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Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1 Intensive Training
This two and half day Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1 Intensive Training is intended for both professionals and parents interested in becoming proficient in Collaborative Problem Solving, the Think:Kids evidence-based approach to understanding and helping children and adolescents with behavioral challenges. Participants with prior exposure learn to advance their skills in applying the model through a combination of didactic lectures, role-playing, videotape examples, case presentations, and breakout groups with topics of specific interest to clinicians and educators. Participants receive personal attention and individualized feedback during breakout sessions from Certified Trainers while also benefiting from opportunities for networking.
Monday and Tuesday are full days, 8am - 4pm. Lunch will be provided for attendees.
Wednesday is a half day, 8am - noon. No lunch will be provided.
Manipulatives and fidgets, as well as frequent breaks and movement will be provided for attendees out of respect of human neurobiology. Snacks, coffee, and water will also be available throughout the day.
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Salem Alliance Church Campus Map: http://www.salemalliance.org/files/downloads/Resources/Campus Map_3.2015.pdf
Think:Kids Website: http://www.thinkkids.org
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Jordan Spikes
Jordan Spikes is a Think:Kids Certified Trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving, which was developed in the department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital under the direction of Dr. Stuart Ablon. He has been a front-line responder for children and adolescents in mental health and education for over a decade. He has extensive experience working with children and families in a variety of settings, ranging from the floors of the Secure Inpatient unit for Children at the Parry Center for Children, to the halls of Portland Public Schools' Pioneer Program, to running a two-room schoolhouse that served high-need students for rural school districts at the WESD's Oasis Academy. He trains, consults, and coaches parents, educators, correctional workers, psychologists, administrators, therapists, and countless other disciplines.
Using his understanding of the unique challenges that children face within systems of care, Jordan has taken a hands-on approach to working not only with the children themselves, but with their families and other professional care-givers who are implementing CPS into their practice. With a goal of shifting the mindset away from conventional "kids choosing to misbehave" to a neurobiologically-guided mindset of viewing behavioral challenges as a form of learning disorder, he joins with educators, parents, and care-givers in the responsibility of teaching children the necessary skills to meet daily, real-world expectations.
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Randi Cooper, MEd
Randi Cooper is a Behavior Specialist/Consultant and Special Educator who has worked with students that display challenging behavior for over 15 years. While teaching in a self-contained behavior classroom over 5 years ago, she fully implemented the CPS model into her classroom, and the results clearly demonstrated the effectiveness in reducing chronic challenging behavior and developing healthy relationships with students and parents. During the past three years, Randi worked as a Behavior Specialist for a NWRESD special school geared toward students with Developmental Delays who live in residential group home settings and have significant social, emotional, academic, and behavioral difficulties. Randi introduced the concept of "Kids do well if they can," and the program saw a significant reduction in aggression and use of physical restraint and seclusion.
Currently, Randi is a Think:Kids Certified Trainer in CPS who consults and trains adults in the CPS model. She is passionate about supporting parents and professionals in shifting their mindset of how they see individuals with challenging behavior through the CPS philosophy.
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LocationSalem Alliance Church, Cedar Hall (View)
1300 Broadway St
Salem, OR 97301
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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