Jan - Family & Caregiver Course -Tuesdays, Jan 14-Feb 18 @ 9:30AM-11:30AM

Collaborative Problem Solving® Parent Class
About this Event

Free & Web-Based for Oregon Parents!

All current classes are offered via Zoom and generously funded by the Oregon Health Authority.

Classes are facilitated by expert local Oregon trainers certified by Think:Kids

Learn the Collaborative Problem Solving® approach & effective ways to reduce conflict
Build skills & confidence in using the CPS approach
Network & share information about community resources
Develop new understanding of challenging behavior & learn new ways to help your child
Rethink conventional approaches to behavioral difficulties and strengthen relationships
Gain support from other parents, grandparents, foster parents, and caregivers

The CPS Approach

The Collaborative Problem Solving® approach is an evidence-based method to managing challenging behavior that promotes the understanding that challenging kids lack the skill - not the will - to behave; specifically, skills related to problem-solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

Unlike traditional models of discipline, the CPS approach avoids the use of power, control and motivational procedures and instead focuses on collaborating with the child/ youth/ young adult to solve the problems leading to challenging behavior and building the skills they need to succeed.

This class runs on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM on the following dates:

1/14/2025 - First Class

1/21/2025

1/28/2025

2/4/2025

2/11/2025

2/18/2025- Last Class

Class Instructor:

Jan Urton is Family & Youth Program’s Family Support Partner in Yamhill County for the Wraparound Program, and she is a Think:Kids Certified Trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving. Jan is the adoptive parent of 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren. She also is a retired classroom teacher and former Peace Corps Volunteer, so has experience with a variety of families.

Disclaimer:

This facilitator is CPS Certified and receives ongoing supervision from Think:Kids. This class is independent of, and has no direct affiliation with Think:Kids or Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Information shared by the facilitator reflects their best understanding of the CPS approach.

Think:Kids is a program in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH.