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Some of the families and schools you work with would benefit from the training materials described in the Parent and Educator sections of this website, including blogs and podcasts specific to each group. So feel free to let them know how to find us. Here's what we have for you: Our books can introduce you to the model; we invite you to explore our blog which has content specifically geared toward mental health clinicians who have prior exposure to our model; and we will soon be offering online trainings right here as well. In addition, below you will find information about training seminars as well as podcasts, audio programming and books.
TRAINING SEMINARS Think:Kids staff present at conferences and professional development seminars around the world on a regular basis. November 13th: Please join Dr. Stuart Ablon and Beth Edelstein for a full-day training, "Think Differently: A New Approach for Parenting, Teaching and Treating Children with Behavioral Challenges" at the Dr. Franklin Perkins School, Lancaster, MA. Click to download details and registration form.
Here is a list of other upcoming seminars scheduled for this fall. Contact information is provided for those that are open to the public. August 20-21, Dr. Ablon will speak for Southern Oregon Adolescent Study and Treatment Center, Southern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR. Click here to email for details or download registration form here. September 1: Beth Edelstein presents at Occupational Therapy Associates in Wakefield, MA. Sept 1: Dr. Ablon will speak for Brookline Extended Day Program, Brookline Public Schools, Brookline, MA Sept 3: Dr. Ablon will speak for Osseo Public Schools, Osseo, MN Sept 10: Dr. Ablon will speak for Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools Conference, Hyatt Regency Louisville, Louisville, KY, www.kapsonline.org Sept 30-Oct 1:Dr. Ablon for speak at Osseo Public Schools, Osseo, MN October 2: Beth Edelstein presents at at South Shore Mental Health in Quincy, MA. Oct 8: Dr. Ablon will speak for Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA. Click herefor conference and registration details. Oct 8: Dr. Albright will present at the American Association of Children's Residential Centers annual conference, Cleveland, OH, 877-33AACRC October 15: Beth Edelstein presents for Wayside Support Group from 7-9PM at Carey Memorial Library, 1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. PLEASE NOTE location change and RSVP by October 7th to christine_eirby@waysideyouth.org. October 15-16: Dr. Ablon will speak for Yellowknife Education District #1, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, 867-873-5811 or wendy.wile@yk1.nt.ca. Click here for details. October 22: Dr. Ablon will speak for Oconomowoc Developmental Training Center (ODTC), Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Click here for conference and registration details. November 2-3: Dr. Ablon to conduct Tier 2 training in Eugene, Oregon. Click here for application details. November 13: One-day training in Western Mass. Think Differently: A New Approach for Parenting, Teaching and Treating Children with Behavioral Challenges. Dr. Franklin Perkins School, Lancaster, MA. Registration details here. Nov 19-20: Dr. Ablon will speak for Central Alberta Child and Family Services at Ponoka Kinsmen Community Centre, 5009 – 46 Avenue, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, kwame.Abrefah@gov.ab.ca or 780-360-9292
INTENSIVE TRAINING WORKSHOPS For more advanced training in the model specifically for clinicians, Think:Kids provides 3-day intensive trainings. We look forward to announcing next summer's dates here soon. In the meantime, please attend a one-day introduction at one of the above sites to be eligible for the next round of Intensive Training Workshops. A description of the Intensive Training Workshops is below:
Tier 1 training provides an in-depth exposure to both the assessment and intervention components of the model. Participants practice identifying the cognitive skill deficits contributing to challenging behavior and then learn how to address those deficits using the collaborative problem solving process. Participantslearn to distinguish between direct (explicit) and indirect (implicit) skills training, to know when each approach is required, and to practice indirect skills training though Plan B as well as specific strategies for direct skills training. Additional topics include dealing with common resistances to the approach and troubleshooting other barriers to implementation. A particular focus is strategies for when a child refuses or has difficulty expressing his/her concerns. Implementation in systems, such as schools and therapeutic facilities, is also an area of focus. Tier 2 training is limited to approximately 50 participants who have attended a previous three-day training. Tier 2 assumes basic knowledge of the approach and focuses on helping participants become proficient at teaching the model to others and implementing it under the most difficult of circumstances. Like Tier 1, implementation in systems, such as schools and therapeutic facilities, is also an area of focus. However, the Tier 2 training provides much more opportunity for individual attention, observation and feedback while focusing on more advanced topics related to implementation. PODCASTS AND AUDIO PROGRAMMINGYou can now learn all about our approach at your convenience for free on-line. Podcasts are available now on iTunes. Search for Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files. You'll find sessions specifically for work with parents in Episodes 33 & 34 and in schools in Episodes 48, 49, 76 & 77. You can also godirectly to these episodes by clicking the episode numbers above. BOOKS
 The Explosive Child
Understanding and Helping Easily Frustrated, "Chronically Inflexible" Children By Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Now available in a completely revised and updated third edition, The Explosive Child is the internationally acclaimed book in which the Collaborative Problem Solving™ approach was first described. As in prior editions, the third edition describes a more contemporary approach to understanding and helping inflexible, easily frustrated, explosive children at home and school, but also includes the various updates to the CPS model that have occurred since the first edition was published in 1998. Click here if you want to buy the revised third edition at amazon.com.  Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving ApproachBy Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. and J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D. The first comprehensive presentation for clinicians of the groundbreaking approach popularized in Ross Greene's acclaimed parenting guide, The Explosive Child, this book provides a detailed framework for effective, individualized intervention with highly oppositional children and their families. Many vivid examples and Q&A sections show how to identify the specific cognitive factors that contribute to explosive and noncompliant behavior, remediate these factors, and teach children and their adult caregivers how to solve problems collaboratively. The book also describes challenges that may arise in implementing the model and provides clear and practical solutions. Two special chapters focus on intervention in schools and in therapeutic/restrictive facilities. Click here if you want to buy Treating Explosive Kids at amazon.com. Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges and Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help ThemBy Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. The recently-released and much-anticipated book describing how the CPS model is used to help challenging kids at school. Click here if you want to buy Lost at School at amazon.com. 
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