Lots of helpful topics covered today including adjusting the model for kids with language difficulties, drilling for information, wording unsolved problems, and more!

Helping Behaviorally Challenging Students

Nov 20th, 2017 46m

On the first Monday of every month at 3:30 pm Eastern time, from September through May, Dr. Ross Greene and four principals from schools in the U.S. and Canada cover a wide range of topics related to behaviorally challenging students and school

The ALSUP Writes Your IEP For You

Oct 10th, 2017 45m

Well, we finally had our first program of the school year, and our primary focal point -- led by our newest co-host, Heidi O'Leary, Special Education Director in Topsham, Maine -- was on how to write a CPS-flavored IEP, driven by the Assessment

Are CPS and Applied Behavior Analysis Compatible?

May 1st, 2017 46m

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is very commonly applied for behaviorally challenging kids in schools these days...but is ABA compatible with CPS? Are we just talking different languages?

Rewards are "Working"? For Who?

Apr 3rd, 2017 39m

Lots of territory covered on today's program, including a discussion about school values...but at the end of the program we discussed whether reward programs work for anyone in the building. We thought not...

Can Traumatized Kids Participate in Plan B?

Mar 6th, 2017 46m

Kids with trauma histories may need Plan B even more than most, as it's where their concerns are heard and addressed and they begin to feel that they can influence outcomes. Of course, all kids need to feel that way.

Best Thing to Do with Crises? Prevent Them!

Feb 6th, 2017 44m

Pardon the repetition, but crisis prevention is far superior to crisis management, and there are lots of things about Collaborative & Proactive Solutions that make crisis prevention more feasible.

Help! This Student is Completely Out of Control!

Jan 9th, 2017 44m

If a student is highly volatile, unstable, reactive, and unsafe, there are a few things to bear in mind: (1) s/he didn't get that way overnight; (2) there must be many expectations the student is having difficulty meeting; (3) reducing those ex

When Good Teachers Are Asked to Do Too Much

Dec 5th, 2016 46m

What happens when class size, systemic issues, and the overwhelming needs of students outstrip a teacher's capacity to respond adaptively? It can't be good...

CPS and the Three Tiers

Nov 7th, 2016 40m

If your school is implementing PBIS, you may be wondering which "tier" is the best fit for Collaborative & Proactive Solutions. The truth is, CPS is relevant to all three tiers. If that's the case, how important are the tiers?

Waterville Junior High: Let's Roll

Sep 12th, 2016 43m

Our first program of the new school year was recorded live at Waterville (Maine) Junior High School, which had massive numbers of disipline referrals, detentions, and suspensions during the 2015-2016 school year. This year, led by principal Car

Furious About Dysfunctional Discipline

May 9th, 2016 45m

On the last program of the school year, we were able to respond to some callers and some emailers...including one teacher who's very frustrated by her school system's approach to students' challenging behaviors and is having difficulty changing

Does "This is Boring" Mean "I'm Not Motivated"?

Apr 4th, 2016 45m

"I'm bored" could mean many different things, all of which await discovery in the Empathy step of Plan B. What are the odds that "I'm not motivated" is the student's concern? Slim and none.

School Values

Mar 7th, 2016 45m

Many schools have mission statements, but not an explicit description of values. Many schools have delineated values but don't pay attention to them. But values are what should guide every decision and intervention, so it's a good idea to know

Something's the Matter with this Picture

Feb 1st, 2016 46m

On today's program, our panel responded to an email from an anguished teacher who was looking for some guidance on what went wrong with one of her students and his parents.

Fight or Flight Students

Jan 4th, 2016 46m

As always, we covered lots of territory on today's program...including how CPS can help students who are in fight or flight mode and how to help kids who have very tough lives outside of school.

That's Not CPS!

Nov 9th, 2015 45m

Goodness, there sure are a lot of ways to stray from the CPS model...and we heard about a lot of them on this program!

Life Without Carrots and Sticks

Oct 5th, 2015 45m

Those adult-imposed consequences that are so popular in schools these days...do we really need 'em? You can probably guess the answer...

A Classic Case of Dueling Solutions

Sep 21st, 2015 46m

What happens when parents and teachers skip concerns and jump straight to solutions? Probably nothing good.

What Next for This Challenging Student?

May 4th, 2015 46m

On this final program of the school year, one of our principals told us about a student whose behavioral challenges have been making life very difficult...for himself and her. How best to get things on track?

Why Isn't the CPS Model Being Implemented in Every School?

Apr 6th, 2015 46m

Our principals weighed in on this question...and lots of others.

The Least Toxic Response

Mar 2nd, 2015 46m

Schools abide by a least restrictive environment standard in placing kids in classroom settings...shouldn't schools also adhere to a least toxic response standard in helping students with behavioral challenges?

It's Never "Just" Poor Motivation

Jan 5th, 2015 47m

Are there students who are simply unmotivated to do well, or is it always more complicated than that? Is motivation the engine or the caboose? Alas, this was a very interesting discussion...

Lots to Learn About a Tough New Student

Dec 1st, 2014 45m

Susan described a new student with some interesting and unexpected points of view...and the discussion started rolling from there...

Seismic Shift: Focusing on Problems Rather Than Behaviors

Oct 20th, 2014 47m

Dr. Greene and the principals focused on a variety of topics, but probably the biggest: the importance of shifting away from focusing on behaviors (and modifying them) and toward the problems giving rise to those behaviors (and solving them).