Kids with challenging behavior are tragically misunderstood. It’s time for a more compassionate and effective approach.
About Collaborative Problem Solving ®
At Think:Kids, we recognize that kids with challenging behavior don’t lack the will to behave well. They lack the skills to behave well.
Our Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach is proven to reduce challenging behavior, teach kids the skills they lack, and build relationships with the adults in their lives.
Anyone can learn Collaborative Problem Solving, and we’re here to show you how.
73% reduction in oppositional behaviors during school.
Parents report improvements in parent-child interactions.
86% average reduction in physical restraint.
reduction in school office referrals.
Significant improvements in children’s executive functioning skills.
71% fewer self-inflicted injuries.
6 out of 10 teachers report reduced stress.
Significant reductions in parents’ stress.
60% of children exhibited improved behavior
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Each section describes a problem solving framework where collaboration and consultation is expected from MCPS and Linkages staff to address the varied needs of students served. Each section describes a more intensive level of service required to meet students’ needs in …
Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Guidelines, Educational Management Team (EMT) Guidelines, and Special Education Procedures. CPS promotes the success of all students …
Our Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach is proven to reduce challenging behavior, teach kids the skills they lack, and build relationships with the adults in their lives. Anyone can learn Collaborative Problem Solving, and …
We present the initial discoveries from an investigation of massively collaborative problem solving (MCPS) assembled from two independent projects attempting to foster large scale...
The Collaborative Problem Solving Adherence & Impact Measures (CPS-AIMs) are self-report measures that assess individuals’ adherence to the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) …
Your child is your problem-solving partner. The problem-solving process involves the following steps: 1. Gather information from your child about what’s making it hard for them …
We present the initial discoveries from an investigation of massively collaborative problem solving (MCPS) assembled from two independent projects attempting to foster large scale...
The findings show that (1) collaborative problem solving is an effective teaching approach to foster students’ critical thinking, with a significant overall effect size (ES = 0.82, z = …
We present the initial discoveries from an investigation of massively collaborative problem solving (MCPS) assembled from two independent projects attempting to foster large scale distributed collaboration …