In partnership with Think:Kids, at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Meadows Institute invites behavioral health care managers, outpatient and community based mental health providers, educators, and anyone who is living with or helping kids with challenging behavior to learn more about Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS), the revolutionary, evidence-based approach for helping children develop the skills they need to manage their behavior. CEU/CME credits will be offered for this training.

Collaborative Problem Solving® is an innovative, trauma-informed, evidence-based approach to understanding and helping kids with behavioral challenges. After this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe why a new approach is needed for working with individuals with challenging behaviors.

• Explain that a person's behavior is influenced by their thinking skills rather than their motivation to behave well.

• Understand that implicit bias may impact judgment about a person's behavior.

• Differentiate between problems to be solved and challenging behaviors when doing a CPS Assessment.

• Identify how responses to situations are consistent with Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.

• Use Collaborative Problem Solving to build skills and address problems, not just challenging behaviors.

• Solve problems collaboratively with others.