendance option (cost: $10). Note: ADDitude does not offer CEU credits. Click here to purchase the certificate of attendance option »

Meet the Expert Speaker

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), as described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings.

He also developed and executive produced the award-winning documentary film The Kids We Lose, released in 2018. Dr. Greene was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for more than 20 years, and he is now founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance. He is also currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and adjunct professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Greene has worked with several thousand kids with concerning behaviors and their caregivers, and he and his colleagues have overseen implementation and evaluation of the CPS model in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, with dramatic effect: significant reductions in recidivism, discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, and use of restraint and seclusion. Dr. Greene lectures throughout the world. He lives in Freeport, Maine.

Listener Testimonials

“Very helpful info! Excellent speaker.”

“I use the C&PS strategies with my older son and I’m planning to start with my younger. This was just the motivation I needed.”

“Thank you for advocating for misunderstood children!”

“I can’t wait to learn more. This approach makes so much sense.”

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