ALSUP – Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Ross Greene – Author of ‘The Explosive Child’
Two major tenants
- kids lack the skills to respond adaptablely
- the best way to reduce concerning behaviour is to solve the problem that is causing the problem.
Three Plans
- Plan A – What has always been done – adult-imposed solutions to behaviour management/problems. (ie: pulling kid out of parking lot)
- Plan B – Collaborating with student to find the underlying unsolved problem that is being communicated through behaviour and work together towards a solution.
- Plan C – Purposefully set aside the expectation for the behaviour for an unmet expectation (ie: permit sleeping in class)
Three ingredients
- The Empathy step – gather the information from the student. Without it, you cannot understand what is making it hard to meet the expectation (unsolved problem).
- The Define Adult Concerns step – add in the adult concerns to be considered on the same unsolved problem.
- The Invitation Step – collaborate to find a realistic and mutually satisfactory solution for both the adults and the student.
