Introduction to Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) with Dr. Ross Greene

CVN Mental Health Training: Introduction to Collaborative and Proactive Solutions

Our recent Parent & Family Training Series is now available on-demand! Learn more about this Introduction to Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) on this page.

To find additional training opportunities from CVN, visit our Training Page.

About the Training: In this webinar, Ross Greene, PhD, will provide an overview of the CPS model – a model of care designed by Dr. Greene himself that better equips parents and caregivers with problem solving techniques in partnership with children. This webinar will also provide practical strategies for parents, caregivers, teachers, clinicians, and other professionals who regularly interact with children and adolescents.

Content Level: Introductory. For an intermediate course, see our Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Operationalizing the Key Themes, also led by Dr. Ross Greene.

Target Audience: Open to the public! For anybody interested in learning about how to partner effectively with children (i.e.: parents, caregivers, teachers, clinicians, and other professionals).

Cost: No cost; training is free to all learners.

Thank you to USAA for providing funding to support this training and overall promoting high quality care for veterans and military family members.  

Please note: There are no CEs available for this training. However, additional trainings are available on our Training Page.

“Introduction to Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)” is available online through Relias Learning Management System. In order to access the course and save your progress, you will need to create a free Relias account. See further details on System Requirements for using Relias here.

Duration: This is a recording of a live 1.5 hour webinar that previously took place on April 11, 2024.


About Our Presenter: Ross Greene, PhD
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions - Ross Greene, PhD

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), as described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings. He also developed and executive produced the award-winning documentary film The Kids We Lose, released in 2018. Dr. Greene was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now founding director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance. He is also currently adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Greene has worked with several thousand kids with concerning behaviors and their caregivers, and he and his colleagues have overseen implementation and evaluation of the CPS model in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, with dramatic effect: significant reductions in recidivism, discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, and use of restraint and seclusion. Dr. Greene lectures throughout the world and lives in Freeport, Maine. 


Commercial Support/Conflicts of Interest:

  • Cohen Veterans Network received a grant from USAA in order to fund the development and distribution of this training.  CVN has no other commercial support or conflicts of interest to disclose. 
  • Dr. Greene references his books and other materials. He may earn royalties or financial compensation through sales of these materials.  There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Questions, comments, concerns, grievances, and requests for accommodation:  Please email the CVN Training Team at [email protected].