Collaborative Problem Solving®
VIRTUAL 6-WEEK PARENT CLASS
Help for Caregivers Raising Kids with Challenging Behaviors
Having a child with behavior challenges can feel lonely and leave parents and caregivers feeling lost. Traditional rewards and consequences have been ineffective, despite everyone's best efforts.
But there is HOPE!
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.
Register for this 6 week class for parents to:
- Learn the Collaborative Problem Solving® approach & effective ways to reduce conflict
- Build your child's skills
- Gain confidence in using the CPS approach
- Network and share information about community resources
- Develop new understanding of challenging behavior and learn new ways to help your child
- Rethink conventional approaches to behavioral difficulties and strengthen relationships
- Gain support from other parents
Virtual CPS Class Registration Information
DATES: 6 Thursday Mornings in January / February 2025
TIME: 10 AM - 12 PM
1️⃣ January 9, 2025 Postponed due to fires
1️⃣ January 16, 2025
2️⃣ January 23, 2025
3️⃣ January 30, 2025
4️⃣ February 6, 2025
5️⃣ February 13, 2025
6️⃣ *new date* February 20, 2025
$150 per person / $200 per couple
Each registrant will be sent a unique Zoom link after registration.
Hosted By:
Lauren Ma
Director of Growth and Operations for Stowell Learning Centers and Mom of 2
Lauren is a Collaborative Problem Solving® Certified parent educator.
She has worked with neurodiverse students for over 18 years at Stowell Learning Center and has a real passion for building their skills to help them thrive in both school and life.
Lauren began her career in education as an elementary public school teacher, but left the classroom after becoming frustrated with the limited solutions for students with learning challenges.
She now oversees all four centers in the Southern California area (Chino, Irvine, Pasadena, Thousand Oaks).
She is also a mom to two highly-sensitive and creative girls who keep her constantly learning (and on her toes!)
Irene Lee, MA
Director of Stowell Learning Center, Pasadena
Irene is the director of Stowell Learning Center in Pasadena, CA. She has a Master's degree in psychology with a focus in child and adolescent behavior.
Irene is a certified Collaborative Problem Solving® parent trainer and uses the approach alongside Stowell Learning Center's neurodevelopmental training programs with neurodiverse students.
She has worked closely with hundreds of students, families, and school teams to develop the underlying skills that impact learning and attention challenges over the past 10 years. She has built an incredible team in Pasadena and is an expert in developing and facilitating relationships.
“When parents and teachers learn to look at behavior as a skills problem
and embrace the CPS approach, it truly changes everything.”
- Jill Stowell
In the video below, Jill Stowell and Lauren Ma discuss Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) and the 6-Week Parent Classes that we offer:
- What is Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS)?
- How CPS can help you and your child with challenging behaviors
- What changes other families have experienced
- Why you should make the CPS parent class a priority
What is Collaborative Problem Solving®?
Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) is an evidence-based approach developed by Think:Kids, a program based in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. CPS is a big shift when it comes to understanding your child's challenging behaviors and what to do about it.
CPS is proven to:
- Reduce challenging behavior
- Increase compliance
- Improve family relationships
- Help your child build the skills they lack
