The work behind the perspective
Ross Greene
Originator of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), Clinical Child Psychologist & Author of The Explosive Child
- Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
- Child Behavioral Challenges
- ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Lagging Skills Assessment
- Trauma-Informed Care
- School-Based Interventions
About Ross Greene
Ross Greene - Biography
Ross W. Greene is an American clinical child psychologist who developed the evidence-based Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model for addressing challenging behaviors in children. He authored influential books like The Explosive Child and founded the non-profit Lives in the Balance.
Ross W. Greene earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Virginia Tech in 1989. He held academic appointments at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Tufts University, and Virginia Tech. Greene originated the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model, focusing on children with deficits in flexibility, frustration tolerance, emotion regulation, and problem-solving. He authored books like The Explosive Child and Lost at School, promoting collaborative problem-solving over punitive measures. As founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance, Greene advocates against exclusionary practices and executive produced the documentary The Kids We Lose. His research has been published in academic journals, and he has appeared on The Oprah Show, Good Morning America, and NPR.
Learn from Ross when you're...
- Parenting a child with frequent meltdowns or explosiveness
- Teachers facing classroom behavioral disruptions
- Supporting children lacking flexibility or frustration tolerance
- Managing kids with ADHD or social impairments
- Working with traumatized or 'at-risk' youth
- Reducing reliance on restraints/seclusion in facilities
- Improving family communication and relationships
- Educators or caregivers seeking durable behavior change
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- ✓Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
- ✓Child Behavioral Challenges
- ✓ADHD And Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- ✓Lagging Skills Assessment
Core frameworks
- •Kids do well if they can
- •Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) Three Steps
- •Abandon rewards, punishments, and carrots-and-sticks entirely
- •Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
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