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WEBAt Think:Kids, we recognize that kids with challenging behavior don’t lack the will to behave well. They lack the skills to behave well. Our Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) approach is proven to reduce challenging behavior, teach kids the skills they lack, and build relationships with the adults in their lives.

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Think:Kids : What Is Collaborative Problem Solving

WEBTranscript . Collaborative Problem Solving ® is different than most approaches to working with kids with behavioral challenges in that it has a guiding philosophy attached to it. And the philosophy is a simple one. Kids do well if they can. And what that means is if a kid could do well, they would do well.

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Think:Kids : Dr. J. Stuart Ablon

WEBStuart Ablon, Ph.D., is Founder and Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. An award-winning psychologist, Dr. Ablon is Associate Professor and the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of three books, Changeable, hand

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Think:Kids : Staff

WEBDr. J. Stuart Ablon Founder and Director. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., is Founder and Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.An award-winning psychologist, Dr. Ablon is Associate Professor and the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

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Think:Kids : About Us

WEBAbout Us. At Think:Kids, we transform the lives of kids and families by spreading a more accurate and empathic view of chronically misunderstood kids. We do this by teaching adults our revolutionary, evidence-based Collaborative Problem Solving ® approach. Our multi-disciplinary staff also helps organizations implement the approach deeply and

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Is Social Media Ruining Kids' Mental Health

WEBBy J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D.. As part of Mental Health Awareness month, I was recently discussing with colleagues whether social media has, in fact, harmed the mental health of our children and whether it is really all that different from growing up with network television, the first video games, or dial-up internet in the olden days.

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Think:Kids : Collaborative Problem Solving®

WEBFlowing from this simple but powerful philosophy, CPS focuses on building skills like flexibility, frustration tolerance and problem solving, rather than simply motivating kids to behave better. The process begins with identifying triggers to a child’s challenging behavior and the specific skills they need help developing.

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Think:Kids : Curious About Trauma-Informed Care

WEBThere is renewed interest in the effects of chronic, overwhelming stress and trauma on children’s development. So-called trauma-informed care is emphasized more than ever. Yet, parents, educators, clinicians, mental health workers and law enforcement alike still struggle to understand the impacts of trauma on brain development in a concrete and …

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Think:Kids : The Research

WEBOur Research Philosophy. At Think:Kids, we believe that there are many ways we can better understand and improve Collaborative Problem Solving ® (CPS), including the use of rapid-cycle quality improvement studies, outcome evaluations, observational studies, randomized clinical trials, and implementation science. Each of these tells us something …

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Think:Kids : For Clinicians

WEBCollaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) is a completely different way of understanding and helping. Learn how to identify the neurocognitive skills kids lack and a compassionate and relational approach to building skills where adults partner with kids to develop solutions. CPS is evidence-based, neuro-biologically and trauma-informed, and child

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Think:Kids : Collaborative Primary Care

WEBThe Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital are engaged on a project to bring Collaborative Problem Solving ® to pediatric primary care settings in Texas. With generous funding from The Goodness Web, pediatric primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, and caregivers across North Texas …

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Think:Kids : Our Communities

WEBMembers of our Think:Kids Certified Community include parents, educators, mental health professionals, and more. They provide a range of services such as outpatient and in-home counseling, inpatient and residential treatment, CPS Parent Classes, and Introduction and Essential Foundation (Level 1) training. Search the map below to find someone

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Rethinking Our Approach to Youth Mental Health Care

WEBOur work at Think:Kids is focused on helping youth with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges by teaching the adults in their lives an evidence-based approach called Collaborative Problem Solving. Behavior challenges rarely occur in isolation. Instead, problematic behaviors like defiance and aggression often happen alongside other issues.

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Helping Former Gang Members with Mental Health Skills

WEBSince its founding, Dorchester-based nonprofit Boston Uncornered has worked to stop the cycles of street violence by working with current and former gang members and at-risk youth to provide them with mentorship and other support. In the fall of 2020, as the pandemic was in full-force, Boston Uncornered added mental health services to its

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Think:Kids : Advisory Council

WEBIn addition to Think:Kids, she serves on the Advisory Board for the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital which accelerates the development of new treatments, prevention, and cures for five complex neurologic diseases: multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, and brain tumors.

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Crossroads: A Community's Implementation of Collaborative …

WEBIn 2008, Crossroads, and the larger mental health community in Ottawa, decided to explore different treatment approaches to better serve their hardest to help children. Think:Kids had the opportunity to look back at Crossroads’ journey and use of Collaborative Problem Solving with its Executive Director, Michael Hone.

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PLAN B PREPARATION WHAT WHO will have the …

WEBPLAN B PREPARATION WHAT is the problem (not behavior) to focus on? WHO will have the conversation? Plan BOrganizer for on . WHEN, WHERE and WHILE DOING WHAT? INGREDIENT #1: EMPATHIZE HOW WILL YOU START the conversation? Be specific. Don’t focus on the behavior. Stick to the facts; don’t assume or blame.

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Think:Kids : Books & Resources

WEBThe Plan B Cards have been a huge hit among parents and professionals who find them helpful for both maintaining the mindset that “kids do well if they can,” and for keeping Plan B discussions on track. Each card lists the three steps to a Plan B conversation with a sample script and prompts. $1.00/card. Order Form.

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Think:Kids : Molly McCarthy

WEBMolly supports the philanthropy program for several areas across the Massachusetts General Department of Psychiatry, including Think:Kids. She is dedicated to raising resources that enable programs like Think:Kids to bring the very best mental and behavioral health care to all in need, pursue cutting-edge research, and educate the next …

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