Event description
TICKET SALES WILL CLOSE 8:00AM MONDAY 29TH APRIL 2024.
The option to purchase a ticket and pay via invoice will close at 9:00am Monday 22nd April 2024. You can still purchase tickets until 8:00am Monday 29th April 2024 however, you will have to make payment in check-out as the option to pay via invoice will no longer be available.
Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) is the evidence-based model that Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ross
Greene describes in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human
Beings.
We will be hosting two courses across two days.
Monday 06/05/2024 - Introductory Course
Tuesday 07/05/2024 - Advanced Course
The CPS model has transformed thinking and practices in countless families, schools, inpatient psychiatric units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in adult-child conflict, concerning behaviours, disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, restraints, and seclusions.
The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behaviour, emphasises collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasises diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention.
In these sessions, Dr. Greene will provide an overview of the CPS model, along with more advanced coverage of the nuances of assessment and engaging kids in solving the problems that affect their lives.
COURSES
Introductory Course - Monday, 6th May 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm
A general overview of the CPS model, including key themes, use of assessment instrumentation, and solving problems collaboratively.
Advanced Course - Tuesday, 7th May 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm
Dive deeper into various facets of the CPS model. Includes extensive use of video examples and ample time for
questions and discussion.
The courses will feature a lecture, video demonstration, and Q & A.
At the conclusion of this training participants will be able to:
- Describe the five big shifts of the CPS model, including focusing on problems rather than behaviours, the advantages of collaborative (rather than unilateral) problem solving; and the importance and feasibility of proactive (rather than reactive) intervention.
- Identify the lagging skills and unsolved problems using the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems (ALSUP).
- Describe the three basic mechanisms by which adults handle unsolved problems and unmet expectations in kids (Plans A, B, and C) and what is accomplished by each, and the three steps or “ingredients” of Plan B.
- Describe how to effectively implement Plan B to solve problems, teach skills, and reduce the frequency and intensity of challenging behaviour.
- Identify the strategies for dealing with the various structural factors in schools that may impede implementation of the CPS model.
- Describe and deal with the roadblocks commonly encountered in implementation with individual children and in families and systems.
Participants in this training will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the CPS model, its refinements over the past 8-10 years, and a range of practical assessment and intervention tools that can be used in your setting.
Completing the Introductory and Advanced CPS Training is a prerequisite to applying for the CPS certification
training. Completion of the certification training is required for those who wish to provide the CPS model in
their school, treatment, or clinical setting.
Which course should you attend?
If you’re only interested in an introduction to the CPS model, just register for the Introductory Course (limited tickets available).
If you’ve already attended an Introductory Course with Dr. Greene, you may want to register for only the Advanced Course. Completion of the Introductory Course is a pre-requisite to attend the Advanced Course.
REGISTRATION
Fees (per person)
Introductory Course - $499AUD
Advanced Course - $499AUD
Introductory AND Advanced Courses - $799AUD (save $199)
Includes:
- 5.5 hours of professional development per course (7 hour day including breaks).
- Tea/coffee on arrival, morning tea, and lunch.
- Certificate of attendance.
- Digital resource pack.
- Free parking at venue.
LIVE-STREAMING OPTION
We are now very excited to announce that a live-stream option is available for this event, to be live-streamed from Perth. We want this event to be accessible to those in regional and remote areas, and we hope this option will allow those unable to attend the Perth event in person, to still receive this training.
Here are all the details you need to know...
- Due to the costs of streaming services, additional technical equipment and people power needed, the ticket cost will remain the same for the online live-streaming option as it is for in-person attendance.
- This option is available for all courses including if you wish to attend the Introductory course only or the Advanced course only.
- The link for the livestream will be emailed out the evening before each day. There will be a separate link for the Introductory Course and the Advanced Course. These links will be emailed from events@kiddclinic.com.au. Please add this email address as a contact to avoid our emails going to your junk inbox.
- We will not be recording this event.
- We have a strict no sharing policy and do not allow any recording or broadcasting of the livestream to occur for any reason. This includes, but is not limited to, sharing login details with anyone not registered to attend and having multiple people watch from a single device/login.
- Your device is required to have a functioning camera that must be switched on during the event so that we can ensure only valid ticket holders are receiving the training.
- Certificates will be provided to online attendees.
- The live-stream will have interactive features so that you can participate in the Q&A. Please note, it is likely that not all questions can be asked if we receive a large volume of questions during the Q&A.
- Please ensure you have sufficient internet connectivity if you are attending via live-stream. We do not take any responsibility for an attendee missing any part of the training due to insufficient or lagging internet connection.
If you have already purchased a ticket and would like it transferred to the live-stream option, please contact us at events@kiddclinic.com.au.
We have not yet processed refunds for ticket holders to Albany and Bunbury that requested a refund. These will instead be processed on Tuesday 9th April. If you have requested a refund and would now like your ticket transferred to the live-stream option, please contact us by 9am on Tuesday 9th of April by emailing us at events@kiddclinic.com.au.
If you would like to attend online via the live-stream simply select this option upon checkout.
FAQs
Where can I find answers to Accessibility and Parking Questions?
Click on the Accessibility icon at the top of this page.
Can I use my child’s NDIS funding to pay for this training event?
Parents may be able to use NDIS funding if parent training is included in their child's plan. We suggest you check with your plan manager or LAC. Self-managed NDIS plans: Pay for your ticket and Humanitix will email you a receipt which you can provide to NDIS. Plan-managed NDIS plans: Simply enter the code 'INVOICE' into the 'Discounts' section of your cart. No payment will be required, and an invoice will be issued to the billing address provided within 3 working days. Please note registrations are considered confirmed on submission of the booking and will need to be paid within 7 days of invoice date. If payment is not made within 7 days of invoice date, your ticket will be forfeited. The option to pay by invoice will close on the 22 May 2024.
Please note: The option to purchase a ticket and pay via invoice will close at 9:00am Monday 22nd April 2024. You can still purchase tickets until 8:00am Monday 29th April 2024 however, you will have to make payment in check-out as the option to pay via invoice will no longer be available.
My employer will be paying for my training, how do I go about this?
If your employer will be paying for your training, enter the code 'INVOICE' into the 'Discount' section of your cart. No payment will be required, and an invoice will be issued to the billing address provided within 3 working days. Please note registrations are considered confirmed on submission of the booking and will need to be paid within 7 days from invoice date. If payment is not made within 7 days from invoice date, your ticket will be forfeited. The option to pay by invoice will close on the 22 May 2024.
Please note: The option to purchase a ticket and pay via invoice will close at 9:00am Monday 22nd April 2024. You can still purchase tickets until 8:00am Monday 29th April 2024 however, you will have to make payment in check-out as the option to pay via invoice will no longer be available.
Who is Dr. Ross Greene?
Dr. Ross Greene is the originator of the CPS model. He was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years and is now founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance (which you can learn more about here https://livesinthebalance.org/) which provides a vast array of free, web-based resources on the CPS model. You can learn more about Dr. Ross Greene here https://drrossgreene.com/index.htm
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What did attendees say following Dr Greene’s 2023 CPS Perth training event?
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This was such a fantastic PD. I loved it all. Dr. Greene certainly lived up to my expectations and more. I even
got a moment to speak with him. A special thanks to The Kidd Clinic as this would not have been possible without them. It was, hands down, the most well organised PD I have been to. I highly recommend this training if it should be available again. Tivv Oberon, Teacher
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As an Occupational Therapist who has been utilising and witnessing the benefits of Collaborative Proactive
Solutions for several years, it was an absolutely fantastic experience to observe both fellow professionals and
parents undergo the paradigm shift that comes with the understanding that 'kids do well if they can'. The
workshop also provided the invaluable support to confidently start implementing the program, not only with
children with outward concerning behaviours, but also with a wider range of clients including those with anxiety
presentations such as selective/situational mutism. For all Occupational Therapists working with children,
I wholeheartedly recommend exploring this program as a means of supporting both children and their
networks. Isabelle Nash, Occupational Therapist
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Best PD I’ve invested in for a long time. Thank you! Leanne Watson, Counselling
Psychologist
- Thank you for hosting such a fantastic, accessible and inspiring event. We’ve all come away from it so energised and committed to seeing Dr Greene’s CPS model used in families and schools across the country! Symone Wheatley-Hey, Parent
- Thank you for bringing this training to Perth and modelling an accessible, safe and inclusive learning environment for everyone who attended. I wish we could see more of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model in our world, for kids and adults alike. Catherine Stokes, Parent and Professional
