Name
“Kids Do Well If They Can": Embedding the CPS Framework into Pediatric Collaborative Care
Description

This presentation will explore the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model as a valuable and highly effective intervention for pediatric providers and integrated behavioral health teams working with children experiencing behavioral challenges. We will demonstrate how CPS aligns with and enhances the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) framework, providing practical skills that empower multidisciplinary teams to work cooperatively and support families. This session will address the core principles of Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) and its application in pediatrics. We will also share preliminary insights from a recent pilot project implementing CPS in an integrated behavioral health setting, which included foundational training for Behavioral Health Care Managers (BHCMs) and a self-paced, internet-based parent course. This model offers a strength-based, non-punitive approach to understanding and addressing challenging behavior, moving the focus from modifying behavior to building skills.

Speakers
Tyrena Lester, LICSW
Erin Jones, Ph.D
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Patient-centered care or Patient perspectives, Pediatrics, Team-based care
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify the core principles and key messages of the CPS model, including its focus on skills and unsolved problems rather than diagnoses or non-compliance.
Objective 2
Describe how the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model can be successfully integrated as a viable clinical intervention within the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) or Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) framework in pediatric settings.
Objective 3
Explain how the CPS framework provides a set of skills that enable effective teamwork and collaboration among integrated care team members (e.g., pediatricians, behavioral health consultants, care managers).
Content Reference 1

Pollastri AR, Wang L, Eddy CJ, Ablon JS. An open trial of Collaborative Problem Solving in a naturalistic outpatient setting. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2023;28(2):512-524. doi:10.1177/13591045221094387

Content Reference 2

Wang, L., Stoll, S., Hone, M., Ablon, J. S., & Pollastri, A. R. (2022). Effects of a Collaborative Problem Solving Parent Group on Parent and Child Outcomes. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 44(4), 241–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317107.2022.2117464

Content Reference 3

Heath GH, Fife-Schaw C, Wang L, Eddy CJ, Hone MJG, Pollastri AR. Collaborative Problem Solving reduces children's emotional and behavioral difficulties and parenting stress: Two key mechanisms. J Clin Psychol. 2020;76:1226–1240. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22946

Content Reference 4

Pollastri, A. R., Ablon, J. S., & Hone, M. J. G. (Eds.). (2019). Collaborative problem solving: An evidence-based approach to implementation and practice (1st ed.). Springer Publishing.

Content Reference 5

Ablon, J. S. (2018). Changeable: How Collaborative Problem Solving Changes Lives at Home, at School, and at Work. Tarcher Publishing.