Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving

In partnership with Think:Kids, the Meadows Institute invites all Texas primary care providers, behavioral health care managers, community health, and mental health providers to join us for this free introductory course on the Collaborative Problem Solving® approach.

Collaborative Problem Solving is a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach to understanding and helping kids with behavioral challenges. It promotes the understanding that kids with behavioral challenges lack the skill—not the will—to behave. Research has shown that Collaborative Problem Solving reduces challenging behavior, stress levels, and punitive responses and teaches kids the skills they lack—specifically, skills related to problem-solving, flexibility, and frustration tolerance—while creating helping relationships with adults.

This virtual course introduces the basic principles of Collaborative Problem Solving and provides participants with an opportunity to learn a more empathic and accurate understanding of what causes unmet expectations and challenging behavior.